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Pianist-composer Bill Dobbins has been an esteemed member of Eastman’s jazz faculty twice: from 1973 to 1994, and again from 2002 to the present. He is now Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, as well as conductor of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra.
Pianist-composer Bill Dobbins has been an esteemed member of Eastman’s jazz faculty twice: from 1973 to 1994, and again from 2002 to the present. (He spent the intervening years as music director of the West German Radio [WDR] Big Band.)
Carl Edward Dobkins Jr. (January 13, 1941 – April 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart Is an Open Book", which went to No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Bill Dobbins is Professor Emeritus of jazz studies & contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He joined the faculty in 1973, and was instrumental in designing the curricula for the masters and bachelors degree programs offered by Eastman’s Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media department.
Mar 16, 2005 · Bill Dobbins. Biography. Articles. News. Bill Dobbins teaches courses in jazz composing and arranging, gives applied lessons to jazz writing majors, and directs the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the Eastman Studio Orchestra.
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Bill Dobbins, professor of jazz studies at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, teaches jazz composition and arranging courses. He also directs the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, and Eastman Studio Orchestra, which are both award-winning.
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Bill Dobbins is professor of jazz studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he teaches the jazz composing and arranging courses and directs the award winning Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra.
