Joel DiBartolo
Director, Jazz Studies/Bass
Joel.DiBartolo@NAU.EDU
(928) 523-3496
Building 37, Room 139
Joel DiBartolo, Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of String Bass,
joined the NAU faculty in 1995. Mr. DiBartolo 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. DiBartolo 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 CDs. In
addition to his work in the jazz world, Mr. DiBartolo was a member of
the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by both Josef Krips and Lucas Foss,
and is currently a member of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. His major teachers
include Buell Neidlinger and Theodore Mayer.
In December 2009, Mr. DiBartolo will conduct and perform with the City of Brussels (Belgium) Jazz Orchestraat the Midwest Clinic – An International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago; jazz clarinet virtuoso Eddie Daniels will be the featured artist. The following summer, Mr. DiBartolo will record his arrangements of Astor Piazzolla tangos for violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano. Following the recording, Mr. DiBartolo will fly to Italy to participate in the Schlern International Music Festival.
Mr. DiBartolo 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 NAU centennial yearbook and has been the subject of numerous feature articles in local and national publications.