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Curriculum Vitae
Edward W. Sarath
Professor of Music and Chair,
Department of Jazz and Improvisation Studies
School of Music
Director, Program in Creativity and Consciousness Studies
The University of Michigan
School of Music
1100 Baits
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085
Office (734) 763-1321Home (734) 995-0239
email: sarahara@umich.edu web. www. EdSarath.com
I. Education
Master of Music in Trumpet Performance, The University of Iowa, 1979.
Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Western Connecticut State College, 1976.
Additional studies, Berklee College of Music, summer 1974.
II. Professional Academic Record
- Director, Program in Creativity and Consciousness Studies, The University of Michigan, 2004-present
- Professor of Music and Chair, with tenure, Department of Jazz and Improvisation Studies, The University of Michigan School of Music, 2000-present.
- Associate Professor of Music, with tenure, and Chair, Department of Jazz and Improvisation Studies, The University of Michigan School of Music. 1993-2000
- Assistant Professor of Music, and Chair, Jazz Studies program, The University of Michigan School of Music, 1987-1993.
- Adjunct lecturer in Jazz Studies, The University of Iowa School of Music, 1984-87
- Courses taught: Jazz Improvisation I, II. Advanced Jazz Improvisation. Contemporary Improvisation. Creative Arts Orchestra. Improvisational Forms. Integral Basic Musicianship. Creativity and Consciousness. Contemplative Practice Seminar.
- Curriculum design: BFA in Jazz Studies, BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation, BFA in Jazz and Contemplative Studies, MM in Improvisation.
- Other academic innovations: Program in Creativity and Consciousness Studies, cross-campus faculty network of 80 colleagues, funding for course design, collaborative teaching, speaker series, faculty study group.
III. Professional Achievements
Recordings/Performances/Publications/Master classes and invited papers/Compositions/Commissions/fellowships
A. Recordings
Releases as leader:
London Jazz Orchestra, The Music of Ed Sarath. This CD by the LJO features eight of my compositions for jazz orchestra.
Timescape. AES records, Ann Arbor. July, 2000. Compositions for 9-piece ensemble. Featuring internationally-acclaimed pianist/vibraphonist Karl Berger as guest artist.
Last Day in May. 1992; October- Konnex Records; Berlin. U.S. distribution- Cadence Records, Wayside, and Tower Records Japanese distribution- Polygram, Ltd. Featuring internationally-acclaimed artists David Liebman, Marvin “Smitty”Smith, Mick Goodrick, and Harvie Swartz. Compositions by Ed Sarath.
Voice of the Wind. 1990. Owl Records; Paris. European distribution- Harmonia Mundi. U.S. distribution- Mesa Blue Moon. Featuring internationally-acclaimed artists David Liebman, Joanne Brackeen, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. Compositions by Ed Sarath.
Fifth Fall. 1986. Iowa City Jazz Orchestra. Iowa City, Iowa. 18-piece ensemble, under my direction, for which I composed entire repertory.
As side-person/featured soloist:
1999. With Brazilian ensemble, Interchanges. Recorded live in Sao Paulo, Nov. 1999.
The Third Colour. 1998. Graham Collier Jazz Ensemble, recorded live at the London Jazz Festival.
Tandems. 1995. Recorded on tour of France, November 1994, with award-winning French jazz group, Cache Cache.
Still Life. 1995. Washington D.C.-based composer and bassist, Steve Zerlin. Recorded in December, 1994.
B. Performances (select major concerts here and abroad).
November, 2005. Performance with legendary saxophonist Arthur Blythe, Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
October, 2005. Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Performance of five compositions of mine by UI Jazz Ensemble; I am also guest soloist. Master classes on improvisation. Talk on “Improvisation, Creativity, and Consciousness” at the School of Music. “Improvisation, Creativity, and Negotiation” at the UI Law School. Performance of five compositions of mine by UI Jazz Ensemble; I am also guest soloist.
February, 2005. Performances with University of Michigan Creative Arts Orchestra, under my direction, on tour with saxophonist/composer Oliver Lake. I was featured soloist on two of Lake’s compositions.
Nov, 2004. Krakow, Poland. Concert with renowned Polish jazz artist, pianist Wojiech Konikiewicz at Krakow Jazz Club.
October, 2003. London Jazz Orchestra, Vortex Theatre, London, England. Performance of six of my compositions; I was guest soloist on three works.
June, 2002. Helsinki, Finland. Performance at International Association of Schools of Jazz conference with international jazz group. Gleen Ferris, trombone, John Rapson, Michel Kuttner drums.
Oct, 2001 London Jazz Orchestra. London, England. I directed the group in performances of two of my compositions, Shirodara and Space Race. I also performed with the ensemble.
Nov, 2001. Performance of my compositions by London Jazz Orchestra, London, UK Vortex Theatre.
Nov, 2001. London Improvisers Orchestra, Red Rose Theatre, London, England. I performed with the LIO and directed them using techniques I have evolved in our own Creative Arts Orchestra.
October 5, 2001. Ann Arbor. Edgefest, Kerrytown Concert House. Ed Sarath and Timescape. I led this 8 member ensemble (2 vlns, vlc, flugelhorn, saxophone, piano, bass and drums) through a set of new compositions.
Oct, 2001. Teaching and performances at the Guildhall School. London. I did master classes in jazz composition, and I directed the Guildhall Jazz Ensemble in performances of two of my compositions: Rites of Passage and Partly Dancing, Partly Dreaming. I performed with the Scott Stroman Quintet and the SunDial hall, playing standard repertory and orginal compositions of mine for small jazz ensemble: Solidarity, Old Age, and As Is.
June 2001. Boston, Mass. International Association of Schools of Jazz annual conference. I performed with an ensemble of international artists. I also coordinated the daily meetings of representatives (approx. 35) from the various participating schools. This entailed choosing the discussion topics and moderating the dialogue.
Feb. 2001. tour with Facing East, Indian music-jazz fusion group led by flute virtuoso John Wubbenhorst This tour featured Ganesh Komar, kanjira player from Calcutta who was in U.S. on a Fulbright, as guest artist. Performances in Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, and Grand Rapids.
June, 2000. Performance and teaching at La Villette Jazz Festival, Paris, France. With international ensemble featuring leading bassist Ronan Guilfoyle from Dublin, Michel Kuttner from Cologne, and saxophonist Claudio Fassioli from Milan.
June 2000. Performance at Orleans Jazz Festival, Orleans, France. With Cache Cache, former winners ofRadio France Jazz Competition, along with Finnish Saxophone Quartet, Saxperiment.
Nov. 1999. Campinas, Tatui, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Performance and recording for CD release of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, for choir, string orchestra and jazz quartet at Campinas Conservatory. Master classes and performances at Tatui Conservatory, performances and CD release of three compositions for Jazz Orchestra: Thought Forms, River Song, and Shirodara.
July 1999. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Performance and teaching at annual meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ). I am IASJ board-member.
June 1999. Lelystad, Holland. Performance with Dutch saxophonist Willem Helbreker, Lelystad Concert Hall.
April, 1999. New York City. Performance with Walter Thompson Orchestra, at HERE, a top venue for multi-media improvised work.
April 1998. Cologne, West Germany. Performance with international ensemble at Stadtgarten Theatre, Cologne as part of International Association of Schools of Jazz annual meeting.
November, 1997. London, England. Performance with Graham Collier Jazz Ensemble at the London Jazz Festival. Master class at Royal Academy of Music.
July, 1997. Siena, Italy. Performance with international ensemble at International Association of Schools of Jazz annual meeting.
April, 1997. Le Mans, France. Performance with Cache Cache, winners of the 1993 Radio France Jazz Competition, at Le Mans Jazz Festival.
March, 1997. Tatui, Sao Paulo, and Rio di Janeiro, Brazil. Performances and master classes at Tatui Conservatory with jazz ensemble directed by Rui Carvalho. I was guest composer. Also, workshop and performance with Roberto Sion jazz ensemble in Sao Paulo, and master class at Antonio Adolpho Institute in Rio di Janeiro.
February, 1993. Guest artist and teacher at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz Festival, performance with Lyle Mays.
C. Articles published
“Consciousness Studies as the Higher Education’s New Frontier”. Religion and Education. Peter Laurence, ed. Winter 2006.
“Meditation, Creativity, and Consciousness: Charting the Academic Terrain of the Future” Columbia Teachers College Record. Clifford Hill, ed. Winter 2006.
“Improvisation and Negotiation”. Fall 2005. Negotiation Journal, Harvard University. Michael Wheeler/Lakshmi Balachandra, ed’s.
“Meditation and Higher Education: The Next Wave?”. Innovative Higher Education Journal. Summer, 2003.
“Improvisation and Curriculum Reform”. Second Handbook on Research of Music Teaching and Learning. Oxford University Press. 2002.
“Craft, Creativity and Consciousness: Toward a New Paradigm of Jazz Education” Jazz Research Papers, January 1999.
“Countermeasures” Ongoing column in Jazz Changes. 1997-present
“Composition and Improvisation in the Core Curriculum”. Procedings of the National Association of Schools of Music. 1997.
"Art, Ethnicity and Entertainment". Jazz Changes. Spring, 1997.
"A New Look at Improvisation", Journal of Music Theory. 40.1. Spring, 1996.
"Creativity, Tradition and Change". Jazz Research Papers. Jan. 1996
"Is the Paradigm Shifting Without Us?" in International Music Educators Journal, November, 1995.
"Nonlinear Time Dynamics: A Cognitive Model for the Improvisation Process" Jazz Research Papers. Jan. 1994.
"The Creative Foundation of the Jazz Tradition". Jazz Changes. London. Fall, 1994.
“Improvisation and Global Musicianship”. Music Educators Journal. Fall 1992.
"On the Centrality of the Big-Band in Jazz Education", Jazz Educators Journal. March, 1992.
D. Master classes, invited papers
October, 2005. Toronto, Ontario. “Education for Creativity and Consciousness” Invited paper for Holistic Education Network conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
October, 2005. Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Talk on “Improvisation, Creativity, and Consciousness” at the School of Music. “Improvisation, Creativity, and Negotiation” at the UI Law School. Performance of five compositions of mine by UI Jazz Ensemble; I am also guest soloist.
August, 2005. Guest lecturer at the Contemplative Practices Seminar to train faculty members in contemplative metholodogies. Smith College, Northhampton, MASS.
July, 2005. Toronto, Ontario. “Creativity, Consciousness, and the Future of Education”. Invited presentation at the conference of the Society for Ultimate Reality and Meaning, University of Toronto.
Dec, 2004. “Bridging Head and Heart in Higher Education”, Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Dec 2004. I was part of a select gathering of individuals, including several college presidents from well-known institutions, regarded as educational visionaries to discuss new paradigms of educational reform.
Nov, 2004. Helsinki, Finland. Master classes in improvisation at Sibelius Academy.
Nov, 2004. Krakow, Poland. “Creativity, Consciousness, Education and the Future”, keynote closing talk at conference of Scientific and Medical Network at the University of Krakow.
Oct, 2004. “Improvisation and Negotiation” symposium. Harvard Program on Negotiation at University Law and Business Schools, a select gathering of individuals invited to discuss the improvisatory core of creativity from a cross-disciplinary perspective.
October 2003, “Spirituality in Higher Education”. Holistic Education Conference, The University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
April, 2003. Brown University, guest lecture on improvisation, creativity and consciousness, as part of the Wayland Seminar on the Contemplative Mind.
January, 2003 Harvard Business School, guest lecture on improvisation , creativity and consciousness for MB A Business Negotiation program, Prof. Michael Wheeler.
January 2003, Guest lecture at Harvard University, for Program on Negotiation; consisting of faculty in Law, Business, Psychology and other fields from Harvard, Tufts, MIT and other schools.
January, 2002 Harvard Business School, guest lecture on improvisation , creativity and consciousness for MBA Business Negotiation program, Prof. Michael Wheeler.
Oct, 2001 London. Keynote presentation at Scientific and Medical Network "Exploring Creativity" event. The SMN is a worldwide organization dedicated to bridging mainstream and frontier developments in the sciences, medicine and other areas of knowledge. I was the main invited speaker at this event, one of whose purposes was to initiate the formation of a creativity group within the SMN. My talk was entitled, "Improvisation, Creativity and Flow".
Oct, 2001. Master classes in jazz composition, and performed.
Oct, 2001. Sibelius Academy. Helsinki, Finland. Master class in contemporary improvisation.
June 2001. Presentation at American Council of Learned Societies Contemplative Practice Fellows meeting, Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo.
June 2001. Boston, Mass. International Association of Schools of Jazz annual conference. I also coordinated the daily meetings of representatives (approx. 35) from the various participating schools. This entailed choosing the discussion topics and moderating the dialogue.
Feb, 2001. Hillsdale College, Guest speaker in Hillsdale music and cognition series. "Improvisation and Consciousness"
Feb, 2001. Wheaton Conservatory. Wheaton, Ill. Improvisation master classes.
Jan 12, 2001. New York; performance of arrangement by Dave Liebman big-band. I arranged Liebman's composition, Hiroshima, which was originally written for soprano saxophone and piano, for 18-piece jazz orchestra. The performance was one of the headlining evening events at the International Association of Jazz Educators conference
July 2000. London, England. Presentation at annual meeting of Science and Medical Network, “Improvisation: Gateway to the Transpersonal”.
July 2000. Paris, France. International Association of Schools of Jazz annual convention. Performances, master classes and presentation, “Improvisation and Consciousness”. Member, IASJ Board of Directors; also serve as US Regional Coordinator for IASJ.
January, 2000. Panel discussion, "New Directions in Jazz Education", International Association of Jazz Educators annual conference, Dallas, Texas. I served on a panel with Graham Collier, head of the Royal Academy of Music jazz department in London, and Alan Chase, head of the jazz department at New England Conservatory
July 1999. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Performance and teaching at annual meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ). I am IASJ board-member.
June, 1999. Paris, France. Master Class in Contemporary Improvisation Techniques, Paris Conservatory.
June 1999. Lelystad, Holland. Performance with Dutch saxophonist Willem Helbreker, Lelystad Concert Hall,.
June 1999. “Trans-stylistic Improvisation: An Alternative Approach for Today’s Eclectic World”. Jyvaskyla, Finland jazz conference and festival. I was keynote speaker.
June 1999 “Art and Consciousness”. Seminar on Art and Philosophy, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland.
April 1999. “Improvisation, Time and Consciousness”. Improvising Across Borders Symposium. University of California at San Diego.
January 1999. “Craft, Creativity and Consciousness: Toward a New Paradigm of Jazz Education” International Association of Jazz Educators annual convention, Anaheim, Ca.
June 1999, Helsinki, Finland. Performance and lecture at Academy of Fine Arts Symposium.
June 1999. Hoors, Sweden. Visiting lecturer and performances at The University for Global Well-Being (now Holma Institute for Holistic Education)
November, 1996. National Association of Schools of Music annual meeting. "Improvisation and Composition in the Core Curriculum". Dallas, Tx.
January, 1996. "Creativity, Tradition and Change", a paper presented at the International Association of Jazz Educators convention in Atlanta, Ga.
November, 1996. National Association of Schools of Music annual meeting. "Improvisation and Composition in the Core Curriculum". Dallas, Tx.
January, 1996. "Creativity, Tradition and Change", a paper presented at the International Association of Jazz Educators convention in Atlanta, Ga.
January 1994. "Nonlinear Time Dynamics: A Cognitive Model for the Improvisation Process" at International Jazz Educators Convention. Boston.
January 1993. Conference of the Program in Nonlinear Studies, The University of Michigan. "Temporal perception as a feedback mechanism in musical improvisation". An interdisciplinary conference.
January 1993. Presentation of workshop, “Contemporary jazz composition techniques” at conference of International Association of Jazz Educators, San Antonio, Texas.
February 1992. Presented paper entitled “Nonlinear temporal perception in improvised music” at conference for the Society for Music Perception and Cognition at the University of California at Los Angeles.
E. Articles about Ed Sarath
October 1996. "Michigan's Sarath Expands Jazz Horizons", Downbeat Magazine.
April 1996 "Ed Sarath Challenges Basic Assumptions in Jazz Education", Arts Midwest Jazz Magazine
F. Composition
A. Commissions
Trends of Time, for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Quartet. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Dec 2002.
Aquarium, for 22 dancers and 8 piece chamber ensemble. 1999. Evelyn Velez Aquayo, choreographer. Power Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Rites of Passage, for jazz orchestra, commissioned by WDR, West German Radio, for International Association of Schools of Jazz Gala concert, Cologne, Germany, 1999. Bill Dobbins, conductor. Michael Brecker, David Liebman soloists.
Arrangement and orchestration of David Liebman’s Memories, Dreams and Reflections, a multi-movement work for 20-piece jazz orchestra. Premiered at Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, September, 1994.
Life Cycles, for Grosse Ile Jazz Orchestra; premiered May, 1993 at Grosse Ile Jazz Festival.
B. Other performances of compositions
Over 20 works for large jazz ensemble performed and premiered at jazz festivals between 1979-and the present. Performances by jazz ensembles at Tatui Conservatory, Brazil; Penn State University, University of Colorado, Colorado State University, The University of Southern Maine, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Tulsa, Abilene Christian University, University of Massachusetts. Festivals: North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, IASJ Gala Concert in Cologne, W. Germany. Numerous compositions for small jazz ensemble.
G. Grants and Fellowships
- American Council for Learned Societies, Contemplative Practice Fellowship, to design new course called “Creativity and Consciousness” at The University of Michigan. 1998.
- Rackham School for Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan. 1991. Faculty Research Grant, to record my music.
- Rackham School for Graduate Studies, 1988. Faculty Research Grant, to record my music.
- National Endowment for the Arts. 1987. Jazz Performance fellowship grant to support tour of Ed Sarath Quartet.
- National Endowment for the Arts. 1986. Jazz Composition fellowship grant, one of 8 awarded nationally, to compose multi-movement work for jazz orchestra.
- National Endowment for the Arts. 1985. Jazz Performance fellowship grant to support ESQ tour.
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