School of Music - Stephen Zegree
Stephen Zegree (1978)
Piano, Jazz
B.M. Miami
M.M. Indiana
D.M.A. Missouri-Kansas City
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Internationally recognized as one of the most respected vocal jazz conductors and educators in the world, Steve Zegree is also active as a pianist, conductor, clinician, arranger and adjudicator. He is the Bobby McFerrin Professor of Jazz at Western Michigan University. His career as a pianist, conductor and clinician includes performances on five continents. A renowned educator, his students are among today′s leaders in jazz and pop performance, Broadway, recording studio production, writing, arranging, singing, and music education.
His internationally acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble, Gold Company, has won numerous “Outstanding Performance” student awards from Down Beat magazine and has performed at MENC National Conventions, IAJE International Conferences, the World Symposium on Choral Music, several major jazz festivals, and with recognized artists including Bobby McFerrin, Janis Siegel, Jon Hendricks, Darmon Meader, Mark Murphy, Don Shelton, and Bonnie Herman.
Zegree auditioned, arranged for and rehearsed Nick Lachey′s “Team Lachey,” the winning choir on NBC′s “Clash Of The Choirs. ” He is founder of the Steve Zegree Vocal Jazz Camp, held every summer at Western Michigan University.
Zegree′s choral arrangements have been published by Hal Leonard, Warner Bros., Alfred Publications and Shawnee Press, and he has produced several recordings including Mark Murphy Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook, Vol. I and II, on Muse Records which received a Grammy® Award nomination. His piano CD, Steve Zegree and Friends is released on the Sea Breeze Jazz label. As pianist with the Western Jazz Quartet he has recorded four CDs and performed throughout the world. In addition he has performed on keyboards in the national tours of Broadway musicals including Wicked, The Producers, and Hairspray.
His highly acclaimed first book, The Complete Guide To Teaching Vocal Jazz, is published by Heritage Music Press, a division of Lorenz Music Publishing. His widely praised recent book, The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It and Achieve It, is published by Hal Leonard Music Publications.
Zegree is a Steinway Artist.
Email: stephen.zegree@wmich.edu