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Mike Arena and Bill Prince |
| Bill Prince, a professor of American Music at the University of North Florida, comes
from a background rich in music. He has performed with numerous bands and orchestras including Buddy Rich, Billy Maxted, the NORAD Band, the Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Jacksonville Symphonies, and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. His TV credits include The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Garry Moore's I've Got a Secret, The Mike Douglas Show, The Steve Allen Show, and numerous other shows throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, The Philippines, Costa Rica and Columbia. Bill has appeared on over 50 albums recorded in the studios of Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, and Miami including his "The Best Kept Secret in Jazz" (Revelation Records) One of Bill's most unique talents is his ability to perform professionally on several instruments. For example, although he played trumpet with Buddy Rich, he was first offered a chair in the saxophone section. His performing instruments include trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano, and electric bass. Bill holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree with a major in theory and composition from the University of Miami. He has taught at Florida Atlantic U, the U of Colorado/Denver, St. Francis Xavier U, Nova Scotia, and the U of North Florida. He has performed or lectured at a number of schools and conventions including The National/International Association of Jazz Educators, the Clark Terry Great Plains Jazz Camp, the Georgia State Jazz Workshop, North Texas State U, and the U of Florida and the University of Wisconsin/Green Bay. In 1991, Bill received an "Undergraduate Teaching Award" and "Outstanding Teaching Award", and was nominated by UNF for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) "Professor of the Year" award. |
