Tamir Hendelman

Summary Tamir Hendelman is an award winning pianist, arranger/composer and educator. He leads his own acclaimed trio and is a longtime member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and has travelled from Alaska to New York, Thailand to Paris. An in-demand recording artist, he has toured and recorded with Barbra Streisand and Natalie Cole, recorded with Paul McCartney and Charles Aznavour and performed with James Moody, Teddy Edwards and many more. He has contributed critically acclaimed arrangements to over 50 recordings and has produced several CDs recently. His own music and arrangements have been adapted for jazz orchestra and a 115-member studio orchestra and he will be a featured classical soloist with the Winston-Salem Orchestra in May of 2014. He has over 600 clinics and master classes to his credit, and has been lecturer of Ethnomusicology at UCLA since 2005, teaching jazz piano, improvisation, keyboard harmony, arranging and composition.

Academic Employment 2014-Present

Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles Jazz Piano

2005-Present

University of California, Los Angeles Ethnomusicology/Jazz Program

1993-1996

Lovewell Institute for Creative Arts Musical Theater Arts

Education 1993

Eastman School of Music Bachelor of Music, Composition

1988

Tanglewood Institute Composition

Professional Experience Clinics/ Adjudication

600+ Events Internationally Since 1992 (See Performances, Recordings, Workshops, etc.) Distinguished Events Include: ◊ Hollywood Bowl premiere of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite’s Jazz Orchestra version ◊ Premiere of Red Man/Black Man at the Monterey Jazz Festival ◊ European trio tour of #1 Jazzweek release, DESTINATIONS ◊ Multiple appearances in Japan’s Concord-Fujitsu Jazz Festival

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◊ Performances and Grammy nominated recordings with

Natalie Cole and Barbra Streisand ◊ Performances of Rhapsody In Blue with the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. CD Recordings As Leader:

Destinations (Resonance 2010) Trio recording with Lewis Nash and Marco Panscia. Reached #1 in Jazzweek charts in August 2010 Playground (Swing Bros. 2008) Reached #3 in Jazzweek charts. Debut album with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton

As Sideman:

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra featuring Barbara Morrison and Ernie Andrews- L.A. Treasures (2014) (Independent) Pianist Joanne Tatham- Out Of My Dreams (2014) (Independent) Pianist, Arranger Polly Gibbons- Loves Lost and Found (2014) (Resonance) Pianist, Arranger Richard Galliano- Sentimentale (2014) (Resonance) Pianist, Arranger Bill Cote- Where Do You Start (2014) (Independent) Pianist, Arranger, Producer Kathy Kosins- The Space Between (2014) (Independent) Naoko Fukuda- ‘SWonderful (2013) (Independent) Pianist, Arranger, Producer Jeff Hamilton Trio- Through The Years (2013) (All Art) Pianist, Arranger Beyond Up High- Jeffrey Gimble (2013) (Independent) Miki Purnell- Swingin’ To The Sea (2013) (Independent) Pianist, Arranger, Co-Producer Paul McCartney- Kisses On The Bottom (2012) (Hear Music) Pianist (one track) Jay Lawrence- Sweet Lime (2012- Independent) Pianist, Arranger Jeff Hamilton Trio- Red Sparkle (2012) (Capri) Pianist, Arranger Christian Howes- Southern Exposure (2012) (Resonance) Arranger Kathy Kosins- To The Ladies Of Cool (2012) (Resonance) Pianist, Arranger

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Graham Dechter- Takin’ It There (2012) (Capri) Pianist, Arranger Claudio Roditi- Bons Amigos (2011) (Resonance) Arranger Emiko Miyake- Thanks (2011) (Independent) Barbra Streisand – One Night Only CD&DVD (Columbia 2010) (#1 on Billboard) Pianist, Arranger Christian Howes – Out Of The Blue (Resonance 2010) Piano Chie Imaizumi – Time Of New Beginnings (Capri 2010) Piano Roberta Gambarini- So In Love (2010) Pianist (Grammy nominated) Sandra Booker – When Love Happens: The Loving Day Concert CD (The Booker Group 2010) Pianist Barbra Streisand- Love Is The Answer (Columbia 2009) Pianist, Arranger (Grammy nominated) Renee Olstead – Skylark (Reprise 2009) Piano Jeff Hamilton Trio- Symbiosis Pianist, Arranger

(2009) (Capri)

Charles Aznavour & the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (2009) Pianist Graham Dechter- Right on Time (2009) (Capri) Pianist, Arranger Greta Matassa – I Want To Be Loved (Resonance 2009) Piano Angela Hagenbach – Way They Make Me Feel (Resonance 2009) Pianist Lori Bell- Music Of Djavan (Resonance 2008) Piano and Arrangements Andreas Oberg – My Favourite Guitars (Resonance 2008) Piano and Arrangements Natalie Cole – Still Unforgettable (2008) Pianist (Grammy award) Cathy Rocco – You’re Gonna Hear From Me (Resonance 2008) Pianist Michael Buble – Call Me Irresponsible (2007) Pianist

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Paul Anka – Classic Songs: My Way (Decca 2007) Piano Janis Mann- A Perfect Time (2007) Pianist, Arranger John Pizzarelli-Hello Mr. Sinatra (2006) Pianist Roberta Gambarini- Easy To Love (2006) Pianist, Arranger (Grammy-nominated; Swing Journal award) Diana Krall- From This Moment On (Verve 2006) Pianist Jay Lawrence – Thermal Strut (OA2 2006) Piano and Arrangements John Proulx – Moon And Sand (2006 Max Jazz) Piano Gladys Knight-Before Me (Verve Records, 2006) Pianist Diana Krall - Christmas Songs (Verve Records 2005) Piano and Fender Rhodes piano Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – Live At MCG (MCG Jazz 2005) Pianist Michael Buble- It’s Tim e (2005) (Reprise records) Piano Jackie Ryan- You and the Night and the Music Pianist, Arranger (Open Art 2004) Julia Migenes- Alter Ego (2004) Pianist, Arranger Jeff Hamilton Trio– From Studio 4 (Azica 2002) Piano Jeff Hamilton Trio – Best Things Happen (Azica, 20001) Pianist, Arranger Larry Steen – View From Afar (LMS 2001) Piano Brazil Brasil – Brazil Brasil (Yellow Green Productions 2000) Keyboards

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Tamir Hendelman Arranging/ Composition

Orchestral Arrangement performed by the South Dakota Symphony Compositions commissioned and premiered by the MHHS Wind Ensemble.

Performance

Soloist and leader of Tamir Hendelman Trio (Pianist, Arranger 1992-Present) Hundreds of local, U.S. and international performances at jazz festivals and educational events. (See Lectures, Workshops, Adjudication - Detail.) Jeff Hamilton Trio (Pianist, 2000-Present) World tours plus several Los Angeles performances Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Pianist/Arranger, 2001Present) Performances throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan. Premieres of a new version of Rhapsody in Blue, The Canadiana Suite, and of commissions for the Tri-C Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival. Orchestral soloist appearances: *Rhapsody in Blue with the Winston-Salem Symphony (May 2014) and Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (2012) *Penfield Music Commission Project featured soloist with a 115-member orchestra (January 2013) Barbra Streisand (Pianist, 2008-Present) -One Night Only: Village Vanguard live DVD (2011), -Barbra Live! North American Tour (Fall 2012) -Barbra at the Met (November 2013) Benny Golson, Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano, Stefon Harris, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Snooky Young, Clark Terry - with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Byron Stripling, Harry Allen, Paquito D’Rivera, Russell Malone, Ernie Andrews, Patti Austin, Claudio Roditi, Anat Cohen, John Faddis, Terrell Stafford, Kenny Burrell, Barbara Morrison, Teddy Edwards, Marlena Shaw - in select performances Natalie Cole (2012 Performance at the Kremlin and 2010 Performances in Japan, Seattle and Cape Cod) James Moody (2008 Performance) Roberta Gambarini (Pianist, 2006-Present) Tours of Japan, the US and Europe and joint masterclasses Tierney Sutton, Bill Holman (Pianist, 2002-2003) Toured Europe with Sutton and the Bill Holman Big Band Angela Hagenbach (Pianist and arranger- 2013 Israel Tour)

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Tamir Hendelman Like Jazz (2004 musical by Cy Coleman and Alan and Marilyn Bergman- at the Mark Taper Forum and Kennedy Center

Special Achievements Yamaha

Recorded for Yamaha's Disklavier piano (2005) (39 CD-length disks) Yamaha Electone Keyboard Festival Grand Prize Winner (1986) Winner at age 14 Yamaha Electone Keyboard Festival Second Prize Winner (1985) Winner at age 13 Junior Original Concert- concerts at the Kennedy Center and Japan. (1987-1988) Ages 15-16.

Henry Mancini Institute

Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra (1999) Guest Soloist.

ASCAP

Film Scoring Fellowship (1995)- including an orchestral recording at Universal Studios soundstage

National Foundation For Advancement of The Arts USA TV

Level 3 Award (1990) in the ARTS National Talent Search

Matters Of The Heart (1990) Performing Actor

Professional Memberships ◊ BMI

References Available upon request

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Tamir Hendelman Published Music

Rimat Music (BMI)

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Bennissimo Tiger’s Lair Almost Summer Spring Action

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Playground Babushka Israeli Waltz Hat’s Dance (co-written)

Tamir Hendelman Lectures, Workshops - Detail

(*) Indicates multiple appearances Clinics/ Workshops

◊ Episcopal High School * (Alexandria, VA) ◊ Thelonius Monk Institute (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN) ◊ Brubeck Institute (Stockston, CA) ◊ Western Michigan University* (Kalamazoo, MI) ◊ Hope College (Holland, MI) ◊ The Jazz School (Berkeley, CA) ◊ Centrum Jazz Workshop * (Port Townsend, WA) ◊ My Special World, UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA ◊ Don Chisholm workshop (Ann Arbor, MI) ◊ University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) ◊ Los Angeles Music Academy (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) ◊ Nashville Jazz Workshop (Nashville, TN) ◊ Belmont University (Nashville, TN) ◊ Sitka Jazz Festival * (Sitka, AL) ◊ Hed School of Music (Tel Aviv, Israel) ◊ Utrecht Conservatory (Utrecht, Holland) ◊ Denver School for the Arts (Denver, Colorado) ◊ University of Missouri (Kansas City, MO) ◊ Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) ◊ Texas A&M University (Kingsville, TX) ◊ University of Northern Colorado * (Greeley, CO) ◊ East Los Angeles High School for the Arts (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ Braille School (Los Angeles) ◊ Open World- Five days of teaching a Russian-US exchange program in Moscow, ID ◊ Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival* (Moscow, ID) ◊ Harvard-Westlake Prep High School * (Studio City, CA) ◊ Oakland University (Rochester, MI) ◊ Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) ◊ American River Colllege, Sacramento, CA ◊ Americano Rio High School, Sacramento, CA

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Jazz festivals distinguished performances

ArtEZ Institute, Arnhem, Holland Fontys Conservatorium, Tilburg, Holland East Illinois University, Charleston, IL Mount Hood Community College *, Gresham, OR Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY Bradley University, Peoria, IL University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) University of Memphis Belmont University Nashville Jazz Workshop Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) Wright State University (Dayton, OH) Jacksonville State University Las Vegas Academy of World Jazz Studies San Diego City College

◊ Concord-Fujitsu Jazz Festival * (Japan) ◊ Wiener Konzerthaus * (Vienna, Austria) ◊ Blue Note (Japan) (with Natalie Cole) ◊ Vail Jazz Festival (Vail, Colorado) ◊ Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival * (Moscow, ID) ◊ John F. Kennedy Center * (Washington, DC) ◊ Playboy Jazz Festival* (Hollywood Bowl, CA) ◊ Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ West Coast Jazz Party * (Irvine, CA) ◊ U.N.C. Jazz Festival* (Greeley, CO) ◊ North Sea Jazz Festival * (Hague and Rotterdam, Holland) ◊ Canarias Jazz Festival (Canary Islands) ◊ Burghausen Int’l Jazz Festival (Germany) ◊ Paradise Valley Jazz Party * (Scottsdale, AZ) ◊ Monterey Jazz Festival * (Monterey, CA) ◊ Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) ◊ Hollywood Bowl * (Hollywood, CA) ◊ Oscar Peterson Tribute at the Hollywood Bowl ◊ Jazz Standard (New York, NY) ◊ Lincoln Center Jazz * (New York, NY) ◊ KKL * (Luzern, Switzerland) ◊ Centrum, Jazz Port Townsend * (Port Townsend, WA) ◊ Ravinia (Illinois) ◊ Kenny Burrell’s 75th and 80th Birthday Concerts at Royce Hall ◊ The Jazz Cruise * (Holland America, Carribean Sea) ◊ San Diego Museum of Art * (San Diego, CA) ◊ Los Angeles County Museum of Art * (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ Pasadena Jazz Institute * (Pasadena, CA) ◊ New Morning and Duc des Lombards, Paris, France ◊ Montreal Jazz Festival ◊ Ravinia Music Festival ◊ National Assoc. of Music Manufacturers (Los Angeles, CA) ◊ Tri-C Jazz Festival ◊ Stockholm Konzerhus ◊ Jazz At Lincoln Center, NYC (Rose Room and Dizzy’s) ◊ Tel Aviv Museum ◊ Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands ◊ Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NYC

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Tamir Hendelman Arena Concerts (Streisand Tour)

◊ Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia ◊ Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia ◊ Barclays Center, Brooklyn ◊ Centre Bell, Montreal ◊ Scotiabank Place, Ottawa ◊ Air Canada Center, Toronto ◊ United Center, Chicago ◊ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas ◊ Rogers Arena, Vancouver ◊ HP Pavilion, San Jose

International Conference Performances

◊ Jazz Educators Network Conference (Louisville, KY) ◊ International Association of Jazz Educators (Long Beach, CA)

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