Cory Combs

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Stanford Jazz Workshop Executive Director @ Stanford Jazz Workshop
stanford, california, united states
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Burlingame, California, United States, United States
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About Cory Combs

Cory Combs is an established non-profit leader, educator, lecturer, bassist, and composer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed with many internationally known artists, recorded multiple CDs as a leader, and lectured frequently on the intersection of arts and world culture.Combs is currently the Executive Director of Stanford Jazz Workshop, an celebrated non-profit with the mission to educate, entertain, and inspire a community of artists, students, and audience members through the study, performance, and appreciation of jazz. Previously, he served as Executive Director of InterMusic SF, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to supporting professional musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area through programs including fiscal sponsorship, grant making, major civic music festivals, and professional development.As a lecturer and historian, Combs has presented at the Asian Art Museum, The Jewish Community Center, SFJAZZ, Davies Symphony Hall, Herbst Theater, City College, San Francisco State University, the Fullerton Museum, the Pacific Asian Museum, and on the radio program Forum. Combs has performed on-stage interviews with numerous performing artists, including Archie Shepp, Ornette Coleman, Toumani Diabate, Hiromi, James Moody, Kevin Eubanks, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, and Bobby McFerrin.Prior to joining InterMusic SF, he directed the Outreach, Music, and Enrichment departments at the Nueva School, a Blue Ribbon Award Winning K-12 school in Silicon Valley. Before his tenure at Nueva, Combs served as Director of Education at SFJAZZ, the non-profit organization behind the San Francisco Jazz Festival. At SFJAZZ, he was a member of the leadership team that envisioned and executed the SFJAZZ Center. Previously he was Music Director at Waldorf High School in San Francisco and taught music technology, performance and music history classes at schools throughout the Bay Area. Additionally, Combs directed the jazz program at the American Festival of the Arts in Houston, Texas.Combs earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music where he studied classical music performance and jazz composition.

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Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford Jazz Workshop

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Stanford Jazz Workshop Executive Director
stanford, california, united states
Website:
stanfordjazz.org
Employees:
18
Cory Combs Work Experience Details
  • Stanford Jazz Workshop
    Executive Director
    Stanford Jazz Workshop Jul 2023 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, United States
    Stanford Jazz Workshop’s mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire a community of artists, students, and audience members through the study, performance, and appreciation of jazz — an original American musical form. Founded in 1972, Stanford Jazz Workshop is a leading jazz education and presenting organization known for its curriculum and educational model in which young jazz musicians study with renowned faculty in an intensive workshop setting. The summer program, in particular, enables students to have tailored learning and one-on-one support, build community, play and learn across generations, and access and interact with jazz masters in informal ways.
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  • - Independent/Freelance
    National Lecturer On Culture, Music, And Society
    - Independent/Freelance 2006 - Present
    Various
    Combs has presented numerous sold out lectures on music history and its defining role in worldwide societies. Venues include Davies Symphony Hall, the San Francisco Masonic Center, Great American Music Hall, Palace of Fine Arts, the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, the Pacific Asian Museum, the Fullerton Museum, the Mondavi Center, the San Francisco Jewish Community Center, the San Francisco Public Library, Herbst Theater, City College, San Francisco State University, and on Forum with Michael Krasny. As an interviewer, Combs has shared the stage with international performing artists, including Archie Shepp, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Toumani Diabate, Hiromi, Kevin Eubanks, Joe Lovano, the SFJAZZ Collective, and Booker T., among others.
  • - Independent
    Composer, Recording, And Performing Artist
    - Independent Jan 2004 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Internationally reviewed composer and bassist, with four releases as a solo artist, including Postcards from California, Valencia, Fairfax in the Pacific, and Ephemera for the Millennial Generation. Combs was profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle Pink Section.
  • Intermusic Sf
    Executive Director
    Intermusic Sf Dec 2016 - Jul 2023
    San Francisco
    InterMusic SF is a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization that advocates for those who create, share, and love the art of small ensemble music. InterMusic SF acts as a catalyst to help local artists thrive via career development and creative collaboration. Our signature programs include SF Music Day, the Musical Grant Program, our Fiscal Sponsorship Program, and curated musical presentations like Presidio Live.Please visit www.intermusicsf.org for more information.
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  • The Nueva School
    Director Of Music, Outreach, And Enrichment
    The Nueva School Sep 2010 - Dec 2016
    Responsibilities including: Member of the High-School expansion task force – a multi-year successful feasibility study for the new Nueva High School, and founding member of the Nueva Upper School faculty.Director of the after-school Enrichment program, including developing bi-annual course offerings, course pricing, faculty hiring and management, advertising, and communications. Director of advanced Jazz EnsembleCo-Director of Nueva Summer, a six-week public summer camp for K-8th grade students, including developing curriculum, hiring and managing 70 plus faculty members, managing advertising and sales, developing and deploying successful annual expansion plans, managing budgets, communications, summer campus operations, student and parent issues, and all other areas of camp execution. Director of the private music lessons program and the advanced-track Menuhin program, including management of music faculty, implementation of successful new billing and collections system, development and execution of the annual Menuhin-Dowling music competition, and developer of multiple annual concerts and recitals.Member of the Diversity Task Force, with responsibilities in content/curriculum development and execution, and event management.Member of the CAIS accreditation team, with program-level responsibility.Founding member of the Nueva Upper School faculty.Member of the international trips team, co-managing three international trips to Spain with 8th grade students.Program/Curriculum Developer (2004-2007) Program design and delivery for Nueva’s Elective Program, including digital music, digital filmmaking, jazz ensemble, improvisation, rock band, and rock history.
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  • Sfjazz
    Director Of Education
    Sfjazz Oct 2006 - Oct 2010
    San Francisco Bay Area
    At SFJAZZ, the non-profit behind the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Combs created and directed six national-level music education programs, including a three-year integrated curriculum offered at all San Francisco public middle schools. Additionally, he served as a key member of the senior team that directed the mission and vision of the organization, including the successful design and launch of the $60 million SFJAZZ Center Capital Campaign. As Director of Education, Combs was frequently engaged as the public spokesman for the organization as an educator, in all press arenas, and with key fund raising and diversity efforts.
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  • American Festival Of The Arts
    Jazz Program Director
    American Festival Of The Arts May 2003 - Aug 2007
    Houston, Texas Area
    During his four years as Jazz Program Director at the prestigious American Festival of the Arts in Houston, Texas, Combs directed the jazz program, hired national-level faculty, developed the daily and weekly schedule, solidified programming, and launched new curriculum for both middle and high school students.
  • The Nueva School
    Curriculum Designer And Educator
    The Nueva School Oct 2004 - Jun 2007
    San Francisco Bay Area
    During his first tenure at the Nueva School, Combs assisted in the creation and expansion of the Middle School elective program. During the curricular expansion, he created, instructed, and helped institutionalize electives including filmmaking, rock band, music theory, composition, improvisation ensemble, rock history, and electronic music.
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  • San Francisco Waldorf High School
    Director Of Music
    San Francisco Waldorf High School Aug 2003 - Jun 2007
    San Francisco Bay Area
    As Director of Music at San Francisco Waldorf Middle and High School, along with conducting all instrumental music classes, Combs hired and directed the music faculty, designed and implemented curriculum, supported the successful school expansion project, and assisted in the management of all school affairs.
  • - Founder
    San Francisco Bass Weekend
    - Founder Jan 2004 - Aug 2006
    San Francisco Bay Area
    As Founder and Director of the San Francisco Bass Weekend, Combs provided the opportunity for bass enthusiasts of all ages to enjoy two-day intensive workshops on all aspects of instrumental performance. As Director he secured funding and sponsorships, developed content, schedule, and curriculum, secured venues, hired artists, scheduled guest presenters, and solicited successful in-kind donations.

Cory Combs Skills

National Lecturer Composer And Recording Artist Bassist Curriculum Development Composition Teaching Curriculum Design Writing Public Speaking Classical Non Profits Classroom Instruction Arts Music Music Education Composing Grant Writing Editing Event Planning Chamber Music Fundraising Copywriting Volunteer Management Event Management Band Classroom Nonprofits Community Outreach Jazz Improvisation Festivals Recording Bass Ensemble Music History Performing Arts Rock Finale Bands Art

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Cory Combs attended Eastman School Of Music, Eastman School Of Music.

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