Fall 2020
Section 0277 of MUSC15
Standards Repertoire for the Jazz Musician -- : Aug 18 - Dec 10 2020
Section 0295 of MUSC5B
Jazz Improvisation 2 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Section 0330 of MUSCP42D
Jazz Combo Ensemble 4 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Fall 2020 Update: Students will work on jazz performance skills by playing electronically with the instructor and performing for other students in preparation for a return to public performances. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble will need a Petition for Course Repetition to register.
Section 0796 of MUSCP42C
Jazz Combo Ensemble 3 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Fall 2020 Update: Students will work on jazz performance skills by playing electronically with the instructor and performing for other students in preparation for a return to public performances. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble will need a Petition for Course Repetition to register.
Section 1102 of MUSCP42B
Jazz Combo Ensemble 2 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Fall 2020 Update: Students will work on jazz performance skills by playing electronically with the instructor and performing for other students in preparation for a return to public performances. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble will need a Petition for Course Repetition to register.
Section 1175 of MUSC4A
Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 1 -- : Aug 18 - Dec 10 2020
Section 1177 of MUSC5A
Jazz Improvisation 1 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Section 1182 of MUSC9
Jazz Appreciation -- : Aug 18 - Dec 10 2020
Section 1205 of MUSCP42A
Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 -- : Aug 17 - Dec 09 2020
Fall 2020 Update: Students will work on jazz performance skills by playing electronically with the instructor and performing for other students in preparation for a return to public performances. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble will need a Petition for Course Repetition to register.
Spring 2020
Section 4020 of MUSC5D
Jazz Improvisation 4 -- : Jan 14 - May 14 2020
Section 4220 of MUSCP42B
Jazz Combo Ensemble 2 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
The above section also meets in Newman Auditorium on April 3rd from 8-10pm and May 6th from 4:30-6pm & 7:30-10pm. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble may need a petition to register.
Section 4296 of MUSCP42C
Jazz Combo Ensemble 3 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
The above section also meets in Newman Auditorium on April 3rd from 8-10pm and May 6th from 4:30-6pm & 7:30-10pm. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble may need a petition to register.
Section 5625 of MUSCP42D
Jazz Combo Ensemble 4 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
The above section also meets in Newman Auditorium on April 3rd from 8-10pm and May 6th from 4:30-6pm & 7:30-10pm. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble may need a petition to register.
Section 6032 of MUSC5B
Jazz Improvisation 2 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
Section 8766 of MUSC4B
Jazz, Rock, and Pop Theory 2 -- : Jan 14 - May 14 2020
Section 8767 of MUSC5A
Jazz Improvisation 1 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
Section 8768 of MUSC5C
Jazz Improvisation 3 -- : Jan 14 - May 14 2020
Section 8774 of MUSC9
Jazz Appreciation -- : Jan 14 - May 14 2020
Section 8820 of MUSCP42A
Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 -- : Jan 13 - May 13 2020
The above section also meets in Newman Auditorium on April 3rd from 8-10pm and May 6th from 4:30-6pm & 7:30-10pm. Students who have exceeded 4 enrollments in any ABCD performance ensemble may need a petition to register.
Special Studies, Berklee College of Music, Boston
BA in Music, San Francisco State University
Academic Experience:
San Francisco State University, Adjunct InstructorFoothill College, Adjunct instructor
College of Marin, Adjunct Instructor
Canada College, Adjunct Instructor
Merritt College, Adjunct Instructor
Full-time Instructor at SRJC since 1977
Bennett started teaching full-time at SRJC in 1977.
"Music is one of the greatest treasures in life. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my love of music with students at Santa Rosa Junior College."
Presentations and Publications:
"Variations On a Brazilian Song", Mission Music, 1971.Works commissioned by the National Association of Jazz Educators, National Endowment for the Arts, University of California Bands and College of San Mateo.
Big band charts published by University of Northern Colorado Press. http://online.santarosa.edu/homepage/dept30/faculty/friedman.html: http://online.santarosa.edu/homepage/dept30/faculty/friedman.html