| Brad Whiteley is a Brooklyn based pianist, organist and composer. He recently graduated from the Indiana University School of Music with a Master's degree in jazz studies and classical piano. His major teachers at IU included David Baker, Luke Gillespie and Edward Auer. He was honored with a Performers Certificate upon graduation, a rare occurrence in the music school. |
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| In the summer of 2005 Brad was selected as one of 2 pianists at the Henry Mancini Institute held at UCLA. During this full scholarship program he was able to perform with Christian McBride, Maria Schneider, Peter Erskine and Alan Silvestri among many others. He also took invaluable lessons from Billy Childs, Bill Cunliffe, Alan Pasqua and Mike Melvoin. |
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| In 2004 Brad received a Student Music Award from Downbeat Magazine for his role in the combo Monk by 5. This quintet later performed at the 2005 IAJE Conference in Long Beach California. |
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| In the summer of 2003 he was selected and awarded a scholarship to attend the Banff International Jazz Workshop led by Dave Douglas. The faculty also included Jason Moran, John Abercrombie and Mark Turner. |
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| That same summer Brad was on the faculty of the Interlochen Music Festival as instructor of Jazz Piano and director of the High School Big Band. The guest on the final big band concert was Bob Mintzer. His teaching career continued at IU where he was an assistant to Luke Gillespie and taught overflow piano students. |
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| Brad has performed an incredibly diverse range of music. He has performed Gershwin and Shostakovitch concertos with orchestras, accompanied singers such as Sylvia McNair and performed in Masterclasses for artists as diverse as Fred Hersch and John McCabe. |
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| He was a member of The Dick Dickinson Jazztet, and Triology Organ Trio, both of which had weekly gigs at Indianapolis jazz clubs the Chatterbox and the Jazz Kitchen. He has attended classical music festivals in Flaine France and Aspen Colorado. He has been a member of numerous bands including Quintessence (neo-soul), Goza (funk), Kapow (rock), Proyecta Herencia (latin jazz) and Palaka (electronic). |
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