Biography
• MacDowell Norton Stevens Fellow in Composition, National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Jazz Composition 1979, Fulbright Senior Specialist in Jazz Studies, National Endowment for the Arts Project Specialist
• Research Scholar - Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
• Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Spotlight on Excellence at Texas State University, recipient of the Dean’s Seminar Award
• Distinguished Academic Member of the International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece
• Pianist with the Grammy© nominated jazz group Times Ten
• Composer/Pianist for Double Vision™, a premier Austin jazz quartet performing all original compositions
• Lifetime voting member for the GRAMMY© Awards
• 1st place National Association of Composers USA, Composer Competition
• Research Scholar - Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
• Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Spotlight on Excellence at Texas State University, recipient of the Dean’s Seminar Award
• Distinguished Academic Member of the International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece
• Pianist with the Grammy© nominated jazz group Times Ten
• Composer/Pianist for Double Vision™, a premier Austin jazz quartet performing all original compositions
• Lifetime voting member for the GRAMMY© Awards
• 1st place National Association of Composers USA, Composer Competition
Research Interests
• Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies External Research Scholar: "Morgenstern memorabilia"
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): "Dan Morgenstern Collection"
• Soon to be Published Book: "Symmetry in Jazz"
• Thelonious Monk: "The Works for Piano"
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): "Dan Morgenstern Collection"
• Soon to be Published Book: "Symmetry in Jazz"
• Thelonious Monk: "The Works for Piano"
Teaching Interests
• Contemporary Concepts of Jazz Theory & Composition
• Classical & Jazz - Advanced Piano Technique
• Music Technology for Musicians: websites, promotion, A/V production
• Spreading American Jazz to nations across the world, as an International Music Ambassador: sponsored by the U.S. State Department
"Music transcends borders, languages, politics and is a great universal common language for the people on earth"
• Classical & Jazz - Advanced Piano Technique
• Music Technology for Musicians: websites, promotion, A/V production
• Spreading American Jazz to nations across the world, as an International Music Ambassador: sponsored by the U.S. State Department
"Music transcends borders, languages, politics and is a great universal common language for the people on earth"