John A. Calderón Adjunct Guitar Instructor

Office: B227

Email: jcalderon@alvincollege.edu

Summary_______________________________________________________________

Experienced professional freelance musician both local and abroad.

Experienced private lesson instructor.

Experienced with Jazz Ensemble rehearsal and instruction.

Experienced with Concert Band rehearsal and instruction.

Experienced with classroom music instruction.

Performance Experience__________________________________________________

Guitar:

Al Jarreau (Grammy Award Winning Vocalist) - Los Angeles, Ca.

Yolanda Adams (Grammy Award Winning Vocalist)

Regina Belle (Grammy Award Winning Vocalist) - Los Angeles, Ca.

Bobby Lyle (Jazz Pianist) - Los Angeles, Ca.

Kelly Dean - Houston, Tx.

David Caceres - Houston, Tx.

Guest Artist with G.C.I.C. Faculty Jazz Ensemble

IAJE Convention, San Antonio 1992 - Brazosport College Jazz Combo

Bass Trombone:

Texas All-State Jazz Ensemble Drum & Improv Audition Etudes CD, 2002

Lamar University Symphonic Band

Lamar University Jazz Ensemble I

Symphony of Southeast Texas (principal bass trombone)

TMEA Convention, San Antonio 1997 - Lamar University Symphonic Band

Performance Experience Abroad___________________________________________

Guitar:

Tokyo Jazz Festival w/Al Jarreau, Sept. 2010

Summer European Tour (6 weeks) w/Al Jarreau, 2010

Montreal Jazz Festival w/Al Jarreau, July 2009

Spring European Tour (8 weeks) w/Al Jarreau, 2009

Fall Eastern European Tour (2 weeks) w/Al Jarreau, 2008

Summer European Tour (5 weeks), w/Al Jarreau, 2008

Italy, w/Al Jarreau, 2007

Moscow,Russia, w/Al Jarreau, 2007

Japan (3 cities), w/Brotherhood R&B group, 2004

Warsaw, Poland, w/Bobby Lyle 2003

Jazzaar Concerts, Aarau, Switzerland 2002

Other Notable Performances_______________________________________________

Guitar:

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival w/Al Jarreau

Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, Texas w/Al Jarreau, Regina Belle

Houston Mayor's Inaugural Ceremony, Houston, Texas w/Yolanda Adams

New York Jazz Festival, Central Park New York w/Regina Belle

Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival, Oakland California w/Regina Belle

Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach California w/Bobby Lyle, Howard Hewitt, and

Mindi Abair

Central Park, Huntington Beach California w/Bobby Lyle

Relevant Work History____________________________________________________

Full-time Freelance Musician (guitarist), Houston, Tx. 1998 - present

Band Leader, The Bridge Fellowship, Sugarland, Tx. Dec. 2005 - present

Adjunct Guitar Instructor, Alvin Community College, Alvin, Tx. Spring 2005 - present

Guest Clinician, A.T.S.S.B Region X Texas All-Region Jazz Ensemble January 2010

Guest Clinician, U.I.L. Region X Texas All-Region Jazz Ensemble November 2009

Published Composer: 16 guitar etudes published by the Texas

Jazz Educators Assoc. for the Texas All-State Jazz audition Fall 2005

Part-time Teacher, assisting with guitar class and Jazz Ensemble

Westbury High School, Houston, Tx. 2004 - 2005

Guest Clinician, U.I.L. Region X Texas All-Region Jazz Ensemble I Fall 2003

Band Director, Marshall Middle School, Houston, Tx. 2002-2003

Engineered, produced, and played guitar as well as bass trombone on the current

Texas All-State Jazz Ensemble Drum & Improv Audition Etudes CD 2002

General Music Teacher, Marshall Middle School, Houston, Tx. 1999-2001

Guest Soloist and Adjudicator, Cardinal Jazz Festival,

Lamar University, Beaumont, Tx. Spring 1999

Private Lessons Instructor (Trombone)

Nederland High School, Nederland, Tx. Concurrent with college education

Education_______________________________________________________________

Bachelor of Music Ed., Lamar University, Beaumont Tx., Fall 1998

Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Tx.

Jazz Combo Workshop, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx.

Angleton High School, Angleton, Tx. May, 1990

Affiliations______________________________________________________________

American Federation of Musicians Local 65-699

Texas Music Educators Association

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia