AMEA 2009 Clinicians and Performers ReginaYates has


been teaching as a band director for 19 years. She also taught math in addition to band for eight years. She previously taught at Russellville City Schools, Phil Campbell High School, and Oneonta City Schools. Regina has served as a band and drum major adjudicator locally in Alabama. Her degrees include the following: Bachelor’s of Music in Music Education from the University of North Alabama, Bachelors of Science with an emphasis in math education from UNA, andMaster of Arts in Education from UNA. She also achieved National Board Certification in 2005. Regina is a member of Alabama Music Educators Association,National BandAssociation,Alabama EducatorsAssociation,KappaMu Epsilon, and Tau Beta Sigma. She was a drum major at the University of North Alabama. Regina currently serves as the band director at Cedar RidgeMiddle School in Decatur,AL.


The Jacksonville State University Chamber Singers was founded in 1980 by Dr. Richard R.Armstrong and is one of five choral organizations on campus. The ensemble is an offshoot of the largerACappella Choir and performs smaller, more intimate repertoire, including works such as “The Seven Last Words of Christ” byHeinrich Schutz, J.S. Bach’s “Le Reniement de St. Pierre,” Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Walzer” and numerous other smaller works. The Chamber Singers are best known locally for their Madrigal Dinner presented each Fall semester.


Chris Kozak


holds both a M.M. in Jazz Arranging and Composition and a B.M. in African-American Jazz Studies in Double Bass Performance from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. While at UMASS he studied Jazz Composition andArrangingwith JeffHolmes andDouble Basswith renownedDouble Bassist and composer Salvatore Macchia. He also studied advanced improvisation techniques with saxophonist Chris Merz and multi-reeds artist Adam Kolker. Professor Kozak was also a composition student ofYusef Lateef and his methods of AutophysiopsyhicMusic. Previously, Professor Kozak was an active performer in theNortheastmusic scene on the acoustic and electric bass in jazz, contemporary, and popular styles.He has performed with Greg Abate, James Argiro, Victor Atkins, Jamie Baum,Warren Chiasson, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Kathy Kosins, Peter Erskine, John Fedchock, Giacamo Gates, David Goloshokin, Jeff Holmes, Steve Houghton,Marlon Jordan, DelfeayoMarsalis, Gary Motley, Adam Kolker, Yusef Lateef, Virginia Mayhew, Dick Oatts, Sal Spiccola, and Rob Zappulla. He was a Downbeat Jazz Award recipient in 2000, 2001, and 2002 with the UMASS Studio Orchestra on Double Bass. He is a former faculty member of Springfield College and a member of the IAJE. This past year involved a tour of Colombia, SouthAmerica (Medellin,Manizales, and Seville deValle) as well as assuming the position of Director of Jazz Studies and Director of the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble. His most recent work was in Colombia, South America once again with the Cultural Exchange Centro ColomboAmericano for a jazz camp that Dr. Jonathan Noffsinger and he have developed and taught to students in the school and University systems. The trip was broken into two parts, one week in Medellin, Colombia working with students at the EAFIT University and the RED Banderas (young children) and the second week inManizales, Colombia for another jazz camp for their students at the University Nationale. Several performances took place with his quartet at the Moravia Center and San Fernando Plaza in Medellin and the National University and University of Caldas in Manizales.


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