Featured Clinician:
Mike Steinel

Mike Steinel is a jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer and arranger. He is presently Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, where he teaches jazz improvisation, pedagogy of jazz improvisation and a jazz trumpet master class.

Mike has served on the faculties of numerous jazz camps, including the Clark Terry Jazz Camp and the Jamey Aebersold Improvisation Workshop. He has performed with many notable jazz artists, including Clark Terry, Don Ellis, Bill Evans and Jerry Bergonzi, and has recorded with the Chicago Jazz Quintet and the Frank Mantooth Big Band. He leads the UNT Faculty Jazz Quintet that performs throughout the United States and Scandinavia.

Mike is the author of a book on jazz improvisation entitled Building a Jazz Vocabulary and has published many compositions for jazz ensemble. He is also the author of Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble, a comprehensive method for jazz style and improvisation for young players published by Hal Leonard Corporation. In 1993, he served as Co-Chair of the Jazz Advisory Panel for the National Endowment for the Arts. Mike holds degrees from Emporia State (BME) and North Texas State University (MME).

Chase Sanborn

Jazz trumpeter Chase Sanborn is the author of Brass Tactics and Jazz Tactics, books that have earned praise worldwide for their insightful yet light hearted and humorous look at the world of brass playing and jazz improvisation. A former member of the Ray Charles Orchestra, Chase is a veteran studio musician and is a Yamaha Artist. he can be heard in good company on his latest CD, Cut To The Chase.

A dedicated and celebrated music educator, Chase Sanborn is a member of the jazz faculty at the University of Toronto, and maintains a busy travel schedule, appearing as a clinician and guest artist.

Terry Promane

Terry is a low brass specialist and arranger, active in jazz and commercial music. He appears with numerous Toronto based groups including the JUNO award winning Rob McConnell Tentet, The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, The Hilario Duran Latin Jazz Orchestra, The Mike Murley Septet, and the Dave Young Sextet and Octet.

As a writer, Terry has considerable experience composing and arranging for many groups including, The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Cartel, The Brigham Phillips Big Band, The Kirk MacDonald Big Band and Dave Young.

Terry is an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Toronto, and a former faculty member at Humber College, Mohawk College and York University. In 1999 and 2000 Terry was honored as the "Jazz Trombonist of the Year" from the Jazz Report magazine.

Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis is a freelance trumpet player, composer / arranger in the Toronto area. He is a member of the Paul Read Orchestra, and the Musical Director and featured soloist with the Jazz Mechanics Big Band, with whom he toured Italy and Austria in 2006. Jim has been featured on CBC's Jazzbeat and has played Jazz Festivals across Canada, in the United States and Europe with some of Canada's most creative jazz musicians.

He recently completed a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance at the University of Louisville, where he studied trumpet performance with Dr. Michael Tunnell, composition and arranging with John LaBarbera and improvisation with Jamey Aebersold, and is currently an adjunct Faculty member at both Humber College and the University of Toronto.

Jim Lewis will be leading the U of T Jazz Ensemble.