Director of Synergy Jazz
String Ensemble
Field
of Study: Jazz Violin, Viola
Education:
Degree in Violin Performance, Berklee College of Music,
studied with Matt Glaser. Also studied improvisation with
jazz educator Charlie Banacos and violin pedagogy with Magdalena
Richter. Other degrees: B.A. Earlham
College; M.A. in English
and American Literature, University of Chicago.
Biographical
Information: Paula
Zeitlin is a clinician for several schools, music camps, string teachers, the MMENC, and the national IAJE and ASTA conferences on jazz string history, jazz string reperoire, and improvisation. She is also an active member of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) "Alternative Styles" division, a contributor to the 2009 ASTA String Syllabus, and a copresenter at the Alternative Styles New Music Reading Sessions at the 2006-2010 national conferences. She is a member of the Jazz Educators Network (JEN) and the IAJE Jazz String Caucus. With over three decades of experience in folk, bluegrass, Western Swing, and jazz swing quartet, Zeitlin now performs with the Paula Zeitlin Quintet (PZQ).
Recordings:
Her debut CD as a leader, “Walk A Little Slower” (SAZL Music), was
released in 2002. Her latest CD is PZQ (2008).
Website:
http://www.paulazeitlin.com
Email
Photo by
Ana Cardenas
