MONICA SHRIVER’S CURRENT GIGS and EVENTS
JANUARY
1/28/12 – Playing Bari Sax & Bass Clarinet for the Don Rickles Show. 8PM
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
5040 Wild Horse Pass Boulevard
Chandler, AZ 85226
FEBRUARY
2/1/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal
2/7/12 – Doublers Collective with Rhythm Section Rehearsal
2/8/12 – Jazz Improv Clinic at Campo Verde High School
2/8/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal
2/11/12 – Lead alto with Sentimental Journey at Clarkdale Memorial Union
2/12/12 – Arizona Winds Performance at Mountain Ridge High School 3 PM Free
2/15/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal
2/16/12 – Lead alto with Sentimental Journey at Rainbow Acres
2/17/12 -Sonoran Serenade Big Band – Private Function
2/18/12 – Sonoran Serenade Big Band – Alzheimer’s Association dinner/dance at THE ARIZONA BILTMORE
2/21/12 – Clarinet Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
2/22/12 – Jazz Improv Clinic at Campo Verde High School
2/22/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal
2/23/12 – Doublers Collective at Sacred Grounds (4425 N. Granite Reef Rd. Scottsdale) 7:30 – 9:30
2/29/12 – Clarinet Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
2/29/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Small Group Concert – 8 PM at Phoenix College
MARCH
3/1/12 – Jazz Clinic at Campo Verde High School
3/5/12 – Saxophone Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
3/6/12 – Jazz Improv Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
3/7/12 – Clarinet Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
3/7/12 – Superstition Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal
3/10/12 – Adjudicator for ABODA / AMEA All-State Auditions
3/10/12 – Sonoran Serenade Big Band Gig – Private Function
3/15/12 – 3/18/12 – Doublers Collective at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Biennial Conference – Arizona State University
Doublers Collective at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biannual Conference
Friday March 16 at 1 PM
Monica Shriver will be hosting a panel discussion at the Conference titled Self-Promotion, Social Media, and Fundraising – An Overview of Using The Internet to Further Your Career with 3 amazing saxophonists: Greg Fishman, Doron Orenstein and Hart Linker.
Friday March 16 at 5 PM
3/21/12 – Clarinet Clinic at Fountain Hills High School
3/31/12 – A Beginning Approach To Doubling In Jazz Clinic by Monica Shriver and Mike Crotty at the Highland Jazz Festival
Monica Shriver and Mike Crotty discuss and demonstrate a systematic approach to achieving and maintaining a high level of competency on more than one instrument. The “gear shifts”, both mentally and physically, which are necessary in order to quickly make a smooth transition from one instrument to another, will be clearly explained. Shriver and Crotty will perform musical pieces that represent the challenges faced by doublers in a jazz ensemble.
This clinic is directed at anyone wishing to play more than one instrument, and not just woodwind doublers. Mike Crotty will discuss both how to overcome obstacles for the performer who plays brass and woodwind instruments, and how to use that knowledge to increase playing opportunities.
Students who have some experience with doubling will be asked to participate in both the discussion and demonstration.
