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CURRICULUM VITAE HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION
M.A., Jazz Performance, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 1987-89
B.A., Studio Music / Jazz and English Literature, University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida 1970-72 (for more information see page two)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Florida International University, Academy of Life Long Learning, Lecturer
University of Miami, Institute for Retired Professionals, Lecturer (for more
information see page three)
AWARDS and HONORS
University of Miami Full Scholarship (for more information see page four)
RECORDINGS
RECORDINGS as LEADER
For Friends 2000
Live at the Tuscany 2002
Meet Me in Miami (City of Miami theme)
Caribbean Classics
Other Recordings:
Les Lauriers Roses
Live in Atlanta (University of Miami Jazz Band 1)
For Love, Not Money with Randall Dollahon
Back in Miami
Shake a Leg
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PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
The Joe Donato Show, Tours throughout the United States, Canada, Central /
South America, Europe, and Asia.
(for more information see page nine)
EDUCATION
University of Miami
Houston Baptist College
University of Houston
Glassboro State Teacher College
Principle Teachers:
Jazz Piano Saxophone Voice Dance
Vince Maggio Kirby Campbell Fred Steele Jack Eppley
Mike Gerber Gary Keller Susan Boardman Steve Condos
Mike Orta Gary Campbell
Dennis Sandole Jerry Coker
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor of Jazz and Pop History, Miami Dade College,
Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida 2005
Jazz Band 11, Miami Dade College, conductor 2005
Killian Jazz Festival, Miami, Florida, judge and clinician 2005
Music Director for Grace Lutheran Learning Center,
Miami Springs, Florida 2001, 2002
Substitute Teacher, Vineland, New Jersey 1983
Saxophone Instructor, Miami Dade Community College 1978
Private Lessons in Saxophone 1970 to the present
University of Miami Summer Camp Coral Gables, Florida: Lecturer, Saxophone
Instructor and Ensemble Director
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Master Class
Master Classes at the following schools:
University of Miami English Department, Kathleen Gordon 2002
Miami Springs Elementary School, 2000
Emerson Elementary School, 1999
Miami Shores Fine Arts Commission, 1997
Fair Havens Center, 1997
YMCA of Greater Miami, 1995
Gulliver Academy, 1994
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HONORS, AWARDS
Grace Lutheran Multi Culture Music Award, 2002, 2001
Fair Havens Center Award for outstanding service and devotion, 2001,
2000,1999,1995
Miami Springs Elementary School Award 2001
Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society 1989
Key to the City Award, Vineland, New Jersey 1986
International Festival of the Americas Award, University of Miami School of
Music 1985
State of New Jersey Developmental Award, Miguel Cruz Center 1985
Shake a Leg Award, Miami, Florida 1981
Greater Miami Broadcaster Association Award for best Musical Commercial 1976
Jackson Memorial Hospital Award for outstanding and commendable service,
1976
Variety Children s Hospital Award 1975. Edwin H. Bishop
Dade Cultural Alliance Award for outstanding service and dedication to Miami-
Dade Florida Arts Community, 2000
Gulliver Preparatory School Award for invaluable services, 1988, 1989
Outstanding College Students of America Award, 1989
Outstanding School Spirit Award, Grace Lutheran School, 2001-2002
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HONORS, AWARDS (continued)
Dean's Honor List, University of Miami, 1971, 1980-81, Houston Baptist College,
1968
The Children s Genetic Disease Foundation, Miami Shores, Florida 1995, 1996,
1997
EMPLOYMENT
Academic
Professor of Jazz Studies, Academy of Life Long Learning, Florida International
University,Miami, Florida 2005
Professor of Music, Institute for Retired Professionals, 2005
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 2005
University of Miami, Key Biscayne Campus 2005
Professor of Jazz and Pop History, Miami Dade College,
Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida 2005
Grace Lutheran Learning Center, Music Director
Miami Springs, Florida 2001, 2002
Substitute Teacher, Vineland, New Jersey 1983
Saxophone Instructor Miami Dade Community College 1978
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PUBLICATIONS
CDs:
For Friends 2000
Live at the Tuscany 2002
Meet Me in Miami (City of Miami theme)
Les Lauriers Roses
Live in Atlanta (University of Miami Jazz Band 1)
For Love, Not Money with Randall Dollahon
Back in Miami
Caribbean Classics
Shake a Leg Theme
300 original compositions including:
Grace Lutheran Alma Mater (elementary school alma mater)
I m With You (Miami Foundation to Cure Paralysis)
PUBLICATIONS (Articles)
Jazz Appreciation, Individualism and Democracy
Jazzman, Jelly Roll
Filing a request for Jazz
Ferdinand the First
Analysis of Armstrong and Beiderbecke
Miami Springs Gazette, Tom Curtis, editor
Entertainment News and Views, Howard Salus, editor
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UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE
University of Miami 1989, 1971
Glassboro State Teachers College 1984
Houston Baptist 1968
University of Houston 1968
PRESENTATIONS (Academic and Professional)
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami (Haiti Relief Service) 2004
Zoological Society of Florida 2003
University of Miami English Department, Kathleen Gordon 2002
Sunburst Farms, 2001
Arts and Business Council of Miami, 2001
Dole Flowers, 2000
Miami Springs Elementary School, 2000
Emerson Elementary School, 1999
Miami Shores Fine Arts Commission, 1997
Fair Havens Center, 1997
YMCA of Greater Miami, 1995
Gulliver Academy, 1994
ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS
President of AMO Music
CEO of Joe Donato Inc.
Contractor, conductor and band leader for Joe Donato Music
SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to Jazz, Florida International University (North Campus)
Academy for Life Long Learning
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SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT (continued)
Jazz Appreciation, Institute of Retired Professionals, University of Miami, Coral
Gables and Key Biscayne Campuses
History of Jazz and Pop Music, Miami Dade College
Applied Saxophone Studies, Miami Dade Community College
Jazz Band 11, Miami Dade College
Saxophone Seminar, Miami, Florida
Singing in the Elementary School, Miami Springs, Florida
Introduction to Music, University of Miami Summer Camp, Coral Gables, Florida
Applied Saxophone Studies, University of Miami Summer Camp, Coral Gables,
Florida
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
Miami Herald: Gail Meadows, Joan Fleishman, Howard Cohen and Tom Moon
Miami New Times: Lee Zimmerman
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Federation of Musicians member since 1955
Non-Academic Employment
Performing Artist throughout North / Central / South America, Europe, and Asia,
1950 to the present.
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients:
Donald Kahn
Rolling Stones
Cher
James Galway
Dizzy Gillespie
Harrah's Reno & Lake Tahoe
Bella Goldstein
Duffy Jackson
Governor of Florida Lawton Chiles
Fine Jacobson Schwartz Nash Block & England
Helene Troup
Gene & Isabel Singletary
Donald Trump
Carmen & Curtis Lundy
Breakers Hotel
Andre Watts
Fisher Island
Jack Siegel Orchestra
Denise Clemente
Rod & Reel Club
Andy & Lilli Neale
Chef Mark Millitello
Chef Allen
Marian Center
Simon Salz
Jordan and Mary Jane Starr
Joseph Tarnove
Miami Dade Public Library System
Chef Norman Van Aiken
Lynne Emmer
La Ronde, West Hampton, NY
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Dorothy Fields
Glen Terry
Miami Childrens Hospital
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Jerry Marshall Music
Lutheran Church Conference
Jamaica Jazz Festival
WTMI Radio
Kravis Center
Maximum Dance Company
David Greenberg
March of Dimes
Baur au Lac, Zurich
Hilton, Las Vegas
Nabisco
Greenbriar
Jaguar, West Palm Beach
Randall Dollahon
Bill Doggett
Smith & Knibbs, Inc
Florida International University
Victor Posner
George Abbott
William Blessor D.D.S.
James Beard Society
James Judd
La Gorce Country Club
Bobby Watson
Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
Boca Raton Resort & Club
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
Turnberry Isles Resort & Club
Tommy LaSorda
Will Lee
Tony Sanso
Oleg Cassini
Oscar De La Renta
One Night Stan's
Carmen McCrae
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Patti Labelle
Groove Holmes
Dr. & Mrs. Dan
Sharon & Kalpesh Chottai
United Jewish Appeal
Miami's For Me
Merle Kravitz
Miami Heat
National Museum of American Art
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach
Art Blakey
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Carlyle Hotel
Fish Ray Revue
Temple Shir-A-Mir
Art Deco Festival
Miami Book Fair
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Mario Andretti
David Brenner
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assoc.
Jay Carmen
Mozart Fest
American Institute of Architects
B'nai Israel of Boca Raton
New World School of the Arts
Andy Williams
Gordon & Company
Center for the Arts
Summit of the Americas
Paul L Mosconi, Interior Design
Danny Thomas
University of Miami
Jonathon Kates, M.D.
Delano Hotel
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Elaine Bloom, State Representative
Anthony Abraham
Film Society of Miami
Michael & Diane Bienes
Murray Yanks
Mayfair in the Grove
Desi Arnaz
Nina Simone
Nat King Cole
Miami Visitors and Convention Bureau
Caesars, Las Vegas
The Reach
Burger King Corp.
James S. Bramnick
Karen Peterson Dancers
City of Miami
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Kies
The Claridge Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City
Shake-a-leg Foundation
Pearson, McGuire Associates
Matt Bonelli
Challenge Air
Nicole Yarling
Gulfstream Air
Health South
Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami Film Festival
Frankie Mann
Brian Murphy
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Lucille's Knoxville
The Barnacle Society
Leukemia Society of America
Bass Museum of Art
City of Miami Beach
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Voices United
Jack L. Dillard
Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center
American Welding Society
Miami Beach Festival of the Arts
Dr. Francesco Fabiani
CineVideo Tech
Grammy Festival
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Celia Cruz
Committee of One Hundred
Miami Shores Fine Arts Commission
Herbert Spiegel
Zoological Society of Florida
Knoxville Jazz Festival
Nat Chediak
Crocker Center
Miami, Hotel & Motel Association
City of Miami Beach
Miami Jewish Home
City of Hollywood
Lucky Jeans, Barry Perlman
Sid & Linda Goldberg
Chez Paree, Chicago
Fair Havens Center Foundation
The New Theatre
Ruth Dollahon
Laura and Philip Fidler
Arturo Sandoval
Temple B'nai Israel
Vince Maggio
Au Bar, Palm Beach
Rabbi Frank
Courtney Wilson Monahan
Roland Hanna
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Viscaya
Chip Cassidy
Interior Design Guild
Paul Cohen Band
City of Vineland, N.J.
Grove Isle
Carl Bernstein
Philip Caputo
Chef Dawn Sieber
Wayne Huizenga
Lance & Christian Sieler
Dr.John Christie
Miami Book Fair
Fountainbleu Hotel
Tennessee Williams Fine Art Center
Orange Bowl
Health South
Miami Lakes Jazz Fest
La Gorce Country Club
Jockey Club
Miami Design Preservation League
Miami Light Project
Miami Springs Women's Club
Helen & Harold Kittay
WLRN FM Radio
Baptist Hospital Foundation
Young Patronesses of the Opera
Virgin Atlantic
University of Tennessee
Voices United
Merrick Festival
Houston Astrodome
Joseph Caleb Center
Ira Sullivan
Janis Ian
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SELECTED LIST of Joe Donato colleagues and clients (continued)
Florida International University
Cartier Gala
Christine's Jupiter
Holtzman, Krinzman, Equels & Furia
United Way of Dade County
YMCA of Greater Miami
Indian Creek Country Club
Buddy Galzerano Orchestra
Dr. Cheeko
Walt Disney World
Burger King
Diplomat Hotel
Renee & David Liberman
Joe Dale Orchestra
The Mighty Tinker
Alvin Goodman
WDNA Radio
Dante Luciani
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