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John A. Calderón Adjunct Guitar Instructor
Office: B227
Email: [email protected]
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