Ramsey Castaneda – Saxophone, Flute, and Clarinet – Performer and Educator Los Angeles, CA Ÿ (916) 600-­‐7564 Ÿ RamseyCastaneda@gmail.com Ÿ www.ramseycastaneda.com EDUCATION: • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA o DMA – Jazz Studies Expected May 2018 • Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long Beach o MM – Jazz Studies May 2014 • University of North Texas, Denton Texas o BM– Jazz Studies, magna cum laude May 2012 o Minor in Music Theory SELECTED PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (2013-­‐PRESENT): • USC Gluck Fellow, Fall 2014-­‐15 • Carnegie Hall Performance with Paquito D’Rivera, international audition, May 2014 • North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Jazz Saxophone semi-­‐finalist, 2014 • Disneyland’s All-­‐American College Band, Tenor 1, directed by Dr. Ron McCurdy, 2013 • Thornton Jazz Orchestra, directed by Bob Mintzer, 2014-­‐2015 • Colburn Conservatory/LACM Session Squad directed by Willie Murillo, 2012-­‐15 RECORDING: (VIDEO): Lush Collette 2014 (CDs): High & Mighty CSULB (2013); (TV): Sofia the First (Disney Channel); Dr. Phil Introducing Beck Martin (2013, 2014); Apollo, Show; Rachel Ray Show; Entertainment Abnerjose Baez (2013); Two Twos, UNT Tonight; all 2012-­‐2014 (2012). TEACHING: • Teaching Assistant for Dr. Thom Mason’s Jazz History class, Spring 2015 • Director of four CSULB jazz combos between Spring 2013 and Spring 2014 o Collegiate Combo (Spring 2013); Pyramid Combo (Fall 2013); Cal-­‐State Combo (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014) • Part-­‐time director of the CSULB Concert Jazz Orchestra (when Professor Jarvis was away) • Private Lessons (Long Beach and Sacramento, California, and Denton, Texas) 2005-­‐2014 NON-­‐PERFORMANCE WORK EXPERIENCE: • Jazz History Teaching Assistant at USC for • Writer for The Music Center, Los Angeles, Dr. Mason (Spring 15) (12/2014 – Present) • Intern for Bob Reynolds (2014 – Present) • UNT Willis Music Library (2010 – 2012)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: CSULB Jazz Department Award, 2014 CSULB Travel Grant, 2015 Outstanding Soloist, NextGen Festival, 2014 NASA Semi-­‐Finalist, 2014 88.1 KKJZ Scholarship, 2012-­‐14 CSULB Performance Scholarship, 2012-­‐13 UNT Dean’s or President’s List, 2007-­‐12 John Holt Memorial Scholarship, 2010-­‐11 UNT Summer Academic Scholarship, 2010 Town of Addison Jazz Scholarship, ‘09, ‘10 UNT Academic Scholarship 2009, 2010 UNT Class of 1935 Jazz Scholarship, 2008
ADDITIONAL SKILLS • Web Development (HTML, CSS) • Copy work: Finale, MuseScore
• Curator and developer of the Chris Potter discography and other projects for at: www.ramseycastaneda.com/projects