Marcoscavalcantejazz
5.0Exceptional(5)
Serves Las Cruces, NM
Michael W. says, "I go to know Dr. Cavalcante when he was the director of the Jazz band at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, NM. After he left that position, I studied with him privately for 2 additional years. His knowledge base is amazing and what I would expect from a PhD educated musician. His ability to dissect and simplify jazz concepts is a real plus. I have spent lots and lots of time studying Dan Haerle's text "The Jazz Language" but Dr. Cavalcante made it all understandable. His ability to teach the concepts of understanding jazz improvisation is remarkable-he starts with simple ideas and concepts and gradually builds on them until they are quite sophisticated. As we moved to different areas in my studies, the basic concepts kept reappearing (as well they should). As the director of a jazz band, he did a remarkable job of getting the students interested and engaged in his program. He is a good human being and a nice person to get to know and work with. I would study with him again without any hesitation whatsoever and I highly recommend him for students of all levels of ability." Read more