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Clinician:
LENNY KING
Lenny King received
his formal music training at Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois
State University. He was Director of Bands and Coordinator of Fine Arts at
Rolling Meadows High School, retiring from that position in 1990. His jazz
performing groups have attained national recognition for their excellence.
Lenny King’s CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA has released two CDs on the Chicago
Lakeside Jazz label. The CD "Live and Screamin’" was recorded
at FitrzGerald’s Nightclub and features guest trumpet artist Dennis
Noday. The second CD is "Labor of Love." Both of these releases
have received outstanding reviews from jazz critics around the world. The
web site address for the CMJO is: http://www.cmjo.com/
The CMJO performs in
the major jazz clubs in the Chicago area, as well as many public and
private special events. This group recently performed at the Macau
International Music Festival in China. The band also performs regularly at
high schools, colleges, and jazz festivals, working with young jazz
musicians to promote jazz education.
Lenny has been a
leader in jazz education for thirty-five years. His past offices held in
the music field include: National Treasurer and Board of Directors of the
International Association of Jazz Educators; Vice-President and All-State
Jazz Chairman for the Illinois Music Educators Association; Treasurer of
American Federation of Musicians, Pekin Local; and President of the
Illinois Unit of the National Association of Jazz Educators. He was also
Tour Director nine years for Jazz Abroad, a summer performance tour to
European Jazz Festivals for high school and university students.
Honors earned by
Lenny King include: The Citation of Excellence and the Outstanding Jazz
Educator Award from the National Band Association in 1985; NAJE State Unit
Award in 1978; Rolling Meadows High School Jazz Ensemble selected to
perform at: Mid-West National Band Clinic in 1978 and 1984, MENC
Convention in 1984, and the NAJE National Convention in 1980. His jazz
ensemble was also selected for the NAJE Project II record album.
Len leads a
professional jazz band (The Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra) that
performs in the Chicago area. He often serves as a guest conductor or
adjudicator for clinics and music festivals in the Mid-West area. Besides
music, Len's other interests include computers, electronics, and golf.
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