Chris Vadala

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Christopher Joseph "Chris" Vadala (* 1948 in Poughkeepsie ; † January 17, 2019 ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , flute , clarinet ) and university teacher .

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Vadala attended the Eastman School of Music , earned a Bachelor of Arts in saxophone and music education and a master's in clarinet from Connecticut College. This was followed by postgraduate studies at the Eastman School. In the 1970s and 80s he worked for Chuck Mangione ; in the course of his musician career he played a. a. with Quincy Jones , BB King , Ella Fitzgerald , Aretha Franklin , Plácido Domingo , Chick Corea , Natalie Cole , Herbie Hancock , Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder . In 1999 he recorded the album Out of the Shadows under his own name .

Vadala has taught at the University System of Maryland as head of the Jazz Studies department ; prior to that, he spent 30 years at DeMatha Catholic High School. In the field of jazz he was involved in 44 recording sessions between 1970 and 2015 (including with Jeff Tyzik, Cabo Frio and the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet), in more than 100 sessions in total.

Discographic notes

  • Out of the Shadows (1999), with Mark Cook (keyboards), Pepe Gonzalez (bass), Steve Fidyk (drums)
  • Chris Vadala & Rick Whitehead: Eastern Standard Time (2015), with John Previti (bass), Barry Hart (drums)
  • Chris Gekker, Rita Sloan, Clara O'Brien, Chris Vadala: Ghost Dialogues (Metier, 2017)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Angela Roberts: UMD's jazz studies director Chris Vadala remembered for “unfailing generosity of spirit”. News from dbknews.com, January 21, 2019. Accessed March 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Frank Yemi: Chris Vadala death: Tributes pour in after woodwind legend and inspirational educator dies. monstersandcritics, January 18, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 6, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Vadala, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vadala, Christopher Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Poughkeepsie
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 2019