ALUMNOTES
Fabien Degryse '82
Marc Muller '83
Jodi Arlyn '87
Tony Graci '88
1982
Fabien Degryse of Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium, released the acoustic solo guitar CD Fingerswingin'. He teaches jazz guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Visit www.fabiendegryse. com.
Saxophonist Luis Disla of Hollywood, FL, released the album The Prophecy, featuring Abraham Laboriel '72, Alex Acuña, Steve Gadd, Nestor Torres, and Tito Puente Jr. Visit www. luisdisla.com.
1983
In February, drummer Tom Hambridge of Nashville, TN, played at the star-studded event "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues" concert. Hambridge also produced and co- wrote songs and played drums for Buddy Guy's Grammy-winning album Living Proof. He also produced George Thorogood's CD 2120 South Michigan Avenue. Visit www.tomhambridge. com.
Guitarist Marc Muller of Neptune, NJ, played on Bruce Springsteen's album Wrecking Ball and on Laura Bell Bundy's song "Giddy on Up." Muller is also playing with Dead on Live, a Grateful Dead tribute act. Visit www. marcmuller.com.
1984
In June 2011, Franck Amsallem of Arcueil, France, conducted the Koln- based WDR Big Band in a program of original music. A pianist, Amsallem recently toured South and Central America, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Visit www.amsallem.com.
Composer Joel Goodman of Calabasas, CA, wrote music for the documentary film Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey. The film won awards at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on the PBS Independent Lens series. Visit www. joelgoodman.com.
Drummer Peter Gregory of Denver, CO, has played with Richie Cole, Nelson Rangell, and Bo Diddley. In addition, he has been teaching drum lessons for more than 25 years. In 2006 he opened the teaching stu- dio Gregory Tech Drum Center. Visit www.gregorytechdrumcenter.com.
Eric Schweitzer of Raleigh, NC, cowrote the song "Nothing but Everything" for the Finger Puppets album Hearing Things. It was licensed for use in the Russian edition of the television program Doctor's Diary. Visit www.thefingerpuppets.com.
1985
Saxophonist, composer, and arranger Darryl Brenzel of Frederick, MD, and the Mobtown Modern Big Band is releasing The Re-(W)rite of Spring, Brenzel's big-band adaptation of Stravinsky's iconic work. Members of
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the band include Jeff Lopez '85, Jeff Adams '86, and Andrew Layton '93. Visit www.darrylbrenzel.com.
Trumpeter and composer Chris Kase of Madrid, Spain, recently released the jazz album Six. Kase also teaches at Musikene, the Superior Music Conservatory of the Basque Country in San Sebastián, Spain. Visit www. chriskase.com.
Mike McManus of Agoura Hills, CA, released the album Shaggy Road. Visit www.unclemoondog.com.
1986
Pianist-composer Nikolaj Bentzon of Copenhagen, Denmark, received a write-up in the Huffington Post for his Arabic and big-band music in his composition El-Mahalla El-Kubra Straight Ahead.
Drummer James T. Callahan of Hillsborough, NJ, performed with Prophet at the Z Rock Fest 2012 on May 5 near Birmingham, England, and played on the band's Recycled album.
Michéal Castaldo of New York City won third place in the European Tourism Board's "Europe's Best Crossover Performer" competition. Visit www.michealcastaldo.com.
Guitarist Kevin Kastning of Groton, MA, guitarist Sándor Szabó, and per- cussionist Balázs Major recorded Triptych for Greydisc Records. Visit www.kevinkastning.com.
1987
Songwriter Joe Doyle of Nashville, TN, earned a master of science degree in music education from Tennessee State University in December 2011. Visit www. joedoylesongs.com.
Singer/songwriter Jodi Arlyn (Goldberg) of New York City released the album Stars up on the Ceiling. It was produced by Adrian Harpham '93 and features Robin Macatangay '88 on guitar. Visit www.jodiarlyn.com.
Guitarist Dario Saraceno of Wappingers Falls, NY, released his fourth CD, Tattooed Prophet, with backing from Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta.
1988
Tom Castonzo of Fort Wayne, IN, a software engineer at Sweetwater Sound, released the music technol- ogy dictionary SweetWords. Visit www.tomcastonzo.com.
The song "Woman I Am" by Tony Graci of Franklin, TN, was featured in the Cinemax series The Girl's Guide to Depravity. Graci was also the composer and drummer for an Emmy Award winning documen- tary soundtrack in 2008. Visit www. tonygraci.com.
Frederick Moehn of New York City penned the book Contemporary Carioca: Technologies of Mixing in