Lynne Arriale PO Box 2942 (813) 944-9186 Ponte Vedra, FL 32004 [email protected] Education Master of Music, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1981 Major: Piano Performance Bachelor of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979 Major: Music Theory, Piano Principal Private Instruction Classical: Adelaide Banaszynski, (1970-1974) Rebecca Penneys (1974-1989) Evelene Brancart (2011-present) Jazz Improvisation and Composition: Robert Aldrige, Charlie Banacos, Richie Beirach, Gary Campbell, Marc Copland, Daniel Cole, David Hazeltine, Fred Hersch, Andy LaVerne, Mike Longo, John McNeil, Kenny Werner and Hal Galper. University Employment Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2015-present) Associate Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2011-2015) Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2007-2010) Visiting Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2006- 2007) Additional Employment UNF Music Camps Lynne Arriale 1 Piano master classes, improvisation instruction, jazz history and jazz combo coaching (2013- present) North Florida Music Camps Piano master classes and improvisation instruction at the UNF Music Camps (2011-2013) Private piano studio instruction, including students from the US, Europe, China and Australia, instructing junior high, high school, college and professionals (1995-present). CREATIVE ACTIVITY/PERFORMANCES Awards and Recognition UNF President’s Faculty Leader Award for FY 2018-19 Invited to be a Yamaha Artist, http://www.yamaha.com/artists/lynnearriale.html Give Us These Days (2018) • Best Jazz CDs of 2018, Jazz History Online; Tom Cunniffe • Best New Jazz Releases of 2018; Artsfuse, Michael Ullman • #15 on National Jazz Week Radio Chart • Jazz Album of the Week, WRTI Radio • Nominated for the German Record Critics Award • Downbeat Magazine feature SOLO Best Jazz Album of 2012 Bird is the Worm http://www.birdistheworm.com/musician/lynne-arriale/ Review: http://www.birdistheworm.com/lynne-arriale-solo • Named one of the top CDs of 2012 by JAZZIZ Magazine • Irish Times – 4 stars • Named Best CD of 2012 – Bird’s the Worm • #28 National Jazz Week Radio • Pick of the Week - EMusic Convergence (2011) • DownBeat Magazine – 4 stars • #4 on National Jazz Week Radio Chart • Named in the Top 50 CDs of 2011 by JazzTimes • Named Ten Best New Jazz Releases of 2011 in journalist Ken Frankling’s “Jazz Notes” • ‘Dance of the Rain’ named in Frankling’s 10 Best New Songs of 2011 list • One of Jazz Police’s Essential CDs of 2011 Lynne Arriale 2 • Winner of the SESAC 2012 National Performance Activity Award Nuance CD/DVD (2008) • #4 Jazz Week Radio • DownBeat – 4 stars • The Guardian (London) – 4 stars • The Sunday Times (London) – 4 stars • CD of the month, Audio Magazine (Germany) • CD of the month, Stereo Magazine (Germany) • CD of the month, Fono Forum (Germany) LIVE CD/DVD (2005) • Selected in Billboard Magazine as one of Jazz’s Most Valuable Young Players • #17 Jazz Week Radio • Named one of United Press International's Best Jazz CDs • New Yorker Magazine’s Best CDs of the year • German Record Critics Award Come Together CD (2003) • #17 on Billboard Jazz chart • #3 on Jazz Week Radio chart • Jazz Collector – 4 Stars • Best Jazz CD of 2003 – United Press International's • SESAC’s (comparable to BMI or ASCAP) National Performance Activity Award Arise CD (2002) • #20 on Billboard jazz chart • #1 Jazz Week Radio Inspiration CD (2000) • Pick of the Month, BBC Music Magazine • #1 Jazz Week Radio • New Yorker Magazine’s One of the Best 6 CDs of the year • German Record Critics Award • Jazz Review – Editor’s Choice Live at Montreux CD (1999) • Critic’s Choice Reader’s Guide Magazine (Neil Tesser) Additional awards: Lynne Arriale 3 2007 Best of Jazz in Burghausen, Vol. 2 2005 JAZZIZ; Women in Jazz, Volume 6 2004 JAZZIZ Jazziz Critics and Readers Choice, best of 2004 2004 JAZZIZ Key Players, vol. 4 2004 San Francisco Jazz Festival “Best of the Festival” 2003 San Francisco Jazz Festival Cd Sampler, Vol. 7 1993 Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition National and International Jazz Performances Extensive concert, festival and club performances throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, the UK, Japan and Australia including Japan tour with “100 Golden Fingers” group, with jazz greats Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Harold Mabern, Junior Mance, Monty Alexander, Roger Kellaway, Ray Bryant and Cedar Walton. Touring and performances with multi-Grammy winner, Randy Brecker, trumpet/flugelhorn, Czech Medal of Honor recipient and bassist George Mraz, NEA Jazz Master, Benny Golson. Performances 10/20/19 Jazz Club Luzerne, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Luzerne, Switzerland Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: https://www.jazzluzern.ch/konzerte/item/lynne-arriale- trio.html 10/19/19 Chorus Club, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Lausanne, Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: Switzerland http://www.chorus.ch/programme/ 10/18/19 Jazzclub Lustenau, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Lustenau, Austria Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums 10/14- Pizza Express, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper London, England 15/19 Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/lynne- arriale-trio/338007533608 10/10- Recording new CD at Motormusic Studio, Lynne Mechelen, Belgium 11/19 Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums 5/26/19 Lynne Arriale, solo: Meilen, Switzerland https://www.musigzuerisee.ch/lynnearrialesolo/ 5/25/19 Birdland, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, Neuburg, Germany bass and E.J. Strickland, drums Lynne Arriale 4 5-24-19 The Jazzkeller, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Esslingen, Germany Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: http://www.jazzkeller- esslingen.de/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%2 6view%3Dsection%26layout%3Dblog%26id%3D17%2 6Itemid%3D29 5/23/19 A-Trane, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, Berlin, Germany bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: https://www.a-trane.de 5-21-19 Culture Ship Thor, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Zwolle, NL Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums 5/21/19 Masterclass at ArtEZ Conservatory, Lynne Arriale Trio, Zwolle, NL featuring Jasper Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums 5/20/19 Private event Amsterdam 5/19/19 Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, bass and Horgen, Switzerland E.J. Strickland, drums: https://www.musigzuerisee.ch/lynnearrialetrio/ 5/17-18/19 Bird’s Eye, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Basel, Switzerland Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums: https://www.birdseye.ch 3/22/19 Zinc Bar, Piano Series, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Orlando Le Fleming, bass, Carl Allen, drums: https://zincjazz.com 2-15-19 Piano Summit, Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, piano solo, with Sullivan Fortner and Kirk Nurock: https://hudsonhall.org/performing-arts/event-calendar/ 2/2/19 Dakota Jazz Workshop, (high school students) Minneapolis, MN 2/1/19 The Dunsmore Room, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Minneapolis, MN Chris Bates, bass and JT Bates, drums: https://croonersloungemn.ticketfly.com 11/17/18 Cafe Coda, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Dennis Madison, WI Carroll, bass and Greg Artry, drums 10/25/18 Yamaha/WBGO private event New York City, NY 10/19- The Sequoia Room, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Fort Bragg, CA 20/18 Darek Oleszkiewicz, bass and Lewis Nash, drums 10/17/18 Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave. at 18th Oakland, CA St. Oakland, CA 94612, Lynne Arriale, solo, 8 pm: http://piedmontpiano.com, 510-547-8188 Lynne Arriale 5 9/30/18 TheMu, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, Reutlingen, Germany bass and E.J. Strickland, drums:https://themu- ev.de/event/lynne-arriale-trio 9/25-29/18 Marians Jazz Room, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Bern, Switzerland Jasper Somsen, bass and E.J. Strickland, drums 8/11/18 Recontres Musicales de Champery, Lynne Arriale Trio, Champery, featuring Jasper Somsen, bass, and Jasper van Hulten, Switzerland drums 7/21/18 Snug Harbor, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring James New Orleans, LA Singleton, bass, Johnny Vidacovich, drums: https://snugjazz.com/calendar 6/17-22/18 UNF Music Camp (high school students) 6/7/18 Kunstcentrum Catharinakapel, Jazzdagen Harderwijk, Harderwijk, Netherla Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jasper Somsen, nds bass, Pieter Bast, drums 05/22/18 Jazz Kitchen, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Matt Ulery, Indianapolis, IN bass and Jon Deitemyer, drums 05/20/18 Polyrhythm's 3rd Sunday Jazz Series, The River Music Davenport, IA Experience, Redstone Room, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Matt Ulery, bass and Jon Deitemyer, drums 05/17/18 PianoForte, Lynne Arriale Trio featuring Matt Ulery, Chicago, IL bass, Jon Deitemyer, drums 05/15/18 The Dunsmore Room, Lynne Arriale Trio featuring Minneapolis, MN Chris Bates, bass, Cory Healy, drums 05/15/18 New CD "Give Us These Days" -- US release on Challenge Music, featuring Jasper Somsen, bass, Jasper van Hulten, drums, and special guest vocalist, Kate McGarry 05/13/18 BLU Jazz Club, Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring Jeff Milwaukee, WI Hamann, bass, Dave Bayles, drums 05/12/18 Lynne Arriale Solo, house concert Greenfield, WI 01/05/18 Jazz Education Network Convention "Just 3", UNF Jazz Dallas, TX Combo, directed by Lynne Arriale 12/18/17 Recording new CD for Challenge Music, release date Belgium May, 2018 US, June, 2018 Europe;