Terry L. Greene II
Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Drummer
Education
• Bachelor of Music Education, S.U.N.Y. Fredonia, May 1998
• Master of Music Performance on Trombone, S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, May 2004
• Doctor of Musical Arts, Performance Candidate, May 2008.
• Studied with Mike Powell, Barry Kilpatrick, Dan Faulk, Steve Turre, Ray Anderson, and Vincent Gardener.
Teaching Experience
• Turner Post-Doctorate Fellowship at S.U.N.Y Stony Brook
Duties: Led small combo rehearsals, led Stony Brook Big Band rehearsals, taught jazz history during Spring
09, gave drum lessons. Will teach beginning jazz improvisation Fall 09 and jazz history for spring 2010.
• 2008-Adjunct Instructor of Jazz History at Suffolk Community College, Selden Campus
• Teacher’s Assistant at SUNY Stony Brook University
2002-2004 for Tenor Saxophonist Dan Faulk
2004-2007 for Trombonist Ray Anderson
Duties: Organized and distributed music, helped with big band rehearsals, lead small combo rehearsals,
gave private improvisation instruction on drums, piano and trombone, helped publicize concerts, set up and
tear down for small groups and combos, composed and arranged music for small combos.
Private Lessons
• Three trombone students during 2003, one started trombone in 4th grade, the other continued in 5th grade, the
other was in 6th.
• Gave private drum set lessons to 4th grade trombonist during 2005
• Gave private jazz improvisation lessons during Spring of 2007 at college level.
Academic Honors
• Turner Fellowship Post Doctorate Fellow from 2008-2010
• Turner Fellowship recipient from 2002 to 2007
• Quoted in the Stony Brook Humanities Institute Newsletter, Spring 2005
Performance Highlights
• Oliver Lake Big Band 2005-present
Performances at Sweet Rhythm in Greenwich Village Manhattan(as lead trombonist), Cecil’s Club in West
Orange New Jersey, Lake George New York, and Roulette in Soho NYC.
• Four Wheel Drive Jazz Quartet 2004-2006 featuring Terry L. Greene II - trombone, Diana Herold - vibraphone,
Rebekah Griffin Greene – bass, Grisha Alexiev – Drums
Performances at SUNY Stony Brook Manhattan, Brooklyn, SUNY Stony Brook University on Long Island, and
Third Street Music School Settlement in Manhattan
• Hong Kong International School of Music:
Trio performance and Radio Interview, July 06
Led Jazz Workshop for community college students, July 06
• Stony Brook Graduate Orchestra 2002-2006
Performances with conductors David Stern, Jeff Milarski, and Kevin Noe
• Section leader within Christian Cultural Center Band, 2005-present
• Moscow Ballet December 2007
Performance of the Nutcracker
Arranging Highlights
• Horn arrangements for the television broadcasts, special productions and weekly Sunday services at the
Christian Cultural Center
• Composed and arranged for Four Wheel Drive, and also for Hong Kong Concert
Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Drummer
Education
• Bachelor of Music Education, S.U.N.Y. Fredonia, May 1998
• Master of Music Performance on Trombone, S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, May 2004
• Doctor of Musical Arts, Performance Candidate, May 2008.
• Studied with Mike Powell, Barry Kilpatrick, Dan Faulk, Steve Turre, Ray Anderson, and Vincent Gardener.
Teaching Experience
• Turner Post-Doctorate Fellowship at S.U.N.Y Stony Brook
Duties: Led small combo rehearsals, led Stony Brook Big Band rehearsals, taught jazz history during Spring
09, gave drum lessons. Will teach beginning jazz improvisation Fall 09 and jazz history for spring 2010.
• 2008-Adjunct Instructor of Jazz History at Suffolk Community College, Selden Campus
• Teacher’s Assistant at SUNY Stony Brook University
2002-2004 for Tenor Saxophonist Dan Faulk
2004-2007 for Trombonist Ray Anderson
Duties: Organized and distributed music, helped with big band rehearsals, lead small combo rehearsals,
gave private improvisation instruction on drums, piano and trombone, helped publicize concerts, set up and
tear down for small groups and combos, composed and arranged music for small combos.
Private Lessons
• Three trombone students during 2003, one started trombone in 4th grade, the other continued in 5th grade, the
other was in 6th.
• Gave private drum set lessons to 4th grade trombonist during 2005
• Gave private jazz improvisation lessons during Spring of 2007 at college level.
Academic Honors
• Turner Fellowship Post Doctorate Fellow from 2008-2010
• Turner Fellowship recipient from 2002 to 2007
• Quoted in the Stony Brook Humanities Institute Newsletter, Spring 2005
Performance Highlights
• Oliver Lake Big Band 2005-present
Performances at Sweet Rhythm in Greenwich Village Manhattan(as lead trombonist), Cecil’s Club in West
Orange New Jersey, Lake George New York, and Roulette in Soho NYC.
• Four Wheel Drive Jazz Quartet 2004-2006 featuring Terry L. Greene II - trombone, Diana Herold - vibraphone,
Rebekah Griffin Greene – bass, Grisha Alexiev – Drums
Performances at SUNY Stony Brook Manhattan, Brooklyn, SUNY Stony Brook University on Long Island, and
Third Street Music School Settlement in Manhattan
• Hong Kong International School of Music:
Trio performance and Radio Interview, July 06
Led Jazz Workshop for community college students, July 06
• Stony Brook Graduate Orchestra 2002-2006
Performances with conductors David Stern, Jeff Milarski, and Kevin Noe
• Section leader within Christian Cultural Center Band, 2005-present
• Moscow Ballet December 2007
Performance of the Nutcracker
Arranging Highlights
• Horn arrangements for the television broadcasts, special productions and weekly Sunday services at the
Christian Cultural Center
• Composed and arranged for Four Wheel Drive, and also for Hong Kong Concert
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