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James Danderfer
Jazz Saxophone, Clarinet
Music Educator, Performer, Composer
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3260 W.48 Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6N3P8
Canada
www.jamesdanderfer.com
(604) 710-1663
[email protected]
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May 1 , 2012
Teaching Experience
2012
Capilano University
Juror
 Selected to serve as juror for graduation recitals
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011
MusicFest Canada: Secondary school jazz band festival
Port Moody, BC, Canada
Adjudicator
Other adjudicators included Seamus Blake, Jodi Proznick, Hugh Fraser and Campbell Ryga
 Recorded comments on performances by jazz combos
 Festival performance with the other adjudicators involved
2010 – 2011
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Director of McGill University Big Band 3
 Selection of concert repertoire
 Two two-hour rehearsals weekly in preparation of two concerts per semester
 Coaching sectionals with focus on time feel, intonation and musicality
 Improvisation coaching
2010 – 2011
Sentinel Secondary School Summer Jazz Camp
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jazz saxophone instructor
 Taught private lessons, coached small ensembles, and gave concerts
2008
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Lecturer
 Invited to give three-part open lecture series on how to improvise jazz
Shanghai, China
2005 – 2007
Shanghai Community International School
Jazz ensemble instructor
 Directing small ensembles
 Improvisation coaching
Shanghai, China
2005 – 2007
British International School
Woodwinds instructor
 Taught private lessons, coached small ensembles
Shanghai, China
1999– 2002
Prussin Music
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Private instructor
 Taught private saxophone, clarinet, and flute lessons to students of all ages
1999– 2002
New Westminster Music
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Private instructor
 Taught private saxophone, clarinet, and flute lessons to students of all ages
1996
Interlochen Arts Camp
Practice supervisor
 Coached secondary school level music students on good practice habits
Interlochen, MI, US
Education
2009-2011
1996 – 1999
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Master of Music, Jazz Composition
 Studied composition with Jan Jarczyk and Joe Sullivan
 Composed primarily for 10-piece “chamber jazz” ensemble and for big band
 Accepted into the McGill electronic music department to work on a special project combining
modern jazz compositions and electronic music through the ‘Logic’ and ‘Mainstage’ software
programs Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, US
Bachelor of Music, Jazz Studies
 Studied music with Billy Hart
 Studied classical and jazz saxophone with Trent Kynaston
 Studied classical clarinet with Bradley A. Wong
 Played in top big band and small combo, both consistently receiving awards from Down Beat
magazine and various collegiate jazz festivals
 Recorded two CDs with jazz orchestra and top combo: Blues Miles, Sweet Tango
1995 – 1996
North Texas State University
1st year of Bachelor of Music
 Studied saxophone with Pat Shook
 Played in the 6 o’clock lab band
Denton, TX, US
1994 – 1995
Interlochen Arts Academy
High School Diploma, Saxophone and Clarinet Studies
 Studied classical and jazz saxophone with Bill Sears
 Studied classical clarinet with Richard Hawkins
 Multiple performances with the concert band and jazz combos
 Recorded one CD with concert band and jazz combo
Traverse City, MI, US
Selected Discography: Recordings as a Leader
Title
Record Label
Year
Quiet Hammer (electrojazz)
Reigning Parade
(to be released Nov. 2012)
The Hummingbird Brigade
(11-piece jazz ensemble)
Reigning Parade
(to be released Aug. 2012)
Swingin’ at the Patricia
Reigning Parade
March, 2012
Accelerated Development
(featuring Brad Turner)
Cellar Live
2008
James Danderfer Quintet
feat. Don Thompson
CBC Hot Air
2006
Run With it (featuring Quincy
Davis)
Cellar Live
2004
Selected Discography: Recordings as a Sideman
Title
Record Label
Year
Paul Rushka Quintet: “As It
Happens”
Pagetown Records
2011
Chris Davis Quintet: “This
Christmas”
BJR
2011
Lawrence Ku Septet:
“Process”
JZ Records
2007
Gordon Grdina: “Trio”
Plunge Records
2003
Mike Zachernuk Quintet:
“Hot Air Vol. 3”
CBC Hot Air
2001
“Live at the Cellar” w/ Chris
Gestrin Trio
Maximum Jazz
2000
Exhibitions, Productions and Awards
• 2010 recipient of the Canada Council "Grant to Professional Musicians" to complete a masters degree in
composition at McGill University (Montreal).
• Commissioned by CBC Radio to compose a suite of music for “Celebrating Jelly Roll Morton” event (2010).
• Featured guest on CBC radio's “Hot Air” program to discuss New Orleans brass band music (2010).
• National Jazz Awards “best jazz clarinetist” nominee (2008 & 2009).
• Worked for Troika Entertainment's "A Chorus Line" in Vancouver (2009).
• Worked for Troika Entertainment's Asian tour of "42nd Street" (2008).
• Performances in the Vancouver Jazz Festivals (2000 - 2011).
• Featured soloist with the Shanghai All-star big band, 2007 performance in the Nanjing Jazz Festival.
• Featured soloist in the 2007 Shanghai Zhu Jia Jiao Village World Music Festival in Zhu Jia Zhao, China
with the Aseana Persussion Unit from Malaysia.
• 2006 recipient of the Canada Council Grant to Professional Musicians to compose music in Shanghai for
one year.
• Performed in the Macallan JZ Jazz Festival in Shanghai, China (Oct., 2005).
• Featured on CBC Radio’s “Jazz Beat” program (Jan., 2000) and CBC Radio’s “Silence…On Jazz!” program
(Aug., 2000).
• Selected to perform at the 1998 IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators) annual conference in
New York City.
• Received Best Composer award at the 1998 Aquinas Festival of Jazz in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Received Outstanding Soloist awards at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival in ‘97, ‘98, and ‘99.
Other skills
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High proficiency in jazz piano, bass clarinet and EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument)
Proficient in Mandarin
Writing (including liner notes and writing weekly blogs about the challenges and rewards of
being a professional musician)
Public speaking
Strong command of Sibelius notation program and Logic Studio software