Andrew Surmani

Andrew Surmani is Chief Marketing Officer for Alfred Music and Assistant Professor of Music Industry Studies in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication at California State University, Northridge.[1][2]

Surmani is co-author of the best-selling series, Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory.[1] He was a founding board member and serves as the current Past President of the international Jazz Education Network (JEN). Surmani holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance, and a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from California State University, Northridge. While at Northridge he played with the CSUN Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Jazz "A" Band.[2]

Andrew is a native of Oakland, California who now resides in Los Angeles.[1] He played trumpet in the California All-State Honor Band, the McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band and Jazz Band, and the Walt Disney World All-American College Jazz Band. He has toured throughout the USA, Europe and Japan, and has performed in the Istanbul International Jazz Festival (Turkey), Jazz à Juan (Juan les Pins, France), Umbria (Italy), Wigan (England) and the Lake Biwa (Japan) jazz festivals. He has also performed in the concert halls of Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Fumon Hall in Tokyo, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. After playing lead trumpet in shows at Walt Disney World, Andrew returned to southern California to complete his MBA degree and began working for Alfred Music. Andrew is also on the Music and Arts Technology Industry Advisory Board at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).,[1] the College Music Society Editorial Board and the Technology In Music Education (TI:ME) Advisory Board.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Board of Directors Photos & Bios: 2012-13". Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Alfred Music Publishing profile". Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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