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Russell ZimmerGreetings! My name is Russell Zimmer and I am music educator and trumpeter in Silicon Valley. I am a fully credentialed teacher in the state of California and have been teaching in public schools for six years, in addition to maintaining a private brass studio teaching trumpet, horn, euphonium, and trombone: with the occasional saxophone and guitar student.
My teaching style combines the varies approaches I studied including Claude Gordon, Bill Adams, and Greg Spence. I have a Bachelor’s of Music from San Jose State University; a Masters of Music from the University of Louisville Jamey Aebersold school of music; and a Doctorate of Music Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff school of music. My dissertation, A Study of the Improvisational Style of Theodore “Fats” Navarro 1949-1950, analyzed newly released live recordings of Fats Navarro and will be the basis for a forthcoming book on the bebop language based on his playing style. I presented a lecture entitled “Lessons from Fats” in the Research Room at the 2016 International Trumpet Guild in Anaheim, CA discussing research from this dissertation. In addition to teaching, I am an active performer throughout the Bay Area. I can also be heard playing throughout the South Bay Area in small Jazz Combos, Musical Theater productions, Salsa groups, Big Bands, and Rock/ Pop groups that perform at small intimate venues to large festival stages. When not teaching or performing, I enjoy traveling the country by car and spending time with my family. |
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AR Resonance
Bach Trumpets AR Resonance Mouthpieces |