Jeff Crowell
Jeff Crowell is Director of Percussion Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire where he also directs Jazz Ensemble III, part of the award-winning UWEC jazz area. Before joining the faculty at UW – Eau Claire, he taught on the faculties of several colleges including Purdue University. Dr. Crowell received his DMA in percussion performance with a jazz/electro-acoustic media emphasis from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. He is active throughout the Midwest and Western United States as a performer, educator, clinician, and adjudicator and is on the teaching staffs of several summer camps including the Shell Lake Jazz and Concert Band Camps in WI and the Yamaha Sounds of Summer – Midwest Percussion Camp in IL. A versatile artist in many genres, Dr. Crowell’s performance and recording credits include Bobby Shew, Louie Bellson, Henry Mancini, Joan Rivers, Lou Harrison, Kent Nagano, Lionel Friend, James Tyler, Buddy Baker, and John Thomas. He has performed at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella Series, at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, in the motion picture “The Majestic” with Jim Carrey, marched with the Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, and has taught on the staffs of numerous award-winning groups including the Tournament of Roses Marching Honor Band. He is an active member of the Percussive Arts Society, being both the Wisconsin Chapter President as well as a member of the Music Technology Committee. Dr. Crowell is an artist/clinician for Pearl/Adams Drums and Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets.