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South Florida Jazz Profile:
Paul Green

Clarinetist Paul Green began his musical studies at an early age, and by age 12 he was already studying with the noted clarinet pedagogue Leon Russianoff. 

A year later, he was recommended to Leonard Bernstein and performed and recorded Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” in a Young People’s Concert with the New York Philharmonic. 

Invited by composer Gian-Carlo Menotti in 1965 to perform at the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, he played with such artists as Jacqueline DuPre, Richard Goode and Charles Wadsworth.

Also in 1965, Green won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, giving his solo debut in New York in 1966.  He attended Yale University, where he studied with Keith Wilson and became Principal Clarinetist of the New Haven Symphony.

After receiving a BA in Theory and Composition from Yale, he continued his studies at the Juilliard School, where he studied with Joseph Allard, receiving an MS degree in Performance in 1972.   In 2007, he continued his musical studies at Florida International University, receiving an MM in Jazz Performance in 2009.

Presently he is a faculty member at Florida Atlantic University, teaching clarinet and chamber music.   He is the Director of Klezmer East, in residence at FAU, a member of the Nodus Ensemble, in residence at FIU and and Principal Clarinetist of the Florida Grand Opera and Atlantic Classical Orchestras.

He is also the co-director of “A Summer Celebration of Jewish Music” which presents a wide variety of Jewish music throughout Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Director of the Jewish Jazz Project, and is a member of the faculty of the Berkshire Music School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

 

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2011 JAZZONIAN Legacy Awards
And the winners are: Ed Bell (WLRN), Lifetime Achievement; Phyllis Fee, Jazz Benefactor; and James Chism, Jazz Volunteer.

Excellence in Jazz Education
Jazzonian is very pleased to announce its 2011 Excellence in Jazz Education Award. This year's recipient is Mr. Christopher Dorsey, Band Director of the Jazz Orchestra at Dillard Center for the Arts.

A New Creative Way to Experience Jazz!
Jazzonian is pleased to announce its new innovative education program called TOUCH JAZZ.

JAZZONIAN Traveling Exhibit
As part of our commitment to inspire, educate, and bring people together, JAZZONIAN is available as a traveling exhibit to local community schools, institutions and organizations seeking to create more awareness of Jazz while celebrating the rich history of this unique American art form. If you would like JAZZONIAN to be part of your special event, contact Bobby Ramirez, info@jazzonian.org

About Latin Jazz
Jazzonian proudly presents Latin Jazz Player: a virtual educational cultural arts initiative produced by Bobby Ramirez that is part of the Jazzonian online multimedia experience honoring the great musicians that made significant contributions in helping to shape the sound of this classic American music artform. Latin Jazz Player also serves as a quick one-stop educational guide for music students, as well as helping music teachers articulate and present Latin Jazz as part of a school music curriculum.