Puerto Rico C
Resume:
R oy L. McGrath
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E DUCATION
C onservatorio de M sica de Puerto Rico
S axophone, Theory and Method
C olegio San Jos Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico C lass of 2006
H onor Student, AP Student, 4 .0 GPA
L oyola University New Orleans C lass of 2009
B achelor of Music in Jazz Studies Saxophone Performance (GPA 3.45)
O nly student to successfully complete the Jazz Performance degree in three
y ears (the average is four to five years for c ompletion)
W ORK EXPERIENCE m usician and businessperson
B erklee Five Week Summer Performance Program S ummer 2006
A warded a scholarship to attend Berklee School of Music Five Week
S ummer program. This scholarship was awarded at the Berklee Sch ool of
M usic Summer Workshops in San Juan, Puerto Rico during the annual
H eineken sponsored Jazzfest
C asa Borinquen Restaurant, San Juan Puerto Rico
J azz Quartet, Fridays and Saturdays 9:00 PM M idnight 6 /2005 to 6/2007
L eader. Responsible for obta ining contract, for recruiting musicians, and
p aying them.
S oleil Restaurant, San Juan Puerto Rico
J azz Quartet, Thursdays 8:00 1 0:00 PM 8 /2005 t o 6/2007
L eader. Responsible for obtaining contract, for recruiting musicians, and
p aying them.
C arli s Caf Concierto, San Juan Puerto Rico S ummers 2007 - 08
J azz Duo with Piano on Wednesdays, Jazz Quartet on Fridays and
S aturdays
C arli Munoz is a piano player living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He formed part
o f the world renowned pop rock group The Beach B oys for over a decade. He
s ettled down in San Juan, Puerto Rico and opened a jazz club there over 20
y ears ago and has remained on the jazz scene ever since.
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A lways Bar New Orleans Louisiana A ugust 2008 to May
J azz Trio on Thursdays 2 009
J anuary 2009
2 009 Louisiana All - state Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble
T hree day intensive workshop playing tenor saxophone. W ind ensemble
r epertoire.
S potted Cat with the John Marcey Jazz Quartet 2 008 - 2009
F renchmen Street New Orleans, Louisiana
J azz Quartet Saturdays 11AM - 3PM
S undays 3:00 - 6:30 PM
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O live Branch Restaurant F eb. - May 2009
S axophone/Jazz G uitar Duo w/ jazz guitarist Hap Pardo
C amp of the Woods Summer Music Staff Speculator, NY J une Sept. 2009
P rimary Tenor Saxophonist working with a Pop s Orchestra, Big Band, J une S ept.2010
S mall Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, Chapel Music Band, Wind J une S ept.2011
E nsemble Ban d Repertoire, and Classical recital repertoire
U nder the direction of Dr. John Winkler, principal trumpet of the Wheeling
S ymphony.
T aqueros/Coyoacan Fine Dining Latin Restaurant F ebruary 2010 - May
T enor saxop honist with Caf con Leche latin ensemble. Repertoire 2 010
i ncluded standard afrocuban and brazilian repertoire.
L eader. Responsible for obtaining contract, for recruiting musicians, and
p aying them.
J anuary 2010 - May
2 010
F redy Omar y Su Banda Latina
T enor saxophonist in Fredy Omar s band. Fredy Omar is known as the
Latin King of New Orleans and has been playing salsa in the city for
t he last 30 years.
A ugust 2008 - May
E asy Company
2 010
T enor saxophonist, composer, and booking agent for this five p iece funk
b and that has become very well known in New Orleans. Easy Company
h as played many of New Orleans finest venues and is currently
e xpanding its fan base to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
M usic Staff for the Musical Ai n t Misbehaving T he musical biography of M ay 15 - 20 2009
F ats Waller F ebruary 24 - 28 2010
P layed the role of Tenor Saxophone for the Show Band. Also responsible
f or rehearsing the band and coordinating rehearsals between actors and
t he Show Band
A lto/Te nor Saxophonist, Flutist and Clarinetist for Norwegian Cruise Lines S eptember 2010 -
M editerranean ship Gem November2010
M ulti - instrumentalist participating in a variety of ensembles including
j azz combo, jazz big band, pops orchestra, Top 40 Band, Entertainment
B and.
T enor Saxophonist,Flutist,Clarinetist for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines J anuary 2011
Enchantment of the Seas
M ulti - instrumentalist participating in a variety of ensembles including
j azz combo, jazz big band, pops orchestra, Top 40 Band, Entertainment
B and.
F ESTIVAL PERFORMANCE S
M usicfest, Orlando, Florida
S chool Choir T enor M arch 2004
P rimavera Musicale Veronese Concorso Internazionale di Canto, Verona, Italy M arch 2005
S chool Choir T enor
D isney Festival & All Star Festiv al, Orlando, Florida
J azz Band (Saxophone) and School Choir (Tenor) A pril 2006
B est Soloist, Best Small Jazz Combo
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N ew Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival M ay 20 08
L oyola University Jazz Big Band M ay 2009
st
1 T enor Saxophone
u nder the direction of John Mahoney
A pril 2010
N ew Orleans French Quarter Music Festival
F redy Omar y Su Banda Latina
T enor Saxophonist
L ANGUAGES
E nglish S panish
f ully bilingual, spoken, written and reading.
F rench
b asic and converstional
I ve wor ked as a freelance musician in the areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico and New Orleans
L ouisiana.
I nstructors:
T ony Dagradi ( private instructor, member of Astral Project, Carla Bley s big band, and Dr. John s
b and); Studied Saxophone and Performance skills a s well as the aesthetics of music
J ohn Mahoney ( director of jazz studies at Loyola New Orleans): Improvisation and Arranging for
s mall group and big band
V adim Neselovski : (piano player in the 2008 - 2009 Monk Institute) Improvisation and Small Group
D elfea yo Marsalis : Improvisation and Combo
J esse Boyd ( Local New Orleans jazz bassist): Improvisation and Small Group
F rank Gratkowski ( German Jazz saxophonist): artistry, aesthetics and the art of playing free jazz
B ill McHenry ( American jazz saxophonist): Priv ate lessons and Tone production
P atti Adams (Principal Flutist Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra): Basic flute and Performance
M iscellaneous Skills:
F luent in Finale Music Software
P roficient in Modern Arranging Techniques for Small Groups, Wind Ensembles a nd Big
B ands
E ducated in Leadership Techniques due to training in the Civil Air Patrol, the Auxiliary of
t he United States Air Force
T aught a body of 10 - 15 private saxophone students over the course of the last three years.
C ommunity Service:
M ember of t he Ignatio Volunteers, service and missionary group that helps those in need in
o ther areas of the world
o T raveled to Jamaica as a volunteer in May 2007 to help out in Kingston, Jamaica
w ith people in need of medical help, assisted in homes for lepers and f or terminal
p atients
o T raveled to Jamaica in December 2008 as the Leader and coordinator of a
C hristmas education camp in the Mona Commons in Kingston, Jamaica, to teach a
b ody of over 100 students over the course of two weeks. Responsible for picking 20
t eam members, arranging funding, transportation, logistics and coordinator of
e ducation camp. Subject matters taught where music, arts and crafts, math and
th
s cience to students ranging from kindergarten through 6 g rade.
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