Mike Titlebaum is serving as the February 2012 Jazz Mentor to The National Association for Music Education (NAfME, formerly MENC), and the organization has published a companion interview called "5 Questions for the February 2012 Jazz Mentor." The piece can be found on their website at http://www.nafme.org/v/jazz/5-questions-for-the-february-2012-jazz-mentor.
Saxophonist/composer/arranger Mike Titlebaum is Director of Jazz Studies at Ithaca College (IC). He is the creator of the Ithaca College Jazz Composition Contest and the Ithaca All-Star Jazz Invitational for aspiring high school jazz musicians. Before teaching at IC, Titlebaum lived in the New York City region, playing gigs in many of New York’s world famous musical venues, including the Blue Note, Smalls, Augies, Fez/Time Café and the infamous CBGB's as well as the pit orchestra of the Broadway musical Cats. He has also has published numerous compositions and arrangements through Lorenz (Heritage Jazz Works), Advance Music, and GIA Publications.
Please join us in congratulating Mike as the NAfME jazz mentor for February 2012!
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20120206100543217