Bruce Arnold
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Bruce Arnold (born July 31, 1955) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, educator and author. His works are a juxtaposition of 20th Century twelve-tone compositional methods and jazz improvisation techniques.
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[edit] Performance background
Mr. Arnold moved to New York City in 1988 where he became an active member of the Jazz community producing many recordings as a sideman and leader.
His recordings as a leader include:
- 1994 Blue Eleven MMC Recordings
- 1998 A Few Dozen Muse Eek Recordings
- 2001 Give em' Some Muse Eek Recordings
- 2004 Duets with Olivier Ker Ourio Muse Eek Recordings
His recordings as a sideman include:
- 2002 Spooky Actions: Music of Anton Webern for Jazz Quartet
- 2003 Spooky Actions: Songs of the Nations
- 2004 Spooky Actions: Early Music
- 2005 Spooky Actions Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the end of Time
Mr. Arnold is a co-founding member of Spooky Actions a jazz group which explores improvisations using classical music repertoire.
[edit] Educational background
Mr. Arnold received a BM from Berklee College of Music in 1980.
[edit] Teaching background
Mr. Arnold taught at New England Conservatory of Music, Dartmouth College, Berklee College of Music from 1984 to 1988. He is also a faculty at the following colleges:
- Princeton University in 1989,
- New York University in 1989,
- New School University, 2002,
- City College of New York. 2003
- In 2005 Mr. Arnold became director of the New York University Summer Guitar Intensive, a program focusing on advanced improvisational skills.
[edit] Author Background
Mr. Arnold is the author of more than 50 music instruction texts devoted to crucial aspects of guitar technique, music theory, ear training, time, sight reading, and the overall mastery of high-level performance skills. These books are published by Muse eek Publishing Company.
