Robert Rucker Project - Jazz Instrumental Quintet

Robert Rucker Project Resume

Mr. Robert Rucker 189 Larch Ave Basement Teaneck, NJ 07666 H: 646.319.2816 W: 646.382.5870 rrucker@swingsetgroup.org http://swingsetgroupinc.wordpress.com EDUCATION May '97 Master of Arts, Jazz and Commercial Music Manhattan School Of Music, Manhattan, NY May '95 Bachelor of Arts, Music Education University Of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Jun '93 Associate Degree, Music Education Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL Member of the Florida A&M Marching "100" EXPERIENCE Sep '97 - Band Master, 9th-12th Jun '98 New York Board Of Education, Brookyln, NY Organize and instruct performing ensembles. (Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band) Oct '98 - Music Director, K-12 Jun '03 The Child School / Legacy High School, Manhattan, NY Organize and instruct performing ensembles and theatre productions. Aug '99 - Adj. Professor Jun '01 Essex County College, Newark, NJ Instruct two classes of Western Music,Private Lessons. April '04 - Band Master 9th-12th Jun '05 Plainfield Board Of Education, Plainfield, NJ Organize and instruct performing ensembles. Sep '05 - Music Director 9th-12th Dec '08 The Carrier Clinic, Inc, Belle Mead Nj Organize and instruct general music to special needs population. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Recording Artist/CD "BlueYork" SwingSet Quintet featuring Wynton Marsalis Sony Productions "Black or White Soundtrack "Producer credit Blue Note Records,Wynton Marsalis "House of Tribes" Recording artist REFERENCES Wynton Marsalis Artistic Director Jazz at Lincoln Center. 646-573-5082 Wycliff Gordon, Musician/Professor. 917 293-0091 Alexander Mincek, Doctor of Musical Arts Columbia University. 646-457-9348

Updated: December 19, 2009