'Better than Julliard': How Rodney Whitaker built MSU's jazz studies into acclaimed program
MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.
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Rodney Whitaker
Rodney Whitaker is associate professor of double bass and director of jazz studies at the Michigan State University College of Music. Whitaker is one of the leading performers and teachers of jazz ...
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Jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker stays busy with upcoming gigs at Cliff Bell’s
A phone interview is scheduled with Rodney Whitaker, the native Detroiter hailed as one of the greatest jazz double bass artists on the planet, for a Saturday morning. Don’t want to call too early.
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MSU Jazz concert to honor interwoven legacies of jazz music and Martin Luther King Jr.
Director of Jazz Studies Rodney Whitaker will be conducting this year’s program; he is also responsible for the theme and music choices. Whitaker has been involved from the very first concert.
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Work To Do
Work to Do; Speak to My Heart; For Garrison; Giving Thanks; What's Going On; Eleanor Rigby; With You I'm Born Again; Grahamstown; A Time For Love; Relativity; For Garrison (bonus track). Carl Allen: ...
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'Better than Juilliard': How Rodney Whitaker built MSU's jazz studies into major program
Born on the east side of Detroit and now living in Lansing, Rodney Whitaker, 57, an internationally known jazz bassist, was being inducted as an esteemed member of the organization. The director ...