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Paul Rinzler,
Professor
(805)756-5792
Davidson Music Center, Room 122
prinzler@calpoly.edu
Paul Rinzler joined the Cal Poly faculty in 1997 as
Director of Jazz Studies after having taught jazz classes
at U.C. Santa Cruz for twelve years. He received his
doctorate in Theory/Composition with a secondary emphasis
in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.
He was the accompanist for a jazz choir recording ("Hot
IV") that was nominated for a Grammy award. On
his jazz piano trio CD, "Active Listening"
(Sea Breeze Jazz 3039), "Cadence" magazine
noted "impressive trio interplay," and "rich
dialogues." Rinzler has been awarded several National
Endowment of the Arts grants, including a Jazz Performance
Grant. His compositions have been performed in New England,
California, and the Midwest. Walrus Music publishes
his big band compositions.
Scarecrow Press re-released Rinzler's "Jazz Arranging
and Performance Practice" in paperback, and Hal
Leonard Corporation recently published his most recent
book, "Quartal Jazz Piano Voicings." His articles
on jazz have appeared in journals such as the "Annual
Review of Jazz Studies and Jazz Research," as well
as the "New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Wadsworth
Publishing recently published his listening guide software
that accompanies the jazz history text "Essential
Jazz: The First 10 Years."
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