Stephen Kravits
Stephen Kravits Adjunct
OCE
Stephen Kravitz is a professional musician, educator and recording producer with decades of experience as both a performer and teacher.
Education
- B.A. in Instrumental Music, California State University Los Angeles, 1967
- M.A. in Instrumental Music, California State University Los Angeles, 1972
Teaching
- Private woodwinds instructor, 1968–present
- Elementary, middle and high school music instructor, three years
- College instructor in woodwinds, jazz band, chamber music, woodwind methods, understanding jazz and understanding music, 1972–present
Performance
- Professional musician, 1959–present
- Big bands: Harry James, Louis Bellson, Toshiko-Tabakin, Bill Holman, Jimmy Dorsey, Art Abrams, Woody Hite, Tony Bennett
- Studio musician (1968–1982): Streets of San Francisco, PBS Specials, Rookies, Kojak, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Grizzly Adams, Donnie and Marie Show, The Mad Bomber, The Thing with Two Heads, Man in the Moon Marigolds, Hanna-Barbera Productions
- On-call musician: Oregon Symphony, Portland Symphonic Choir, Portland Festival Symphony, Bassoon Brothers, Linfield Chamber Orchestra
- Musical productions: Porgy and Bess, Evita, A Chorus Line, The Boy Friend, 42nd Street, Grease, Annie Get Your Gun, Man of La Mancha
Other Achievements
- Emmy Award, ABC-TV Playbreak Special, 1975
- Recording producer for Old Friends and David Angel Saxtet and Big Band (1997–1998)