Tarik Hassan, Double Bass & Electric Bass

2401 Manor Road, #224 Austin, Texas 78722 904-226-4481 [email protected]

PROFILE Bassist, Composer, and Educator. Mission: To provide students with the necessary tools to achieve their goals, and to help them develop the skills they will need to continually learn and grow throughout their careers.

EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, University of Texas; Austin, TX — 2013-2015 • Assisted and substitute teaching for Jazz Appreciation, coaching jazz combos and ensembles • Taught private bass lessons • Assisted with running the Longhorn Jazz Festival • Assisted with the daily activities of running a jazz program. Teaching Artist, Community Works; New Orleans, LA — 2012-2013 • Taught guitar and general music classes in after school programs in various middle schools in the New Orleans area. Guest Artists, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts; New Orleans, LA — 2007-2013 • Accompanied students in their juries and provided them with feedback on how to improve. Teaching Assistant, University of New Orleans; New Orleans, LA — 2007-2009 • Coached jazz combos and assisted with the daily activities involved in running a jazz program.

EDUCATION University of Texas Austin, TX - Doctorate of Music - Performance, Jazz Emphasis, A.B.D. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA - Masters of Music - Jazz Studies, 2009 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - Bachelors of Arts, Jazz Studies, 2004 Lessons: Nicholas Payton, John Fremgen, Roland Guerin, Neal Caine, Rodney Jordan

PERFORMANCE/EXPERIENCE • Musicians Performed With: Jason Marsalis, Ed Petersen, Irvin Mayfield, Steve Masakowski, Delfeayo Marsalis, Johnny Vidacovich, Marlon Jordan, Andre Hayward, Mitch Watkins, Troy Davis, Evan Christopher. • In School Performances: Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Joshua Redman, Lionel Loueke, Maurice Brown, Larry Willis, Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts. • Festivals: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage, French Quarter Festival (NOLA), Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Festival, Festival Gannat ‘Les Cultures Du Monde’ (France). • Recordings: Tarik Hassan (self-titled), Ed Petersen and the Test, The Mission; The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Songs from the Lower Mississippi Delta.