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Leslie Michael Sabina, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT
Residence Office
8 Devereaux Drive P.O. Box 52
Allegany, NY 14706 St. Bonaventure University
telephone: (716)-372-7474 St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0052
voice-mail: (716)-375-2320
FAX: (716)-375-2690
e-mail: lsabina@sbu.edu
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Ph.D. (Composition) degree 1992
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Bachelor of Education degree 1986
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Master of Music (Studio Jazz Writing) degree 1984
The Banff Center, Banff, AB
Jazz Workshop, summer session 1982
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Music (Performance) degree 1981
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Jazz Workshop, summer session 1978
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI
Summer session 1976
TEACHING POSITIONS
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Professor of Music 2002-present
Associate Professor of Music 1996-02
Assistant Professor of Music 1991-96
University of York, York, UK
Department of Music
Honorary Visiting Fellow 1998
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Department of Music
Assistant Professor of Music 1988-90
Adjunct Instructor 1984-88
Metropolitan Separate School Board, Toronto, ON
Elementary School Teacher (Instrumental Music) 1981-82
Leslie M. Sabina—Curriculum Vitae pg. 2
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Chairperson 1996-98; 2000-06
Curriculum
Developed and oversaw music, visual arts, and theater B.A. degree programs
Developed and implemented Jazz Studies concentration
Developed core arts courses for all students (general education)
Signature Program Committee Development Team member
Assessment
Led departmental review (2006)
Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee member
Annual assessments of faculty performance
Regular assessments of arts curriculum and student performance
Faculty Committee on Tenure and Recommendations (University-wide) member
Accreditation
SBU Accreditation Reports contributor (Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools)
Familiarity with National Association of Schools of Music standards
Physical Resources
Quick Arts Center Design Committee member
Upgraded MIDI/Audio Production Studio equipment
Established “piano purchase plan” with Yamaha and Kawai
Regular maintenance of music, art, and theater equipment
Other
Past membership on University Judicial Board, Committee on Non-traditional Instruction, Cultural
Programming Committee, and University Arts Council
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT
International Association for Jazz Education, Manhattan, KS

Editor, Jazz Education Journal 2003-2008
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Province of Ontario Teaching Certificate 1986

PUBLICATIONS
Book
Jazz Arranging And Orchestration

Schirmer/Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, CA 2001
Compositions
Jazz Big Band—published by Kendor Music, Inc. 1993-2008

Big Block Blues Blowtorch
Blues-Go-Round Brazil Nuts
Chilled Out Cooke's Delight
Curls Deep Fried
Down ‘N Up Down Roberto's Way
Even Money Formula One
Fourth Quarter Gig Bag
Glazed Over Hard Blowin' Blues
Hotter Sauce Imminent Impact
It's Only A Matter Of Time The Jammin' Salmon
The Long And Short Of It Money On The Cat
Motor Mouth On The Prowl
Philosopher’s Walk Placebo
Playing The Field Radio Active
'S Kinetic The Selfish Shellfish
Shoot 'Da Hoop SoCal Samba
Swing Happens Swing Inc.
Jazz Big Band—published by University of Northern Colorado Jazz Press 1990-1992

Caffeine Anyone? E. & H.
Maranta Santiago Side Step
Arrangements
Saxophone Quartet—published by Kendor Music, Inc. 2005-2008

Air On The ‘G’ String (J. S. Bach) Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (D. Ellington)
Stardust (H. Carmichael & M. Parish) The Nearness Of You (N. Washington & H.
What Child Is This? (traditional) Carmichael)
Saxophone Quartet—published by Dorn Publications, Inc. 1993

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair (C. Debussy) Symphony No. 3, Third Movement (J. Brahms)
Transcriptions
Transcription and Analysis article—Woodshedding, published by Jazz UK, Inc. 1999-2007

Adderley, Cannonball: “Jive Samba” No. 68
Armstrong, Louis: “Shine” No. 35
Bechet, Sidney: “I Found A New Baby” No. 40
Bechet, Sidney: “Texas Moaner Blues” No. 60
Beiderbecke, Bix: “Riverboat Shuffle” No. 52
Beiderbecke, Bix: “Singin’ The Blues” No. 30
Brown, Clifford: “Sandu” No. 61
Byrd, Donald: “Fancy Free” No. 38
Clarke, Stanley: “Grand Prix” No. 70
Criss, Sonny: “All The Things You Are” No. 34
Davis, Miles: “Solar” No. 45

Farmer, Art: “Crawlspace” No. 53
Ferguson, Maynard: “Eli’s Coming” No. 54
Getz, Stan: “For Stompers Only” No. 69
Goodman, Benny: “After You’ve Gone” No. 57
Grossman, Steve: “Haresah” No. 44
Hawkins, Coleman: “How Deep Is The Ocean?” No. 46
Hawkins, Coleman: “Rifftide” No. 28
Herman, Woody: “The Great Lie” No. 74
Hubbard, Freddie: “First Light” No. 36
Jackson, Milt: “Moonray” No. 50
Johnson, J. J.: “Blue Nun” No. 37
Jones, Thad: “Corner Pocket” No. 67
Lee, Morgan: “Mogie” No. 41
Liebman, David: “Oasis” No. 51
McLean, Jackie: “A Foggy Day” No. 27
McLean, Jackie: “Stella By Starlight” Nos. 62 and 63
Mingus, Charles: “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be” No. 55
Montgomery, Wes: “So Do It!” No. 71
Moody, James: “Stella By Starlight” No. 32
Parker, Charlie: “Don’t Blame Me” No. 25
Parker, Charlie: “Half Nelson” No. 64
Parker, Charlie: “Hootie Blues” No. 56
Pass, Joe: “Caravan” No. 48
Sanborn, David: “Café Black Rose” No. 33
Scofield, John: “Tomorrow Land” No. 58
Shihab, Sahib: “Long Note Blues” No. 43
Stitt, Sonny: “How High The Moon” No. 39
Teagarden, Jack: “Shine” No. 47
Thompson, Lucky: “Tight Squeeze” No. 73
Webster, Ben: “Body and Soul” No. 72
Young, Lester: “I Want A Little Girl” No. 42
Young, Lester: “Lady, Be Good” No. 29
Young, Lester: “Shoe Shine Boy” No. 59
Articles
Jazz On Sabbatical
Jazz Educators Journal Vol. XXXII, No. 6 2000
“Fantasia” by Heitor Villa-Lobos: Analysis—First Movement
The Saxophone Symposium Vol. 23 (1998) 1998
Re-arranging for Jazz Ensemble: Suggestions For Enhancing
The Educational Value Of Compositions For Young Jazz Ensembles
Jazz Educators Journal Vol. XXVIII, No. 5 1996
PRESENTATIONS
Research and Lecture Presentations (peer-reviewed)
Arranging Jazz Standards for the SATB Saxophone Quartet

North American Saxophone Alliance, Biennial Conference,
Columbia, SC 2008
Writing for the Young Jazz Band: Balancing Creativity with Accessibility
Center for Jazz Composition, International Jazz Composers Symposium
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2006
Body and Soul: The Acid Test for Tenor Saxophone Ballad Performance
Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook: International Association
for Jazz Education, Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA 2005
John Klemmer and Joe Farell—Passionate Fusion
for Jazz Education, Annual Conference, Toronto, ON 2003
Steve Grossman and Dave Liebman: Merry-Go-Round
North American Saxophone Alliance, Biennial Conference,
Denton, TX 2002
Beyond Bop: Substance in the Fusion Offerings of Donald Byrd,
Freddie Hubbard, and Art Farmer
for Jazz Education, Annual Conference, New York, NY 2001
Research and Lecture Presentations (non peer-reviewed)
Writing For The Jazz Education Journal

International Association for Jazz Education, Annual Conference,
Toronto, ON 2008
New York, NY 2007
New York, NY 2006
Long Beach, CA 2005
New York, NY 2004
The Jazz Age In Paris
F. Donald Kenney Museum lecture series (in conjunction with the
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service),
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 2003
Deciphering Jazz
Faculty Research Colloquium
Workshop and Clinic Presentations
The Call To Create

The Journey Project (Lily Foundation Grant)
Adjudicator/Presenter/Clinician—Miscellaneous Jazz Band Festivals

New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ontario 1993-present
HONORS, AWARDS, COMMISSIONS
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers,

ASCAPLU$ Award—Popular Awards Panel (Jazz) 2007
Cooke’s Delight
composition for jazz ensemble (big band)
commissioned by Springville-Griffith Institute
Springville, NY 2004
Stinger
commissioned by Brockport Central School
Brockport, NY 2001
Special Achievement Award—Popular Awards Panel (Jazz) 2000
Two-Headed Monster
commissioned by the University of Lethbridge,
Lethbridge, AB 1996
Schola Cantorum Of Oxford [U.K.],
Barbara Johnstone Prizes For Composers,
Finalist 1995
NISSIM Composition Competition for Orchestral Scores,
Finalist 1995
Airmen Of Note, USAF
Sammy Nestico Jazz Composers Competition,
Finalist 1995
International Association of Jazz Educators,
1st Prize, Composition Contest 1989
Performing Rights Organization Of Canada,

PROCAN Music Achievement Award,
Jazz Composer of the Year 1988
Performing Rights Organization of Canada,
1st Prize, Jazz Composers Competition 1988
1st Prize, Composition Contest 1987
Performing Rights Organization of Canada,
1st Prize, Jazz Composers Competition 1986
GRANTS
St. Bonaventure University,

Faculty Research Grant,
"Essential Rock, Pop and Soul Sax Solos: Transcription and Analysis" 2008
Keenan “Second Round” Grant,
“SBU MIDI/Audio Studio Electronic Percussion Upgrade” 2007
Summer Research Fellowship,
"Jazz Saxophone Quartets: Arranged, Recorded, and Produced
for CD Distribution" 2007
Keenan Foundation Grant,
“Teaching & Equipment Improvements in Music Technology at
St. Bonaventure University” 2006
Martine Foundation Grant,
“’Arts & Letters’ Development for 2005-06” 2005
"PC-Based Audio Recording" 2003
Summer Research Fellowship,
"The Art Of Fusion" 2000
Faculty Development Award,
Clare College Workshop—“Arts & Letters” 2000
"Fifteen Years of Jazz-Rock Fusion, 1968-1983" 1996
"Transcription and Analysis of Representative
Jazz Improvisations by James Forrest, Jr." 1994
The Canada Council,
Arts Grant Award ($18,000),
Music Composition 1990
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Orchestra Performances with:

Buffalo Philharmonic, Windsor Symphony 1986-present
Performances with self-led Jazz Groups
Buffalo, NY; Detroit, MI; Toronto, ON 1984-present
Jazz Performances with:
Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Billy Eckstine,
Della Reese, Manhattan Transfer, and many others
Detroit, MI; Buffalo, NY 1984-present
Night Club Performances with:
Temptations, Jerry Vale, Eddie Fisher,
Al Martino, Sid Ceasar, and many others
Detroit, MI 1984-91
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Performances,
Windsor, ON; Toronto, ON 1981-89
Founder and Director, Windsor Saxophone Quartet 1986-87
Member, J.C. Heard Jazz Orchestra, Detroit, MI 1986-87
Recordings with:
J.C. Heard Jazz Orchestra (Hiroko Records),
Detroit, MI 1986
Joe Coughlin (Aquitane Records),
Toronto, ON 1981
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
North American Saxophone Alliance,

Biennial Conference,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2008
International Association for Jazz Education,
Annual Conference,
Toronto, ON 2008
Annual Conference,
New York, NY 2007
International Jazz Composers Symposium,
Annual Conference,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2006
Annual Conference,
New York, NY 2006
Annual Conference,
Long Beach, CA 2005
Annual Conference,
New York, NY 2004
ATMI/CMS/SEM: Cultural Crossroads,
Joint Association Meeting,
Miami, FL 2003
Annual Conference,
Toronto, ON 2003
North American Saxophone Alliance,

Biennial Conference,
University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2002
Annual Conference,
New York, NY 2001
Toronto 2000: Musical Intersections (College Music Society),
Toronto, ON 2000
Villanova Jazz Festival—Combo Competition,
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Director—St. Bonaventure University Fusion Ensemble 1998
Annual Conference,
New York, NY 1998
Workshop For University and College Music Managers,
DePaul University,
Chicago, IL 1997
Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL 1997
Tri-C Jazz Festival,
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
Director—St. Bonaventure University Jazz Band 1996
Annual Conference,
Atlanta, GA 1996
Villanova Jazz Festival,
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Annual Conference,
Boston, MA 1994
New York State Inter-Collegiate Big Band Jazz Festival,
Morrisville College, Morrisville, NY
Capitol Inter-Collegiate Jazz Festival,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
MusicFest Canada,
Canadian Stage Band Festival, National Finals
Toronto, ON
Director—University of Windsor Jazz Ensemble
Clinician—“Developing Jazz Saxophone Embouchure" 1990
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Federation of Musicians

American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
College Music Society
International Association for Jazz Education
New York State Association of College Music Programs (rep.)
North American Saxophone Alliance

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Leslie Michael Sabina, Ph.D.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

International Association for Jazz Education, Manhattan, KS

Province of Ontario Teaching Certificate 1986

Jazz Arranging And Orchestration

Jazz Big Band—published by Kendor Music, Inc. 1993-2008

Jazz Big Band—published by University of Northern Colorado Jazz Press 1990-1992

Saxophone Quartet—published by Kendor Music, Inc. 2005-2008

Saxophone Quartet—published by Dorn Publications, Inc. 1993

Transcription and Analysis article—Woodshedding, published by Jazz UK, Inc. 1999-2007

Davis, Miles: “Solar” No. 45

Research and Lecture Presentations (peer-reviewed)

Arranging Jazz Standards for the SATB Saxophone Quartet

Research and Lecture Presentations (non peer-reviewed)

Writing For The Jazz Education Journal

Workshop and Clinic Presentations

The Call To Create

Adjudicator/Presenter/Clinician—Miscellaneous Jazz Band Festivals

HONORS, AWARDS, COMMISSIONS

American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers,

Performing Rights Organization Of Canada,

St. Bonaventure University,

Orchestra Performances with:

North American Saxophone Alliance,

North American Saxophone Alliance,

American Federation of Musicians

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