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Contact_________________

Charles Andrew Walker
jazzwalker@gmail.com
San Diego, CA

619-309-5939

Education_______________

Masters of Arts in Creative Arts
1999 - 2002
San Francisco State University, CA
Concentration in Interdisciplinary Music Education

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with Minor in Music
1998 - 1999
San Francisco State University, CA
Emphasis in Music Education and Jazz Performance

Undergraduate Studies
1996 - 1997
San Diego City College, CA
Coursework in Music Education and Jazz History

Instruments______________

Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano

Teaching Experience________

Teaching Apprenticeship
Aug 2005 – Present
San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

Directed jazz ensembles, taught arranging and theory, instructed individual instruments – guitar, bass, and drums – and promoted for semi-annual end of semester performances.

Founder & Director
Aug 1998 – Present
Jazz Forum

San Francisco State University

San Diego City College

Direct jazz ensemble and host open mic sessions. Organize and coordinate open mic jazz sessions, master classes, and sponsored educational travel. Jazz Forum is a preservation and education society dedicated to nurturing music in the community.

Private Music Instruction
May 2000 – Present
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, CA
Private instruction in jazz guitar, bass, piano, and ensemble performance, emphasizing musicianship, improvisation, theory, and composition. musicknowledge.blogspot.com,

Music Department Teaching Assistant
Aug 1998 – May 1999
College of Creative Arts, San Francisco State University, CA
Taught music theory, jazz guitar and group performance. Maintained big band sheet music.
http://musicdance.sfsu.edu/music/index.html

Music Teacher
Jan 1999 – May 1999
Life Learning Academy, Alternative Secondary School, San Francisco, CA
Taught music fundamentals and provided piano and voice lessons to “at risk” students.
http://portal.sfusd.edu/template/default.cfm?page=hs.life

Curriculum Experience______

San Diego City College

Aug 2005 – Present
Teaching Apprenticeship with Dr. Carl Hammond

Jazz Improvisation MUS 230 A-B-C-D
A comprehensive study of the techniques and literature of improvisation with an emphasis of jazz improvisation and interpretation. Analysis and practical application of chord progressions used in jazz.

San Francisco State University
Aug 1998 – May 1999
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Dee Spencer, Director of Jazz Studies

Basic Music I: Guitar MUS 120
Development of basic skills in guitar. Open to all students without prerequisites. Classwork, 2 units; activity, 1 unit.

Jazz Guitar MUS 331
Jazz guitar styles/techniques. Reading up to fifth position, scales/arpeggios in all positions, jazz chord voicings, and chord/scale relationships.

Survey of Jazz MUS 506
Jazz from early ragtime to the present. Musical-social-economic history of jazz and its interaction with classical and rock musics.

Professional Experience______

Senior Graphic Designer
May 2001 – Present
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Boonville, CA
Responsible for marketing, advertising, merchandise design, website design, and street team promotions for annual three-day world music festival. www.snwmf.com

Facilities Coordinator
Apr 2004 – Nov 2006
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Supervised master calendar and coordinated university resources and academic support between auxiliary services, graduate education, business, and nursing departments. www.pointloma.edu

Sound Engineer
Nov 2002 – Apr 2004
Monmouth Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Maintained and supported recording studio equipment and instruments. Assisted with audio production, remote and studio recording, and instrument fabrication.

Project Manager
Nov 2001 – Apr 2004
Orange Media, Los Angeles, CA
Working with master digital artist Heather Cardone, coordinated website design projects between customer and design team. Produced and edited digital media content using Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Logic, Cleaner, Sound Edit 16, and GoLive. www.heathercardone.com

Digital Arts Consultant
Aug 2001 – April 2002
College of Creative Arts, San Francisco State University, CA
Monitored arts department computer lab operations and assisted with planning and development of the lab. Researched current computer hardware and software technologies. http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~infoarts

Intermedia Lab Manager
Aug 1999 – May 2001
Interdisciplinary Arts Center, San Francisco State University, CA
Supported graduate level arts curriculum by supervising a Mac-based audio/visual computer lab, instructing general lab use, and troubleshooting student/faculty technological issues.
www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/noindex/9900/programs/interart.htm

Music Education Internship
Oct 1999 – April 2000
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Coordinated and promoted Grammy in the Schools educational program featuring Bradford Marsalis with Bay Area schools. www.grammy.com

Festival Coordinator
July 2000 – Aug 2000
John Handy Jazz Festival, SFSU, San Francisco, CA
Coordinated and organized three-day jazz festival celebrating the extraordinary artistry of saxophonist John Handy. www.sfsu.edu/~100years/celebration/aug.htm

Performance Experience_____

Chuck Walker Trio

Apr 2005 – Present
San Diego, CA
Guitarist and bandleader for improvisational, original and standard Jazz band featuring guest soloists such as Don Shaffer, Billy Allen, Andy Zahurak, Marlin Arriola, Kasey “Cookie” Coe, and Anilh Rameshwar.
www.chuckwalkertrio.blogspot.com

Jivechops and the Give Thanks Ensemble

Aug 2005 - Aug 2007

San Diego, CA
Under the direction of trumpeter and keyboardist Anilh Rameshwar, performed as guitarist and bass player for modern jazz quartet.

www.jtge.blogspot.com

Team Scrub

Nov 2002 – Present
Los Angeles, CA
Guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, composer for original dub, funk, jazz, reggae, and improvisational quartet. Toured the west and east coast. www.myspace.com/teamscrub, www.teamscrub.net

End of the World Ensemble

Nov 2002 – Present
Los Angeles, CA
Guitarist, bassist, and improviser for original improvisational ensemble directed by Christopher Martinez.

Cookie Coe Quintet

Jan 2006 – Feb 2006
San Diego, CA
Bandleader and drummer for standard jazz quintet featuring jazz vocalist Kasey “Cookie” Coe.

Random

Dec 2005 – Dec 2006
San Diego, CA
Music director, guitarist, keyboardist, and composer for original blues and jazz sextet.
www.myspace.com/iloverandomsd, www.oceanfrontrandom.blogspot.com

Normal Heights

Aug 2004 – May 2005
San Diego, CA
Bassist, composer, and arranger for jazz, reggae, hip hop composition project.

House Band

May 2004 – Dec 2005
San Diego, CA
Music director, guitarist, and composer for original blues and jazz quintet.

Dance Hall Roots

July 2002 – Aug 2002
San Diego, CA
Keyboardist for Studio One Style reggae group.

Ocean Beach Dub All Stars

July 2002 – Sept 2002
Ocean Beach, CA
Bassist, bandleader, and arranger for Rock Steady Reggae Dub style cover band influenced by Studio One rhythm sections such as Roots Ratics and the Barrett Brothers.

Blaze Project

July 2002 – Nov 2002
San Diego, CA
Guitarist and composer for jazz, funk, spoken word collaboration with composer Kyle Blaze.

Guerrilla Hi Fi

Jan 2002 – July 2002
San Francisco, CA
Guitarist for jazz reggae dub recording project under the direction of Eithen Fletcher.
www.guerrillahifi.info

Dimension Sound

Sept 2001 – May 2002
San Francisco, Santa Cruz, CA
Guitarist for studio one roots reggae group.

Shudahah Jazz Ensemble

Aug 1999 – May 2002
San Francisco, CA
Guitarist and composer for jazz quintet, under the direction of composer Jara Queeto, comprised of trumpet, tenor saxophone, guitar, acoustic bass, and drums, performing original and standard jazz material.

Jazzface

Aug 1998 – May 2000
Oakland, CA
Bandleader, guitarist, and arranger for cool jazz quintet featuring bass clarinetist Nathanial Trout.

Select Performances________

Bahl Tidrick, The Most High School Band Jun 2007
Hipockety Ox, Anderson Valley, Boonville, CA
Producer, promoter, and guitarist for live improvisational hip hop band featuring Dr. Oop of the Black Love Radiators and pianist Benezra Tergis. Summer solstice celebration coincided with the 14th Annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival.

Jazz Forum Open Mic Jazz Session, Chuck Walker Trio Sept 2005
Winston’s, Ocean Beach, CA
Hosted open mic session to celebrate Annual Ocean Beach Jazz Festival. Featuring Don Schaffer and Cookie Coe, the Jazz Forum event showcased local talent.

Ocean Beach Underground, House Band May 2004 – Dec 2005
Sunset Room, Masonic Temple, San Diego, CA
Music director, guitarist, and composer for original Blues and Jazz Quintet. Hosted bi-monthly arts and music festival celebrating surf culture in Ocean Beach, California.

Humanitarian Superpower, Team Scrub May 2003
Orbetello Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Performing artist in collaborative two day benefit for Inside Out Community Arts, a local non-profit that provides inner city Los Angeles youth with arts education programs, Featuring Work by Over 30 Emerging Visual and Performance Artists. www.quicktopic.com/21/H/g5ETYEdMq8e

World Cultures’ Day, Carlton Manning & the Shoes May 2002
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Performed with Jamaican Rock Steady Reggae legend, Carlton Manning and the Shoes

The Big Bash Mar 2002 – May 2002
Sea Biscuit Café, San Francisco, CA
Sounder Selector, Solo Sound Art Performance, Masters Creative Works Project
Use of various sound elements and technologies to create aural narratives and soundscapes.

Roots Sundays, DJ Roots E Sept 2000 – Apr 2002
Sea Biscuit Café, San Francisco, CA
Promoter and DJ for weekly Roots Reggae DJ and live performance show featuring DJ Roots E.

Rhythm Millennium Oct 1999 – Jan 2000
Knuth Theater, SFSU, San Francisco, CA
Producer, director, and Master of Ceremonies for collaborative big band project, involving composers, musicians, dancers, visual artists, and film crew, for an all-original jazz composers’ showcase celebrating the turn of the century.

Daniel Jackson Jazz Workshop Series Aug 1996 – Aug 1997
San Diego, CA
Composed and performed for a National Endowment for the Arts funded community project.
www.learningtreats.net/DanielJackson.htm
Multi-Media Presentations__________________________________________________

Crossing, San Francisco, CA 2001
Sound Instillation Designer
Collaboration with writer/educator Karen Garman on site-specific art instillation including bodies of text, video, sculpture, and soundscape fabrication.

If You Were Both of Us, What Would You Do About Me?, San Francisco, CA 2001
Producer, Performance Artist
Experimental digital video incorporating jazz performance and video special effects.

Negotiating Rapture, San Francisco, CA 2001
Soundtrack Consultant, Engineer
Consulted on sound design and audio production solutions for a digital video and live performance piece by Eula Janeen Wyatt. www.joujousings.com/bios.htm

Missing Home, San Francisco, CA 2001
Soundtrack Designer
Synced edited sound clips to a single channel digital video by Karen Garman.

Tai-Lang’s Dream, San Francisco, CA 2001
Soundtrack Designer, Engineer
Produced, recorded, and edited live music track for stop motion animation by Ming Yu.
http://pmstudio.tripod.com, www.atasite.org/calendar/?x=67

Heavy, San Francisco, CA 2001
Soundtrack Designer, Engineer
Produced, recorded, and edited live music track for computer animation by Ping-Shu Kuo.
http://pmstudio.tripod.com

Publications______________________________________________________________

Free Forum, San Francisco and San Diego, CA 1999 - 2006
Founder and publisher for arts and music periodical featuring articles about improvisation, collaboration, and current jazz events in the community.

Awards & Honors__________________________________________________________

Award of Honored Achievement 2001
San Francisco State University, CA
For the accomplishments of Jazz Forum in the community.

Associations______________________________________________________________

American School of Piano Tuners

International Association of Jazz Educators

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Performed with___________________________________________________________

San Diego Daniel Jackson, Anilh Rameshwar, Tony Schinnault, Dr. Carl Hammond, Jerry Fenwick, Bryan Gambell, Fenimore Johnson, Don Schaffer, Kasey Coe, Marlyn Arreola, Andy Zahurak, Billy Allen

Los Angeles Christopher Vagnones, Brad Goldhorn, Matthew Cook, Geremy Shumaker, Jerry Schults, Dr. Oop, Alan Myers, Peter Jacobson, Andy Bent, Dr. Rek, Christopher Martinez

San Francisco John Handy, Jara Queeto, Jae Sanders, Eithen Fletcher, Brian Carmody, Kamran Mobasser, Alan Thompson, Heather Pierce, Laura Davidson, Razor Blade, Carlton Manning & the Shoes

Compositions________________________________________________________________

More Blues 2005
After the Lesson 2004
Running 2004
Boots, The Got Away 2003
Le Mechanique 2002
Splittin’ Town 2002
Sneak Past the Giant 2002
Not Yet 2001
Someone Asked to Hear My Voice Today 2001

Recordings________________________________________________________________

Ant Farm, Team Scrub, 7” Record, Within A Time Studios, San Diego 2006
Welcome Home, House Band, CD, Ocean Front Studios, San Diego 2004
Live from the Ocean Beach Underground, House Band, CD, OFS Studios 2004
Team Scrub, Team Scrub, CD, Within A Time Studios, San Diego 2004
Redevelopment, Guerrilla Hi Fi, CD, Guerrilla Recording, Oakland 2003

Technological Skills________________________________________________________

Computer Experience – Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Cleaner, Logic, Inspiration, Sound Forge, Sound Edit 16, Toast, GoLive, Dreamweaver, HTML, Filemaker Pro, digital compression.

Graphic Web Design – Desktop publishing, graphic design, website design, web-ready multimedia.

Videography & Photography – Digital video cameras, 35mm, lighting kits, video editing, darkroom experience.

Audio & Video Digital Recording & Editing – Canon XL1, Sharp 722MD, Sony DAT recorder, multi-track recorders/mixers, live and studio microphone recording techniques.

Audio Visual Technician – A/V setup, computer setup, projector, analog / digital sound systems, multi-channel mixing boards, remote & studio recording techniques, troubleshooting.
References________________________________________________________________

Dr. Carl Hammond
Professor of Music/Composer
San Diego City College
San Diego, CA
619-303-9293 Home
619-274-0498 Mobile
carlhammond@cox.net
www.musicalcompositions.net

Dr. Dee Spencer
Professor/Founder of Jazz Studies Program
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
415-338-1566 Work
415-495-1115 Mobile
deejazz@aol.com
www.deespencer.com

Heather Cardone
Digital Artist/Web Developer
Orange Media
Los Angeles, CA
213-359-4755 Mobile
heather@heathercardone.com
www.heathercardone.com

Martha Zanabria
Conference Services Coordinator
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
619-563-2840 Office
mzanabria@pointloma.edu

Gretchen Franz
Law Professor
Festival Founder/Organizer
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
Sacramento, CA
916-777-5505 Office
916-402-2114 Mobile
gfranz@pacific.edu