Biography

Denis DiBlasio received his masters degree from the University of Miami. He is the Executive Director of the Maynard Ferguson Institute of Jazz at Rowan University and is a saxophonist, composer, arranger and musical director for the Institute. He is an internationally acclaimed performer, clinician and educator for the Yamaha Music Corporation of America. He is a published author of five texts on jazz improvisation and a recording artist for Encounter Records with nine CDs under his own name. Various articles, compositions and arrangements are with publishers Jamey Aebersold, Belwin, Hal Leonard, Kendor, Doug Beach, Roncorp, Vandoren, Kjos, Northeastern Music, Warner Brothers, Flute Talk, Saxophone Journal, and more.

Also visit:
Rowan University Jazz Program
Rowan University Jazz Ensembles

DiBlasio YouTube Clips:

• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Band Rehearsal Tips, Teach by Sound #1 - Getting the proper feel
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Band Rehearsal Tips, Teach by Sound #2 - Rhythm Section Considerations
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Band Rehearsal Tips, Teach by Sound #3 - Ensemble Setup
• Denis DiBlasio - A Life of Jazz
• Denis DiBlasio on Creating
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; The Importance of Good Time
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; Solo on One Scale
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; Some Ways to Use a Metronome
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; What Jazz Tunes Should I Learn?
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; Chord Confusion
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Tips; Transcribing Solos
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Improvisation Techniques; Scales
• Denis DiBlasio, Sight-Reading
• Denis DiBlasio, Jazz Articulation
• Denis DiBlasio, Singing Into the Flute 1
• Denis DiBlasio, Singing Into the Flute 2
• Denis DiBlasio, Singing Into the Flute 3
• Denis DiBlasio, Stress free Fermata Technique
• Denis DiBlasio Talks About His Pathways to Improvisation Book
• Denis DiBlasio and Gerry DeLoach Live at Chris's in Philadelphia
• Denis DiBlasio and Brian Betz Playing the Blues
• Denis DiBlasio returns to the ISU Jazz Camp

Jazz Ed Resources. YouTube clips of just a few of the many great jazz resources that have been successful in my teaching and playing:

• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Creating a Jazz Vocabulary by Jerry Bergonzi
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Dave Liebman, 4 great books!
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - David Baker's How to Play Bebop
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Jazz Arranging Techniques by Gary Lindsay
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Jazz Handbook (Aebersold Jazz)
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony by Ron Miller
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Patterns For Jazz by Jerry Coker
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns by Yusef Lateef
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Technique of the Saxophone - Scale Studies by Joseph Viola
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - The Jazz Sound by Dan Haerle
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Expansions by Gary Campbell
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - The Real Easy Real Book (3-Horn Edition)
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - The Triadic Chromatic Approach by George Garzone
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Two fantastic books by Mark Levine
• Denis DiBlasio on Jazz Ed - Voicings for Jazz Piano by Frank Mantooth