Rufus Reid - Contributions to Education, Recognition/Awards, References
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Contributions to Education
- Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops
- Stanford Jazz Workshop
- The Lake Placid Institute
- Professor Emeritus,[2] William Paterson University, Jazz Studies and Performance program (1979–1999)
- The "Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists" Annual Bass Conference
- The Sligo Jazz Project
- Bass Coalition Summer Workshop
Recognition/Awards
- 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Arts / Music Composition category[3]
- Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Award ("Skies Over Emilia")
- 2006 Fellowship, from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
- The 2005 Mellon Jazz 2005 Living Legacy Award, from The MidAtlantic Arts Foundation
- The Distinguished Achievement Award, 2001, The International Society of Bassists
- Outstanding Educator of 1999, The New Jersey Chapter of the IAJE
- Humanitarian Award, 1997, The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
- 1998 Jazz Educator Achievement Award, BASS PLAYER magazine
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Composition Competition 2006 Award Winner, administered by the University of Connecticut
- 2006 ASCAP/IAJE Billy Strayhorn Commission Recipient
References
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "Ben-Hur flavors his jazz with Middle Eastern spice", The Record (Bergen County), July 17, 2005. Accessed August 7, 2007. "Luckily, pianist John Hicks, drummer Leroy Williams, percussionist Steve Kroon and celebrated Teaneck bassist Rufus Reid were happy to go where Ben-Hur led."
- ^ William Paterson University Senate Minutes
- ^ The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
