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Dr. Larry Ridley
President & Artistic Director, Jazz Legacy Inc.
Location: New York, NY United States
Joined: May 25th, 2005

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Current Whereabouts:

Jazz Performer/Clinician/Educator; Lecturer- Jazz at Lincoln Center/Swing University;

Website:

http://www.larryridley.com

Education (request update)

Indiana Univ class of

Undergrad Major: Music

Claim To Fame:

Internationally famed Jazz Artist, www.LarryRidley.com; Created the Jazz Degree Program at Rutgers University beginning in 1971; Professor of Music Emeritus- Rutgers University; Former National Coordinator of the Jazz Artists-in-Schools Program at the National Endowment for the Arts; Jazz Artist-in-Residence at the Schomburg Center of the New York Public Library System;

Empire State College of the State University of New York (SUNY); University of Maryland Eastern Shore class of

Grad Major:

High School: Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, IN class of 1955

Experience

I currently work with Jazz Legacy Inc. as President & Artistic Director
I have 45 years of experience working in the Arts, Entertainment, and Media industry.

Executive Director | African American Jazz Caucus, Inc.
From January 2000 to Current • 26 year(s)
Executive Director of 501c3 organization promoting African American jazz legacy and heritage.

Contributing Editor | JazzEd Magazine
From January 1993 to Current • 33 year(s)
Contributing editor for jazz education publication.

Jazz Artist in Residence | New York Public Library/Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
From January 1993 to Current • 33 year(s)
Established annual series presenting compositions of jazz masters with Jazz Legacy Ensemble.

Professor of Music, Emeritus | Rutgers University
From January 1971 to January 1999 • 28 year(s)
Lead architect in structuring undergraduate and graduate degree programs in jazz performance.

Chairman of Jazz Panel | National Endowment for the Arts
From January 1978 to January 1982 • 4 year(s)
Served as chairman and National Coordinator of Jazz Artists in Schools Program for five years.

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NCCU JAZZ PARTNERSHIP HITS THE GROUND RUNNING!

The international reputation of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Jazz Studies Program has been embellished by a collaborative partnership with the African American Jazz Caucus (AAJC), an a ...more
Posted by Dr. Larry Ridley on September 11th, 2007 • 368 Views

AAJC/HBCU Student All-star Big Band @ Notre Dame

The African American Jazz Caucus/Historically Black Colleges & Universities (AAJC/HBCU) Student All-star Big Band was conceived in 2001, by AAJC Executive Director and master musician/educator, Dr. La ...more
Posted by Dr. Larry Ridley on February 6th, 2006 • 384 Views

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	Hi Larry, Always good to meet another person in Music. What would we do without music in our lives? Music should have been the windows to the soul. God Bless You and Yours. Happy Easter. Tagged by WILLIE DYCKS on 04/23/2011

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