Zlabinger, Thomas

Curriculum Vitae

  1. Education


    Degree Institution Field Dates
    PhD  Graduate Center / CUNY  Ethnomusicology  2013 
    MA  Queens College / CUNY  Jazz Performance  2001 
    BA  Grinnell College  Music  1996 

  2. Full-Time Academic Experience


    Institution Rank Field Dates
    York College  Lecturer, CCE  Performing & Fine Arts / Music  September 2010 - present 
    York College  Instructor  Performing & Fine Arts / Music  September 2005 - August 2010 

  3. Part-Time Academic Experience


    Institution Rank Field Dates
    Marymount Manhattan College  Adjunct Instructor  Fine & Performing Arts / Music  September 2003 - June 2005 
    Hunter College  Adjunct Lecturer  Music  September 2003 - May 2004 

  4. Non Academic Experience


    Place of Employment Title Date
    Jazz at the Chapel / Illinois Jacquet Performance Space  Artistic Director  September 2008 - present 

  5. Employment Record At This Institution

  6. Publications In Field Of Expertise

    1. Books:

      Zlabinger, Tom. FREE FROM JAZZ: The Jazz and Improvised Music Scene in Vienna after Ossiach (1971-2011). Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013 (in contract). approx. 300.

    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:

        Zlabinger, Tom. "NYC Jazz Educators Unite! A Plan of Action to Improve our Pedagogy of Jazz." Crescendo. 22.1 2012: 1.

        Zlabinger, Tom. "A Fusion of Responsibilities: The Result of Seven Years of Ensemble Direction at York College." DisCover: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching. 3.1 2011: 93-99.

      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings

          Zlabinger, Tom. "Enjoying the Shadow: An Examination of the Expanding Scope of Themes in Duke Ellington’s Music." International Association of Jazz Education Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook. 2005: 39-45.

          Zlabinger, Tom. "Freedom Suite Repeat: A Look at Sonny Rollins’ Original Work in Comparison to Two Recent Reconstructions by Branford Marsalis and David S. Ware." International Association of Jazz Education Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook. 2004: 151-4.

          Zlabinger, Tom. "Dymaxion Jazz: Ornette Coleman’s Use of Buckminster Fuller’s Theories for Inspiration and Validation." International Association of Jazz Education Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook. 2003: 175-8.

          Zlabinger, Tom. "Two Worlds Collide: The Influence of Karlheinz Stockhausen on Miles Davis." International Association of Jazz Education Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook. 2002: 34-9.

          Zlabinger, Tom. "Reinventing Tradition: The Extended Works of Charles Mingus." International Association of Jazz Education Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook. 2001: 108-12.

    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  7. Other Publications

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  8. Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances

    "International Society for Improvised Music Conference: Cross-Cultural Improvisation Workshops and Performances" July 2013: York College / CUNY.

    "Multiplayer Classroom: Team-Teaching the Art and Sound of Video Games across Two Disciplines (with Sarah Kate Gillespie)" April 2013: CETL Presentation.

    "OUTSIGHT (CD) with Ras Moshe" 2013: straw2gold.

    "Man in the Mirror: Reflections on Michael Jackson (with Martin Atangana, LaForrest Cope, Mychel Namphy, and George White)" March 2013: African American Resource Center.

    "Guest Conductor, Inaugural Festival of Music for High School Students" March 2013: Grand Street High School, Brooklyn, NY.

    "Guest Conductor, Black Stars of the Great White Way! (with Chapman Roberts and Ben Vereen)" February 2013: Queensborough Performing Arts Center, Bayside, NY.

    "Send Out Signals (CD) with Tom DeSteno, Mat Lavelle, and Ras Moshe" 2012: Unseen Rain.

    "Towards a Literature of Improvised Music and its Pedagogy" September 2012: Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium, Guelph, Canada.

    "Jazz Education = Improvisation, Collaboration, Innovation" June 2012: Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York, NY.

    "Life in the Key of Love: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (with Martin Atangana, LaForrest Cope, Mychel Namphy, and George White)" March 2012: African American Resource Center.

    "Guest Conductor, Junior High School All-County Jazz Ensemble" March 2012: Suffolk Count Music Educators' Association All-County Music Festival, Monticello, NY.

    "Resources for Learning and Teaching Musical Improvisation" February 2012: International Society for Improvised Music Conference, William Paterson University.

    "Symphony of Souls (CD) with Jason Kao Hwang’s Spontaneous River" 2011: Mulatta Records.

    "Butch Morris' Lucky Cheng Orchestra" September - December 2011: Lucky Cheng's, New York, NY.

    "Innovative Music in Education" June 2011: Vision Festival, New York, NY.

    "Korea 21 (with AUX and Silk Road)" May 2011: Symphony Space, New York, NY.

    "MOMENT MUSIC Wien 2011 Residency" April 2011: Kollektiv Akt III, moë, Vienna, Austria.

    "DAILY NEWS FEATURE: High Note - A Big Band of NYC High Schoolers Battles for a National Title" February 2011: Daily News.

    "MACROSCOPIA (CD) with Daniel Carter, Claire DeBrunner, and Ken Silverman" 2010: métier jazz.

    "Red, White, but Where's the Blues? Observations on Contemporary Jazz and Improvised Music in Vienna from One New Yorker’s Perspective" June 2010: Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

    "The reformARTtrio (with Walter Malli and Fritz Novotny)" January 2010: Alte Schmiede, Vienna, Austria.

    "Tom Zlabinger Trio (with Ras Moshe and Gunter Gruner)" October 2009: Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, NY.

    "Integrating Innovative Music in Our Schools" June 2009: Vision Festival, New York, NY.

    "NoisyTownGroove (with Lukas Ligeti and Daniel Pabst)" June 2009: Fluk and V.E.E.K.S., Vienna, Austria.

    "The Reform Art Unit Quintet (with Johannes Groysbeck, Hans Heisz, Sepp Mitterbauer, and Fritz Novotny)" May 2009: Alte Schmiede, Vienna, Austria.

    "Tom Zlabinger Vienna Trio (with Lukas König and Franz Oberthaler)" January 2009: Blue Tomato, Vienna, Austria.

    "The Ghost Dog Tour Compilation (CD) with Jim Ryan" 2008: Edgetone Records.

    "Guest Performer and Composer (with JazzWerkstatt Wien)" December 2008: Open Source Composers Festival, Vienna, Austria.

    "Marco Eneidi's ITCHYSCRATCHY AUDIOMAZE (with Hans Falb, Andreas Menrath, Martin Siewert, and Damon Smith)" March 2008: Blue Tomato, Vienna, Austria.

    "Where Do I Belong? Creoles of Color and Music in the U.S. Before and After the Civil War" March 2007: CLASSified Information Conference, LaGuardia Community College / CUNY, Long Island City, NY.

    "From My Hometown (R&B/soul review)" July - August 2007: The Gramercy Theatre (Off-Broadway).

    "Towards Electricity: Miles Davis' Transition from Acoustic to Electric Ensembles" March 2003: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Society for Ethnomusicology Conference, Ramapo College.

    "Transparent Sunrise (CD) with The Willie August Project" 1999: DiPhoCal Records.

  9. Work In Progress

    1. Books in progress:
    2. Papers in Progress:
    3. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
    4. Research in progress:

  10. Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

    Provost’s Award for Enhancing Student Research: April 2012.

    Finalist, York College Blue Notes, Charles Mingus High School Competition: February 2012.

    Presidential Award for Outstanding Service: September 2011.

    Finalist, York College Blue Notes, Charles Mingus High School Competition: February 2011.

    Finalist, York College Blue Notes, Charles Mingus High School Competition: February 2010.

    Community Service Award, Eta Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: February 2008.

  11. Grants-In-Aid

  12. Institutional Service

    1. Service to the Department

      Coordinator, Music Discipline: Spring 2011 - present.

    2. Service to the School
    3. Service to the College

      York College Association, Inc.: March 2012 - present.

    4. Service to the Graduate Center
    5. Service to the University

  13. Offices Held In Professional Societies

  14. Other Professional Activities And Public Service

  15. Teaching Activities At This Institution

    1. Courses Taught (List)
      MUS  101  Introduction to Music History (WI) 
      MUS  110  Basic Theory 
      MUS  139/239/339/439  Jazz Ensemble I-IV 
      MUS  146/246  Jazz Improvisation I/II 
      MUS  210/310  Ear Training I/II 
      MUS  250  African-American Music 
      MUS  253  History of Jazz (WI) 
      MUS / ANTH  270  Introduction to Ethnomusicology (WI) 
      MUS  351  History of Western Music II 
      MUS  450  History of Western Music III 
      HUM  320  Honors Seminar: Globalization of Jazz (WI) 
      IS  400  Seminar: Globalization of Jazz (WI) 
    2. New courses/programs developed (list):

      Harmony, MUS 223.

      Introduction to Ethnomusicology, MUS 270 / ANTH 270 (WI).

      Form & Analysis, MUS 323.

      Founding Director, York College Big Band.

      Founding Director, York College Blue Notes & Summer Jazz Program.

Zlabinger, Thomas
 

Zlabinger, Thomas
Lecturer
Performing and Fine Arts