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Zlabinger, Thomas
Associate Professor
Performing and Fine Arts
Phone: 718-262-2412
Office Location: AC-1A12D
Email: tzlabinger@york.cuny.edu
Dr. Tom Zlabinger is Associate Professor of Music at York College / CUNY, where he teaches popular music, ethnomusicology, and directs the York College Jazz Band. As a bass player, Dr. Zlabinger has performed with a wide range of musicians, including Marshall Allen, Glenn Branca, Lukas Foss, Eddie Gale, William Hooker, Lukas Ligeti, Emeline Michel, Butch Morris, Bern Nix, William Parker, and Sarah Weaver.
Office Hours
Day | Time |
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Tuesdays | 9 a.m. - noon |
Education
Degree | Institution | Field | Dates |
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PhD | Graduate Center / CUNY | Ethnomusicology | 2013 |
MA | Queens College / CUNY | Jazz Performance | 2001 |
BA | Grinnell College | Music | 1996 |
Areas of Expertise
- bass (electric & upright)
- blues
- conducting
- depiction of musicians in media franchises
- ethnomusicology
- improvisation
- jam sessions
- jazz education
- jazz history
- jazz performance
- music industry
- pedagogy of improvisation
- psychedelic music
- rock
- telematic performance