Joel DiBartolo
Director, Jazz Studies/Bass
Joel.DiBartolo@NAU.EDU
(928) 523-3496
Building 37, Room 139
Joel Di Bartolo, Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of String Bass joined the NAU faculty in 1995. Mr. Di Bartolo has had an extensive performing career which includes 18 years with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band. He has also toured with Buddy Rich, John Abercrombie, Carmen McRae, Freddie Hubbard, Maynard Ferguson, Ernie Watts, Joe Williams, Denny Zeitlin, Sarah Vaughn and many other internationally known jazz artists. Before moving to Arizona in 1994, Mr. Di Bartolo was a mainstay in the Los Angeles studio scene and participated in the recording of the soundtracks for hundreds of television shows, movies, commercials and CD’s. In addition to his work in the jazz world, Mr. Di Bartolo was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by both Josef Krips and Lucas Foss and is currently a member of the Flagstaff Symphony. His major teachers include Buell Neidlinger and David Walter.
Mr. Di Bartolo holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Buffalo and because of his extensive experience in all fields of music has been granted terminal degree status by NAU. He was also recognized as one of the top eight faculty mentors in the 1999 NAU centennial yearbook and has been the subject of numerous feature articles in local and national publications.