About
Jair Klarfeld:
Klarfeld
received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the
University of Oklahoma in 1978. He has held teaching
positions at West Columbia H.S. (TX), Memorial H.S.
(OK), Westland H.S. (OH), Jenks H.S. (OK), and Union
H.S. (OK) and Clark H,S. San Antonio TX
He holds
professional memberships in the National Educators
Association (N.E.A.), Music Educators National
Conference (M.E.N.C.), International Association of
Jazz Educators (I.A.J.E.), Technology Institute for
Music Educators (T.I.M.E.), Oklahoma Music Educators
Association (O.M.E.A.), Oklahoma Bandmasters
Association (O.B.A.), Texas Music Educators
Association (T.M.E.A.).
In addition
to his teaching responsibilities, he is active as a
professional freelance musician as well as a music
arranger. He has performed with the Oklahoma City
Symphony, Ponca City Symphony, Bartlesville Symphony,
Tulsa Philharmonic, Tulsa Starlight Band, Oklahoma
Chamber Symphony performing Europe, various Big Bands
and Jazz Combos. He has also performed with the
following professional touring shows: Ice Capades and
Barnum & Bailey Circus Band.
Some of the
professional musicians he has had the honor to perform
with are Chet Baker, Maureen McGovern, Clark Terry,
Marian McPartland and others. He has had the honor to
perform under the baton of Vaclav Nelhybel and Aaron
Copland.
As a Jazz
band director, he has had the honor and pleasure to
have the following musicians work with and perform
with his High School and Intermediate High School Jazz
Ensembles at Union: Dr. Willie Hill Jr., Dr. Lou
Fischer, Chris Vadalla, Jamey Aebersold, Earl Clark,
Matt Wilson, Paul Wertico, Robin Eubanks, Maynard
Ferguson, and Wynton Marsalis.