Travis Sullivan Teaching Resume
Travis Sullivan
121 Seaman Avenue, New York, NY 10034 || Phone:------------ || Email: T------------
Teaching Summary
Adjunct Faculty, Piano & Saxophone, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY (2011 – present)
Private music instructor, Westchester Home Music (2011 – present)
Instrumental Music Instructor, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Hartsdale, NY (2017 - 2018)
Piano Teacher & Band Director, Paul Effman Music, NYC Metro Area (2015 - 2018)
Saxophone faculty, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, Cazadero, CA (2003 – 2005, 2014 - 2015)
Piano instructor, San Francisco Day School, San Francisco, CA, (2014 - 2015)
Piano instructor, KC & Friends Music, Berkeley, CA (2014 - 2015)
Keyboard Instructor, LaGuardia Community College for Children, New York, NY (2008)
Piano and saxophone Faculty, Lafayette Summer Jazz Workshop, Lafayette, CA (2007&2008)
Community Outreach Keyboard Instructor, Lucy Moses School, New York, NY (2001-2005)
Piano faculty, University of New Hampshire Summer Youth Music School, Durham, NH (1997&1998)
Education
Master of Music: Jazz Performance, Saxophone, Manhattan School of Music (1998)
Bachelor of Science: Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire (1993)
Private instruction: saxophone & improvisation: Kenny Werner, Phil Woods, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Dick Oatts. piano: Joe Bloom, David Berkman, Jeffrey Cohen, Frederick Moyer, Christopher Kies.
Skills
Ensemble Leadership - Conducting, concert programming, rehearsal scheduling, performance booking
Saxophone performance - Jazz, improvisation, ensemble coaching, sight-transposition, woodwind doubling
Piano performance - Jazz, classical, private instruction, accompanist
Composition and arranging - Jazz, , orchestration, music theory, music notation
Music technology - Logic, Studio One, Ableton Live, Finale
Jazz history - Thorough knowledge and appreciation of the history and legacy of jazz from Dixieland to the present.
Big Band Conducting Experience
Bohuslan Big Band, Sweden Tour (2012)
Westchester All County High School Honors Band, Mamaroneck, NY (2009)
Korean Express, Jarasum Jazz Festival, South Korea (2008)
Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, WDR Jazz Festival, Germany (2008)
Reykjavik Big Band, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland (2008)
Sicilian Jazz Orchestra, Teatro Golden, Italy (2007)
Connecticut Southern Region Educator’s Conference Honors Band, CT (2007)
Performance Summary
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra (2004-2016): Creator, conductor, and lead arranger for 18 piece big band that performs the music of Bjork.
Performance Summary (continued)
Performances with: Donny McCaslin , Dave Douglas, Phil Woods, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rez Abbasi, Ari Hoenig, Ambrose Akinmusire, George Garzone, Dan Weiss, Clarence Penn, Rachel Z, Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Nir Felder , Becca Stevens, Alan Ferber, Jane Monheit, Clark Terry, Jason Miles, Lukas Ligeti
International Appearances – Montreal International Jazz Festival (Montreal, Canada), Aperitivo in Concerto (Milan, Italy), Bush Hall (London, England), WDR Festival (Cologne, Germany), Jarasum Jazz Festival, (Seoul, South Korea), Reykjavik Jazz Festival (Reykjavik, Iceland), Teatro Golden (Palermo, Sicily), Alandia Jazz Festival (Aland, Finland).
U.S. Appearances - SF Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Blue Note NYC , Joe’s Pub, Symphony Space, BAM Café Live, NYU Skirball Center, Makor, Great American Music Hall, Sculler’s Jazz Club, Regattabar, Le Poisson Rouge, Jazz Standard, Highline Ballroom, State Theater, Bowery Ballroom, The Knitting Factory, and World Café Live.
Discography
SnapDragon, The Long and the Short of It: Duo Improvisations (2019)
Travis Sullivan Trio, Seas & Trees (2016)
Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble, Zoho Music (2013)
Travis Sullivan Quartet, New Directions, Positone Records (2011)
Robin McKelle, Mess Around, Koch Records (2010)
Travis Sullivan’s Björkestra, Enjoy!, Koch Records (2008)
Sean Nowell Quintet, Firewerks, Posi-tone Records, (2007)
Travis Sullivan’s Project One, As We Speak (1999)
Publications
The Eric Dolphy Collection, Hal Leonard Publications, 2003: Transcriptions for flute, alto saxophone, and bass clarinet
Honors and Awards
Full scholarship: 2008 Banff Jazz Workshop
Grantee: 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts "Artists as Entrepreneurs" Boot Camp
Grantee: Midas Foundation "Assets for Artists" Matched Savings Program
Travis Sullivan
121 Seaman Avenue, New York, NY 10034 || Phone:------------ || Email: T------------
Teaching Summary
Adjunct Faculty, Piano & Saxophone, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY (2011 – present)
Private music instructor, Westchester Home Music (2011 – present)
Instrumental Music Instructor, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Hartsdale, NY (2017 - 2018)
Piano Teacher & Band Director, Paul Effman Music, NYC Metro Area (2015 - 2018)
Saxophone faculty, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, Cazadero, CA (2003 – 2005, 2014 - 2015)
Piano instructor, San Francisco Day School, San Francisco, CA, (2014 - 2015)
Piano instructor, KC & Friends Music, Berkeley, CA (2014 - 2015)
Keyboard Instructor, LaGuardia Community College for Children, New York, NY (2008)
Piano and saxophone Faculty, Lafayette Summer Jazz Workshop, Lafayette, CA (2007&2008)
Community Outreach Keyboard Instructor, Lucy Moses School, New York, NY (2001-2005)
Piano faculty, University of New Hampshire Summer Youth Music School, Durham, NH (1997&1998)
Education
Master of Music: Jazz Performance, Saxophone, Manhattan School of Music (1998)
Bachelor of Science: Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire (1993)
Private instruction: saxophone & improvisation: Kenny Werner, Phil Woods, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Dick Oatts. piano: Joe Bloom, David Berkman, Jeffrey Cohen, Frederick Moyer, Christopher Kies.
Skills
Ensemble Leadership - Conducting, concert programming, rehearsal scheduling, performance booking
Saxophone performance - Jazz, improvisation, ensemble coaching, sight-transposition, woodwind doubling
Piano performance - Jazz, classical, private instruction, accompanist
Composition and arranging - Jazz, , orchestration, music theory, music notation
Music technology - Logic, Studio One, Ableton Live, Finale
Jazz history - Thorough knowledge and appreciation of the history and legacy of jazz from Dixieland to the present.
Big Band Conducting Experience
Bohuslan Big Band, Sweden Tour (2012)
Westchester All County High School Honors Band, Mamaroneck, NY (2009)
Korean Express, Jarasum Jazz Festival, South Korea (2008)
Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, WDR Jazz Festival, Germany (2008)
Reykjavik Big Band, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Iceland (2008)
Sicilian Jazz Orchestra, Teatro Golden, Italy (2007)
Connecticut Southern Region Educator’s Conference Honors Band, CT (2007)
Performance Summary
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra (2004-2016): Creator, conductor, and lead arranger for 18 piece big band that performs the music of Bjork.
Performance Summary (continued)
Performances with: Donny McCaslin , Dave Douglas, Phil Woods, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rez Abbasi, Ari Hoenig, Ambrose Akinmusire, George Garzone, Dan Weiss, Clarence Penn, Rachel Z, Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Nir Felder , Becca Stevens, Alan Ferber, Jane Monheit, Clark Terry, Jason Miles, Lukas Ligeti
International Appearances – Montreal International Jazz Festival (Montreal, Canada), Aperitivo in Concerto (Milan, Italy), Bush Hall (London, England), WDR Festival (Cologne, Germany), Jarasum Jazz Festival, (Seoul, South Korea), Reykjavik Jazz Festival (Reykjavik, Iceland), Teatro Golden (Palermo, Sicily), Alandia Jazz Festival (Aland, Finland).
U.S. Appearances - SF Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Blue Note NYC , Joe’s Pub, Symphony Space, BAM Café Live, NYU Skirball Center, Makor, Great American Music Hall, Sculler’s Jazz Club, Regattabar, Le Poisson Rouge, Jazz Standard, Highline Ballroom, State Theater, Bowery Ballroom, The Knitting Factory, and World Café Live.
Discography
SnapDragon, The Long and the Short of It: Duo Improvisations (2019)
Travis Sullivan Trio, Seas & Trees (2016)
Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble, Zoho Music (2013)
Travis Sullivan Quartet, New Directions, Positone Records (2011)
Robin McKelle, Mess Around, Koch Records (2010)
Travis Sullivan’s Björkestra, Enjoy!, Koch Records (2008)
Sean Nowell Quintet, Firewerks, Posi-tone Records, (2007)
Travis Sullivan’s Project One, As We Speak (1999)
Publications
The Eric Dolphy Collection, Hal Leonard Publications, 2003: Transcriptions for flute, alto saxophone, and bass clarinet
Honors and Awards
Full scholarship: 2008 Banff Jazz Workshop
Grantee: 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts "Artists as Entrepreneurs" Boot Camp
Grantee: Midas Foundation "Assets for Artists" Matched Savings Program