Board Of Directors

Mary Martin
Festival Chairman

The City of Port Orange

Established in 1867 on the banks of the Halifax River, Port Orange as a community has a long and proud history. It retained a resort-like character and a relatively stable population for well over a century. Not until the mid 1970's when Dunlawton Avenue was extended from the FEC railroad to Interstate 95, did Port Orange begin to blossom into the larger metropolitan community with a population that it is today. Over time, our careful planning initiatives have yielded rather than compromised - beauty and opportunity. A mere walk, bike ride, or drive through our community reveals its uniqueness and that our residents are part of a distinct and very proud family. This family, which we call Port Orange, is made up of some 150 distinct "neighborhoods". They are the core of this community, making it a great place in which to live, learn, work, and play. Because of the City’s highly regarded development approach, an investment in Port Orange is a secure investment. Port Orange is a community characterized by a stable and successful business climate which develops, nurtures and embraces quality businesses. And so today, as we celebrate 135 years as a community, we are proud to call Port Orange "our home".

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LEON ANDERSON, JR.
Associate Professor
Director of Jazz Studies
Florida State University

Professor Anderson joined the Florida State University faculty in 1998. His musical experience has included that of a classical and jazz percussionist, educator, clinician, and composer. He received the B.A. degree in music education at Louisiana Tech University and studied at Baylor University. Mr. Anderson completed his M.A. degree in percussion performance at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1996. While at Southeastern, he studied with mentor Ellis Marsalis and Victor Goines of the New Orleans jazz scene. Subsequently, Marsalis hired him to teach drums and percussion at the University of New Orleans. Currently he performs and tours nationally and internationally with Marsalis, Goines, Walter Payton and the Snapbean Band, and the Third Coast Jazz Quintet. In 1997 Anderson was a featured soloist with The Marcus Roberts Trio and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl. He has also performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and with artists Dianne Reeves, Judy Collins, Henry Mancini, Delfeayo Marsalis, Art Farmer, Jason Marsalis and the Temptations. Recent engagements include performances with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and the National Orchestra de France, conducted by Seiji Ozawa. His professional recordings include Marcus Roberts' Cole After Midnight Vol. I, Columbia Records, 1998; Victor Goines' Joe's Blues, Rosemary Joseph Records, 1997; and Third Coast with the Third Coast Jazz Quintet, for which he also wrote five original compositions. At FSU Anderson teaches drum set, jazz ensembles, and rhythm section methods.

LISA KELLY
BM Degree in Jazz Studies

Lisa Kelly is a 5 time Down Beat Magazine Award Winner (4 vocal, 1 original composition) and was the 2000 IAJE Sisters In Jazz Combo Vocalist Winner performing at Mary Lou William’s Jazz Festival (Kennedy Center), Vienna State Opera House, and Festival Vien (Austria). She has performed with Larry Elgart Orchestra, Bunky Green, Jack Petersen, and others and was the former vocalist with the award winning UNF Jazz Ensemble I. She is a frequent guest artist/clinician and teaches music theory at LaVilla SOTA and voice privately. Kelly produced a successful solo 1997 CD called “By Request.”

J.B.SCOTT
BA Degree - University of North Florida
MS Degree - Florida International University

From Philadelphia, Professor Scott was the first graduate of the UNF Jazz Program and a former student of Arturo Sandoval. Beginning his career with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus (Japan), he then became the musical director and cornetist with the world-renowned Dukes of Dixieland for over three years. Professor Scott was featured on two CD’s, the PBS special, “A Salute to Jelly Roll Morton,” and performed with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. He has performed with such major artists as Al Hirt, Paquito D’Rivera, Ken Peplowski, Red Hollaway, Eddie Higgins, Jeff Hamilton, and Lynn Seaton. Professor Scott’s festival appearances include the Elkhart Jazz Festival, Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Montreux Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, and at various IAJE Conventions. He performs frequently as a featured artist and as co-leader of the Lisa Kelly & JB Scott Jazz 5tet (Mainstream), the Swamp Dog Jazz Band (Dixieland), and the Florida Jazz Plus (Big Band) music organization. Professor Scott also presents workshops and popular “Jazz for Kids” community outreach concerts for jazz festivals and elementary to high school children. He is much in demand as a YAMAHA trumpet artist/clinician and adjudicator. An Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at UNF, Professor Scott teaches trumpet, jazz ensembles, and various jazz related courses. He has co-released three recordings, Home, Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now, and Memories of Tomorrow.

PETER WAIDELICH
Director of Instrumental Music
Daytona Beach Community College

Peter Waidelich was named Director of Instrumentall Music at DBCC in August of 2004 and subsequently Director of Bands in April 2005, a post which includes directing the college’s symphonic band. In addition to the symphonic band, he also directs the college’s jazz ensemble and steel drum band as well as lecturing in music theory and teaching applied trumpet. Mr. Waidelich remains active throughout Central Florida as both a performer and adjudicator in a wide variety of musical genre including the commercial and symphonic idiom. As a performer, he has played with Seaside Music Theater, Bill Watrous, Freddie Hubbard and under the batons of noted conductors such as, Fredrick Fennell, Robert Shaw, and Gunther Schuller. Mr. Waidelich has served as adjudicator/clinician for the Lakeside Jazz Festival as well as for “Fiesta-val”, a festival based in Richmond, VA. Mr. Waidelich holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Stetson University and a Master of Music degree from the Florida State University.

GEORGE WEST
Retired
Director of Jazz Studies
Stetson University

Mr. West attended Oberlin for his undergraduate study in 1950, but his work was interrupted by a four-year enlistment in the U.S. Air Force as a trombonist and arranger for the U.S.A.F. (Glenn Miller) "Airmen of Note" in Washington, D.C. He completed the degree at Oberlin, and afterward played and arranged trombone for the Kai Winding "Trombone Sound Septet" until September 1960. From then until September of 1962, he played trombone with Guy Lombardo and his orchestra. During the same time in New York City, he was active in studio recording and occasional engagements with orchestras such as Woody Herman and Les Elgart, among others. In 1962, Dr. West made a career change and returned to academic pursuits by accepting a graduate fellowship at Michigan State University, where directed jazz studies, including the M.S.U. Jazz Ensemble. He became a faculty member at Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas (1964-67), the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1969-71), and James Madison University, Virginia (1971-96), professor emeritus. While teaching as a university faculty member, he was still active in performing, composing, and arranging for various well-known musical artists and entertainers. In 1971, he established the jazz performance area of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan with continued involvement every summer since as jazz area chairperson and director of the "Blue Lake Monster" faculty jazz ensemble. A life member of the International Association of Jazz Educators, he has served on the IAJE Executive Board and Eastern Regional Coordinator since 1971. At present, Dr. West is semi-retired in DeLand, Florida where he serves as adjunct faculty at Stetson University as director of jazz studies.

MARC DICKMAN
University Of North Florida

Dr. Dickman is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and low brass at UNF, where he conducts Jazz Ensemble III. His versatility on euphonium, trombone, bass-trombone, and tuba in the classical and jazz styles places him in much demand in the North Florida area. Dr. Dickman is principal euphoniumist with the St. John's River City Band. He has performed with Branford Marsalis, Doc Severinson, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Al Vizutti, Diane Schuur, Rosemary Clooney, and Louie Bellson's Big Band. Dr. Dickman performed on bass trombone with the legendary One O'Clock Lab Band while attending the University of North Texas and appears on the CD, Lab Band '95. He was a featured jazz euphonium artist at the 2000 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, the 2001 ITEC in Lahti, Finland, and the 2002 ITEC in Greenville, NC. Dr. Dickman frequently appears as a soloist and clinician and, in January of 2002, he conducted the Florida All-State Jazz Ensemble. He is a founding member of the critically-acclaimed professional jazz ensemble, the Modern Jazz Tuba Project.

JEFF RUPERT
University Of Central Florida

Jeff Rupert heads Jazz Studies in the music department at the University of Central Florida. He earned his BM, and MM degrees in Jazz Studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Rupert directs the UCF Big Band, as well as the UCF Jazz Chamber groups. The UCF Big Band has performed with James Moody, Eric Alexander, Marvin Stamm, Tom Garling, Arturo Sandoval, Bob Berg, Sam Rivers, Nick Brignola, Rodney Holmes, Michael Philip Mossman, Ralph Bowen, John Swana, Terry Gibbs, and Harry Allen. In 2005 the UCF band performed a world premier double big band composition by Sam Rivers, commissioned by UCF Music, and UCF African American Studies. The work featured Rivers and his RIVBEA orchestra, with the UCF Jazz Ensemble. Rupert also teaches Jazz Theory 1 and 2, Jazz improvisation 1 and 2, and the Evolution of Jazz. Jeff is a busy clinician as well, teaching throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Japan.

All judges are IAJE affiliated members.

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