Dr. Joshua Skinner is a bassist who maintains an active career as a performer and educator. Fluent in both jazz and classical idioms, Skinner frequently performs with the Skinner Trio, Utah Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Fort Collins Symphony, Idaho Falls Symphony and many other regional jazz and classical ensembles. Skinner has performed with numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, including the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Company. He currently co-leads a funk-pop fusion group “Promotional Code” who recently released their debut album on the Dazzle Records label. He has traveled throughout the United States as a performer, clinician and adjudicator working with both classical and jazz soloists and ensembles. Skinner is faculty at Utah State University, teaching the bass studio, courses in jazz studies and music theory. Skinner holds a Doctorate in bass performance from the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to his graduate studies he worked as an educator in public schools teaching band, orchestra, mariachi, world music, and general music. Skinner is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, The International Society of Bassists, Jazz Education Network, NAfME, and ASTA. Joshua Skinner Jazz Bass Studies Joshua Skinner 119 Music Building Cheney WA 99004-2434 (509) 359-2241 [email protected] Joshua Skinner, Jazz Bass Studies

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Dr.JoshuaSkinnerisabassistwhomaintainsanactivecareerasaperformerandeducator.Fluentinbothjazzandclassicalidioms,SkinnerfrequentlyperformswiththeSkinnerTrio,UtahSymphony,GreeleyPhilharmonic,FortCollinsSymphony,IdahoFallsSymphonyandmanyotherregionaljazzandclassicalensembles.SkinnerhasperformedwithnumerousorchestrasandchamberensemblesinWashington,Idaho,Montana,Wyoming,Utah,Arizona,andColorado,includingtheUtahFestivalOperaandMusicalCompany.Hecurrentlyco-leadsafunk-popfusiongroup“PromotionalCode”whorecentlyreleasedtheirdebutalbumontheDazzleRecordslabel.HehastraveledthroughouttheUnitedStatesasaperformer,clinicianandadjudicatorworkingwithbothclassicalandjazzsoloistsandensembles.SkinnerisfacultyatUtahStateUniversity,teachingthebassstudio,coursesinjazzstudiesandmusictheory.SkinnerholdsaDoctorateinbassperformancefromtheUniversityofNorthernColorado.Priortohisgraduatestudiesheworkedasaneducatorinpublicschoolsteachingband,orchestra,mariachi,worldmusic,andgeneralmusic.SkinnerisamemberofPiKappaLambda,TheInternationalSocietyofBassists,JazzEducationNetwork,NAfME,andASTA.

Joshua Skinner Jazz Bass Studies

Joshua Skinner 119 Music Building Cheney WA 99004-2434 (509) 359-2241 [email protected]

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