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Beverly Botsford

PERFORMING ARTIST * ARTS EDUCATOR * TEACHING ARTIST

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Resume of Professional Experience (partial list)

Percussionist, Educator, Dancer, Storyteller

PERFORMING

1998 - Presen t Nnenna Freelon (Jazz Vo calist)

Performances in major jazz f estivals, theaters and clubs arou nd the wor ld, including,

Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bow l, Monter ey Jazz Festival, Prince A lbert Hall (London),

BET Jazz, CBS Good Morning (national television)

1983 - 1997 Chuck Davis and the African A merican Dance Ensemble

Performing and touring throughout th e US and aboard for pr ograms su ch as: Southern

Arts Feder ation, Nor th Carolina Touring Program, Hong Kong (1994), St. Cro ix, VI

(1993), American Dance Festiv al - Durham, N C (1983 - 1993), Dance A spen, Co lorado

(1991), Dance Africa - Brooklyn, NY (1991), Kennedy Center - W ashing ton, D C (1985)

1980 - 1993 Group Sax (Jazz Ensemble)

North Carolina Touring Program (1987 - 1992), Recording and performing w ith Sir

Roland Hanna (1989), Open ing act for major jazz ar tists in cluding McCoy Tyner,

Tommy Flannigan, Ramsey Lew is, Buddy Rich, Ahmad Jamal, Mongo San tamar ia,

Teddy W ilson, Chuck Mangione, Paquito D'Rivera

1986 - Presen t Collaborat ion w ith Sto ryteller Louise Kessel

Performing in schools, librar ies, f estivals, co mmunity center s, etc.

Raleigh Storytelling Festival (1986- 94), Eno Riv er Festival, Durham, N C (1986 - 98),

WRA L TV Raleigh, N C Androgena Sho w (1994), Hudson River Rev ival (1987)

1988 - Presen t For Special Audiences

Murdock Cen ter (1991,92), Governor Moorehead School for the Blind - Raleigh, NC

(1988,90,98), Beg innings for Paren ts of Hearing Imp air ed Children (1988,90), U NC

Hospital Burn Center (1990)

1977 - 1980 Indigo - f emale musical quar tet (orig inal eclectic)

ARTS IN EDUCATION - Performance/Teaching

1979 - Presen t Dancing Drums - so lo performan ce programs in schools, lib raries, theaters and festivals

Wake County Schools - Raleigh, N C (1984 - Presen t),Johnston Co. Schools ( 1995-

present), Ch arlotte- Meck lenburg Schools (1985 - Pr esen t), Roanoke Public Schools

(2004), North Carolina Museu m of Ar t - Raleigh, N C (1987,88,90,94), Jazz Ch arlo tte

(1988-91), Smart Start Kids W RAL TV (2003), and Frog Ho llow (1981)

1985 - Presen t Residencies & Community Art s Pa rtnerships

Wake Co . Schools (1985-presen t), Greenv ille, N C Schools ( 1999), Sandersville, GA

(1997), Selma, AL (1996), Ocr acoke, N C (1991,92),

South Carolina Arts in Education Residen ce Program - Simp sonville, Camd en,

Spartanburg, Co lumbia, Georgetown, Marion, Florence

Creative Arts in the Public Schools/Durham Ar ts Council (1985 - 1997)

1985 - Presen t Workshop Leader

Arts Integ ration Instit ute- United A rts C ouncil ( 2010)

ECMMA- Ear ly Childhood Music Educators (2009)

NCCA T- North Carolina Center for the Ad vancement of Teaching (2008,07,06 04,01)

Var ious teachers wks in W ake Co, Johnston Co, Wilson, Tarboro.

Women in Per cussion Festival - Wichita State Univ ersity, KS (1997), A ll One Tr ibe

Drum Festival - Taos, N M (1994), Four Winds Foundation - New Or leans, LA (1993 -

95), Virgin ia Tech Resid ency, "Hair, Hands, & Feet" (1995)

1981 - Presen t African A rts A liv e w ith d ancers Normadien G ibson, Av a McFar lane, Sh erone Pr ice,

Wake County Schools (1986 - present), Mecklenburg County Schools (1998), Moore

County Schools (1990)

DANCE

1988 - 1998 American Dance Festiva l - Faculty M ember

ADF Seou l South Korea (1994), Dan ced in AA DE's performance of D istant Drum,

choreographed by Donald McCale, accomp anist for d ance classes, Mu sicians Concert

1997 - Presen t Collaborat ions

Urban Bush Women- Guest Artist- Un cen cored shows at Dance Theater

Workshop- NYC & U . of Minnasota

Ron Brow n & Evidence- Blu eprint of a Lady w/ Nnenna Freelon b and

Shows at th e Apollo Theater, K ennedy Cen ter, NJPA C, and oth ers

Ways and Means (1999), Two N ear the Edg e (1998), Urban Bush Women (1997)

1990 - Presen t Choreography

Arts Togeth er Shekere S weet (1991), North Carolin a's Tap Company Boot Dance (1990)

1986, '88, '90 Dance/Music Consultancy - W ake County Schools

AWARDS, GRANTS, AFFILIATIONS

NEA /Alternate ROO TS Touring Program ( 1998 - Presen t)

North Carolina Touring Roster (1996 - Pr esen t)

South ern Artists Registry- South ern Arts Federation (2008-presen t)

Altern ate ROOTS Ar tistic A ssistance Gran t ( 1990, 2004)

Emerging Ar tist Grant - Durham Ar ts Coun cil (2008,1998,1982)

Indie Award, The Durham Independen t (19 93)

International Creative Collaborations Panel - Ford Foundatio n (1997)

RECORDING (partial list)

N nenna Freelon- Homefree (2010) Concord Jazz

Lo is D eLoach- - Jazz, Blues, Spirituals (2010 )

Brenda Linton- Sparkle Plenty (2010)

Nnenna Freelon-The Quintessential Nn enna Freelon (2008) Concord Ja zz

Nnenna Freelon- -Blueprint of a Lady (2005) Concord Jazz, Grammy No minated

Nnenna Freelon- LIVE (2003) Concord Jazz

Nnenna Freelon- Soul Call ( 2001) Concord Jazz, Gra mmy Nominated

Beverly Botsford - Movin Up (1998)

Jazz South IV - Southern A rts Federat ion w ith Group Sax (1992)

Kha lid Saleem & Beverly Botsford - Rhythms o f Life (1991)

Group Sax - A New Level - featuring Sir Ro land H anna (1989)

J im Brock - A Trop ic Affa ir - Referen ce Recor ds (1989)

Da rry l Ryce - Caro lina Blue, Rounder Records (1988)

Group Sax - Prime Time (1987)

Lee Vent ures - 388 Marlboro Street (1987)

Scott Sawyer - Two Sides (1985)

Ro lly Grey and Sunf ire - Pla y with U s Tonigh t (1982)

EDUCATION

Experience has been my b est teacher . Tr avel and study on a r egular basis h ave augmen ted my growth . I

have taken study trips to Centr al and Sou th America, Jamaica, West Afr ica, Asia and Cuba ( three times). I

studied music at the University of Colorado (1972-1974) an d the University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill (1976-1979)

My most inf luential teach ers h ave b een :

Khalid Saleem (W est African Music)

Chuck D avis (African Cu lture, Movemen t, Arts in Education)

Michael Spiro ( Afro-Cuban Per cusion)

Miguel Pomier (Latin Per cussion, Jazz)

Rober to V iscaino (Afro-Cuban, Jazz)

Ramon "Sandy" Gar cia (Afro-Cub an Folk loric)

Ray Codring ton (Jazz)

Mamady Keita (D jembe/Dundun)

ARTS IN TEGRA TION TRAININ G

2010- A Plus Fellow invitation- currently an apprentice in training

2009- A Plus Teaching A rtist Traing Project, 4 d ay session, Eden ton, N C

Cr eating Ar ts-Integrated Resid encies

2007 & 2008 Kennedy Cent er Tra ining, 2, two-day sessio ns

Ar tists as Educators: Planning and Presenting Effective Workshops for Teacher s

2007- United Ar ts Council- Designing arts- integrated scho ol residen cies

2006- United Ar ts Council- Integrating Core Curricu lum for Teach ing Artists

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