Jeff Stabley
Jeff Stabley | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1961 York, PA |
| Genres | Jazz, Hip-Hop, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Professor |
| Instruments | Drums, Piano, Percussion |
| Years active | 1970-Present |
| Associated acts | Tim Warfield, Kirk Reese, Steve Meashey |
| Website | www.jeffstabley.com |
Jeff Stabley (born 1961) is a composer, studio jazz drummer, and percussionist. He is currently a professor and director of the Jazz and Percussion ensembles at York College of Pennsylvania.[1] Stabley is the music director of the annual Jazz Vespers concert, that honors Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He has directed this concert for close to 20 years.[2]
Biography[edit]
Stabley was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1961. He got his B.A. in Percussion at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1983, and went on to teach in the York City School District until 1986. In 2013 Stabley was featured in a book titled "Leg Up: The Courage to Dream".[3] Stabley was featured in an interview for "Culture and Main".[4] He lectured at Messiah College from 1997 until 2002, and became the Director of Contemporary Music at Zion Lutheran Church from 2002 until 2016.[5]
Music career[edit]
Stabley has played with notable musicians such as: Greg Kihn, Donnie and Marie Osmond, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Eddie Money, Arturo Sandoval, Tim Warfield, Kirk Reese, Steve Meashey, Skip Heller, Don Collins, Paul Carr, John Swana, Chris Bacas, Jimmy Wood, Don Carn, Steve Rudolph, Ronnie Waters and many others. Stabley is an active member of the Artist Showcase series, actively participating in a number of local concerts.[6] Along with other notable musicians such as Stefon Harris, Terell Stafford, and Cyrus Chestnut Stabley has been an instructor at Central PA's Friends of Jazz Summer Camp.[7] From 1997 to 2002, Stabley was Director of Jazz Studies at Messiah College.[8] Stabley has won York’s “Mayor’s White Rose Award” in April 2016.[9] Stabley is the Artistic Director of York's "Jazz in the City" initiative.[10] This monthly event hosts musicians from the surrounding areas at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center.
Locally, he plays with Kirk Reese, Tim Warfield, and Jim Wood. He also plays keyboard with local hip-hop group Compound.[11]
Studio albums[edit]
Stabley was featured on a Philadelphia and New York-based punk compilation album entitled "You're Soaking In It!" in 1988.[12] Additionally, Stabley was a session drummer on a number of notable albums by Greg Kihn, including Mutiny (1994) and Horror Show (1996).[13] Stabley also played percussion in 1998’s Viewpoints by The Reese Project.[14] In 2004, he appeared on Dave Wilson's "Through the Time". The release received airplay on WRTI-FM in Philadelphia, and was played on 30 other jazz stations nationwide.[15] 2015 saw the release of "Impressions," by Kirk Reese, Steve Meashey, and Jeff Stabley, which was featured in Cadence magazine.[16][17] Stabley arranged a song on Tim Warfield's "A Jazzy Christmas" in 2015.[18]
Stabley released his solo album, Music to Listen to Music to, in 2009.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Faculty". York College of Pennsylvania. York College of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Abendmusik". First Presbyterian Church of York. First Presbyterian Church of York. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ Castriota, Louis (2013). Leg Up: The Courage to Dream (1 ed.). New York/Tulsa: Blooming Twig Books. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-1-61343-023-1.
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- ↑ "Culture & Main". White Rose Community Television. City of York, PA. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ Burke, Melissa. "On Good Friday, Work Play Continue". YDR. YDR. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jazz in the City". The Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center. The Strand Capitol. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Central PA Friends of Jazz". Friends of Jazz. Central PA Friends of Jazz. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Faculty". York College of Pennsylvania. York College of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ O'Connor, David. "York Mayor: Revitalization has Only Just Begun". Central Penn Business Journal. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jazz in the City". Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center. Strand Capitol. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jeff Stabley Biography". CD Baby. CD Baby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Various - You're Soaking In It! (Music from Philadelphia & N.Y." Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jeff Stabley Credits". All Music. All Music. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "The Kirk Reese Project". MTV Artists. MTV. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Dave Wilson Biography". Dave Wilson. Dave Wilson. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Byron Morris: In My Own Words, Pt.2" (PDF). Cadence Magazine. Cadence Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Impressions". Vector Disc. Vector Disc. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tim Warfield's Jazzy Christmas". Slacker Radio. Slacker Radio. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Jeff Stabley Credits". All Music. All Music. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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