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A
graduate summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music at the University of
the Pacific, Robert B. Klevan pursued his post-graduate studies at DePaul
University in Chicago, and at UOP where he received a Masters of Music Degree.
In 1993, Dr. Klevan earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas in Austin. Dr.
Klevan is now serving in his sixth full year as Jazz Education Director for the
Monterey Jazz Festival and eleventh year as Director of the UC Santa Cruz Wind
Ensemble. In 1992, Dr. Klevan was named CMEA Educator of the Year, and received
the McNeely Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Monterey Jazz Festival
honored Dr. Klevan as the Jazz Educator of the Year for 2003-04. CMEA named Dr.
Klevan Jazz Educator of the Year for 2006-07.
Dr. Klevan’s articles on music teaching
have been published in JazzEd Magazine, The Jazz Education Journal, The
Instrumentalist, CMEA Magazine, The Journal for Texas Music Education Research,
Newsletter for the California Association of Independent Schools, The Monterey
County Herald, and others.
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