Contact:
bongiornof@uncw.edu
Office: CA 1048C
910.962.3390
Studio: CA 1042
910.962.3395
Office Hours:
M-F, 8-9:00 AM
(by appointment)
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Saxophone, Jazz Studies
Doctor of Music (1990) in Saxophone Performance with minors in Jazz Studies and Music Education
Master of Music (1982) in Saxophone Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Music (1980) in Saxophone Performance & Music Education
During Dr. Bongiorno’s tenure at UNCW, his saxophone as well as jazz students have received national and international recognition by such organizations as Down Beat magazine and Jazzfest USA, among others. He is an active recitalist, orchestral soloist, jazz artist, and clinician throughout the United States and abroad, and has performed solos with various professional and college ensembles throughout the world, as well as in solo recital and also with his jazz group. In addition to his performances as a soloist, Dr. Bongiorno has performed as a supporting musician for headliners such as Kenny Rogers, Aretha Franklin, Red Skelton, Johnny Mathis, and Frankie Vallie among others. His publications include two solo recordings (http://www.lisciorecordings.com), three instructional CD’s, numerous recordings as a side-man, saxophone transcriptions of “Classical” music, original compositions for jazz combo, paper presentations at national conferences, as well as over 100 articles and reviews in various trade magazines. He has been featured in a front cover interview in the January/February 1993 issue of the Saxophone Journal and was recently listed in the International Who’s Who in Music, Seventeenth Edition and the Outstanding Musicians
of the 20th Century.
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