Below are a list and bios of adjudicators and clinicians that have agreed to support the 2010 Newbury Park Jazz Festival by giving of their time and talents:

Matt Finders is an American jazz trombonist. A native of Livermore, California, he has recorded with the big bands of Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bob Mintzer and Bill Warfiel among others, and was the trombonist with the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Band led by Kevin Eubanks.

When 12, he chose the trombone because his brother already had one. He began playing jazz and went on to study at San José State University. He joined Clark Terry's big band, where he played alongside Branford Marsalis. He also played for a number of successful Broadway musicals, including Cats, 42nd Street, City of Angels, The Secret Garden and Starlight Express.

He currently lives in Agoura Hills California, with his wife of 27 years, Terilyn Finders, and two daughters. He leads high school and middle school bands in the local area, and is the creator and leader of JazzLab.

Chuck Findley is an American session and studio musician. Most widely known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone.

A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Findley's first professional work was with the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band before joining the Buddy Rich Band on a world tour. In 1989 he joined the Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson led by Doc Severinson. He was also a member of the band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1994 to 2001.

Chuck is a regular collaborator on recordings by artists such as B. B. King and Steely Dan, he has also played and/or recorded with Miles Davis, Stanley Turrentine, Toto, Pat Boone, Christopher Cross, Jaco Pastorius, James Lasy, Lee Ritenour, Jackson Browne, George Benso, George Harrison, Elto John, Carole King, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Diana Warwick, Diane Schurr, Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Tina Turner, Al Jarreau, Sarah Vaughan, Narada Michael Walden, Buddy Rich, and many others.

M.B. received his Bachelor's Degree from Glassboro State College and his Master's Degree from California Institute of the Arts with extensive study of ethnic percussion. He is currently on the music faculty at Los Angeles Harbor College where he teaches percussion.

He has been working as a freelance musician and producer in the L.A. area for many years. The most recently released films, which he has performed on; include Spider Man, Terminator 3, Transformers, 4 Christmases, Fred Claus and Dark Streets. Current television credits include Battlestar Galactica, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Eureka, Eli Stone and The Mentalist.

He has performed with the LA Philharmonic, The National Symphony, The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Long Beach Opera, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Pop and Rock credits include Frank Zappa, Three Dog Night, John Tesh, Loggins and Messina, Wilco, Glenn Yarbrough and Rhapsody in Taps, Freeflight, Tribe 1, Andrea Marcovicci, Lion King, Nine to Five and many others.

M.B.'s recording credits include Bill Withers, Green Day, Anna Visi, REO Speedwagon, Phillip Keveren, Jaguares, Neil Diamond, Juan Gabriel, Kenny Latimore, George Kahn, Brandi, and Guns and Roses to name only a few. He has had the fortune of working with noted producers, Peter Asher, Don Was, Mat Wallace and Rob Cavallo. He was formerly a percussionist with the Doobie Brothers, and is currently the drummer for Rita Coolidge.

Yamaha Drums, Remo, Vic Firth, Toca, Pork Pie Percussion and Paiste currently endorse M.B. For the past 18 years he has been involved with the Yamaha Education Division as a clinician and education consultant.

Matt graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor's degree and from the Eastman School of Music with a master's degree in Jazz Composition. ??Matt is currently Director of Jazz Studies at California State University Northridge, directing the award winning Jazz "A" Band and teaching jazz arranging, improvisation, combos, jazz harmony, class piano, and private piano instruction. Matt often performs as a guest soloist and clinician at various Universities and High Schools. He has recently performed and conducted bands in New Zealand, Denmark and China.

Matt moved to Los Angeles after touring with jazz greats Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich. In addition to his devotion to jazz education, Matt's versatility as a writer, arranger and performer keep him very busy in the L.A. studio scene. His music can be heard on numerous jingles, film scores, CDs and live productions.

Matt has two CDs of original music, two published piano books, and more than 150 pieces of music published by Kendor Music, Walrus Music, Heritage JazzWorks and UNC Jazz Press. Matt has been commissioned to write music for bands from Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and many high schools and colleges throughout the country. ??Matt's first solo piano CD titled "From the Heart" will soon be available with an accompanying book that includes lead sheets as well as fully notated piano scores. Matt's first big band CD recorded by the Kluver's big band from Aahrus Denmark featuring many of Matt's original tunes and arrangements will be available by the end of the summer.

Mitch was born in Los Angeles, California and started playing the guitar at age eight after getting intrigued with the electric guitar sound of Link Wray and Duane Eddy, both popular instrumentalists of the late '50's. His first teacher, William Pellegrini of Los Angeles, started Mitch learning to read music and shortly after starting lessons, left Mitch with two albums, both jazz artists, Barney Kessel and Johnny Smith. This was Mitch's introduction to jazz and his lifelong pursuit of this American music art form.

After a couple of years with Pellegrini, Mitch's father decided that a balance of both single string playing and chordal 5 harmony was needed, so he got him a new teacher, John Frisco, a native of Philadelphia who had taken up residence in LA after a stint in the Marines in the Korean conflict. Through John, Mitch got the foundation in harmony and chords that Mitch's dad was looking for.

Through a friend of Mitch's dad, who was a studio violinist in LA, Marvin Limonick, it was suggested that noted studio and jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts, was teaching and it would be a good idea to get Mitch with him to give Mitch the insights in what it took to become a professional guitarist, something Mitch aspired to early on after starting to learn the instrument. Howard became Mitch's mentor and right from the day they met, took Mitch on a TV call at Universal and subsequent sessions going on in LA that Howard was involved with. Unaware of this musical line of work, Mitch became interested in following in Howard's footsteps as a studio musician.

Mitch toured for a couple of years, first with Sergio Mendes and then with Peggy Lee. As his name got around town, in 1974, Mitch got a call from Ed Shaughnessy, the drummer with Doc Severinsen's Johnny Carson Tonight Show Band to partner up with the show's guitarist, Bob Bain. Mitch took the gig and alternated with Bob on the Tonight Show, which became a great base gig to have and helped build his credentials for other gigs.

By 1976, Mitch was starting to get freelance work in the LA studios and got so busy that he left the Tonight Show in 1977 but appeared as a sub over a number of years after that when the regulars weren't available.

For the next several years, Mitch found himself in the mainstream of session work, sometimes doing 3 or 4 sessions a day and not having much time to do anything else. Mitch has taught throughout his career, with two years at USC in the late '70's, master classes at The Dick Grove School, guitar clinics for the Gibson Guitar Co. as well as many guitar workshops.

Having an avid interest in the history of guitars and after hooking up with the Gibson Guitar Co. in the '70s, Mitch got involved with guitar design and eventually worked for Gibson as the Western US Product Specialist (1994-1996).

Wanting to pay back his friend and mentor, Howard Roberts, who passed away in 1992, Mitch has recently had a book released featuring transcriptions of many of Howard's recorded works for Mel Bay Publications entitled, The Jazz Guitar Stylings Of Howard Roberts, which was published in 2006. Having participated in many guitar workshops over the years, Mitch has done two successful workshops focusing on the HR book since it has come out and hopes to do more in the future.

Jeff has distinguished himself as a trumpeter, composer, jazz educator, and music publisher. He serves as Director of Jazz Studies at California State University Long Beach and frequently appears as an honors jazz band conductor, clinician and lecturer. Jeff is the Music Director Emeritus of the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, serves as jazz coordinator for the Texas Bandmasters Association, and is a former Vice-President of the International Association For Jazz Education. Jeff is part owner of Kendor Music, Inc., the first educational music publisher to provide jazz charts written especially for students.

His solo recordings as a jazz trumpeter and composer have placed high on national air play charts and have won him critical acclaim. Jeff's early career as a studio trumpeter encompasses over 100 albums for such names as Lou Rawls, Melba Moore, The O'Jays and many more. Live performance credits include Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Joe Williams, Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Henry Mancini, Slide Hampton, Kevin Mahogany, Grady Tate, Eddie Daniels, Rob McConnell, and Doc Severinsen. Jeff is frequently commissioned to compose music for school, military and professional musical groups, along with serving as a contributing editor for The Instrumentalist, and writing for other music trade journals such as Flute Talk, Band & Orchestra Product News, and Jazz Educators Journal. Jarvis has co-authored The Jazz Educators Handbook with Doug Beach, a jazz piano book with Matt Harris entitled The Chord Voicing Handbook, and with Mike Carubia, Effective Etudes For Jazz, the new standard in jazz performance/audition solos.

A Yamaha trumpet artist, Jeff has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Indonesia. He has most recently been featured with the USAF Airmen of Note, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Jazz Orchestra, US Army Jazz Ambassadors, Jazz Knights of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, Riverside Jazz Orchestra, Oslo Big Band (Norway), US Army Blues, Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra, Denver Symphony Orchestra, USAF Shades of Blue and more.

Brian received his Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Northridge, where he subsequently served on the faculty from 1992-1998. His ability to cover all aspects of percussion, from Afro-Cuban rhythms to orchestral percussion, to the extensive use of electronics and exotic sound effects, has made him a first-call player on the Los Angeles recording scene.

In Brian Kilgore's diverse studio career he has played on over 400 albums, including popular music with Cold Play, Live, Shelby Lynne, Celeste Prince, Whitney Houston, Starship, Linda Rondstadt, Ricky Martin, Jody Watley, Robbie Nevil, Aerosmith, and Concrete Blonde, Afro-Cuban salsa with Clare Fischer and Francisco Aguabella, straight ahead jazz with Terry Trotter, Bill Watrous, Bill Cunliffe, and Bob Florence, jazz fusion with Kirk Whalum, Everette Harp, Dave Koz, Grant Geissman, and Warren Hill, and rap with NWA and Dr. Dre. His numerous TV/film credits include Pollock, A Bug's Life, Mighty Joe Young, A Perfect Storm, The Hulk, Spiderman II, The Bourne Supremacy, Troy, Van Helsing, I Robot, The Polar Express, Team America, Robots, Skeleton Key, and dozens more.

He has also performed live with Barbra Streisand, Teena Marie, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and many more.

Brian is an endorser of Toca Percussion, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Factory Metal, Rhythm Tech, Gibraltar, and Evans Drumheads.

Born into a musical family, Larry has been playing the guitar since he was seven-years-old. At the age of fifteen he recorded an album with his father, guitarist Dave Koonse, entitled Dave and Larry Koonse; father and son jazz guitars. In 1984, Larry was the first recipient of a BM in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California.

Immediately after graduating from USC Larry toured extensively for six years as a member of the John Dankworth quartet, traveling all across the globe and backing up Cleo Laine. He is currently a member of Billy Child's landmark chamber sextet which just recorded a CD featuring Brian Blade. He has also toured and recorded with Mel Torme, Terry Gibbs, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Childs, David Friesen, Warne Marsh and was a featured performer with the Percy Faith Orchestra on a tour of Japan. At the invitation of Nelson Mandela and UNICEF, Larry traveled to South Africa to perform for the first annual SAMIX festival with the Steve Houghton quintet. He also performed with Gary Willis in Sao Paulo for a government-sponsored concert at SESC Ipiranga. In his travels, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Academy of Music, Disney Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and has been a featured soloist with the L.A. Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and many other orchestras throughout the world. Larry has also recorded with Cleo Laine, Al Hirt, Jimmy Rowles, Lee Konitz, Alan Broadbent, Ray Brown, Bill Perkins, Toots Thielemanns, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Sheppard, Charlie Haden and many other jazz artists.

The founder of the Player's School, the renown bassist Jeff Berlin, contacted Larry in 1995 to write a guitar curriculum which is currently used for their program. He is currently co-leading the L.A. Jazz Quartet which released their fourth CD, Conversation Piece (NAXOS Records) in September, 2000. The quartet's first three CD's Astarte (GOWI), Look To The East (NAXOS), and Family Song (NTR), have received critical acclaim for their originality and musical depth. Larry's two recent recordings, Americana and Dialogues of the Heart (with his father Dave Koonse) are now available through Jazz Compass, a record label that Larry co-founded with Joe La Barbera, Tom Warrington, and Clay Jenkins. Larry has been a faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts since 1990.

Born in Mt. Morris, New York, his first musical experiences began at home as part of the family band with his parents and two older brothers. From his father he received a solid foundation in drumming as well as lessons on clarinet and saxophone. His education continued at the Berklee College of Music in Boston where his teachers included John LaPorta, Charlie Mariano, Herb Pomeroy and the great Alan Dawson. After Berklee and two years with the U.S. Army band at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Joe began his professional career with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd. The Chuck Mangione Quartet followed with gigs ranging from jazz clubs with the small group to symphony halls with full orchestra. Then it was onto New York and a fruitful two-year period of freelancing with Jim Hall, Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Gary Burton, Art Pepper, John Scofield, Bob Brookmeyer and Toots Thielmans to name just a few. In 1978 Joe was asked to join Bill Evans in what was to become a landmark trio along with bassist Marc Johnson. After Bill’s untimely death in 1980, Joe joined pop singer Tony Bennett.

Currently residing in Los Angeles, Joe is involved in a wide range of music locally, nationally and internationally. Recent dates in North America include performances with Bill Mays, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker and brother Pat LaBarbera. During the last few years, Joe has toured Europe with Kenny Wheeler, Bassline (with Hein Van De Geyn and John Abercrombie) and the WDR Big Band. Most recently, he toured Japan with Lee Konitz, Europe with The West Coast All Stars and with Karrin Allyson, and South America with Bud Shank.

In 1999 along with Tom Warrington, Larry Koonse and Clay Jenkins, Joe created Jazz Compass, an independent recording company dedicated to the kind of creative music that has always been close to his heart. Joe has two releases on Jazz Compass, one of which was selected one of the top 10 2003 releases in Dr. Herb Wong’s Blue Chip Jazz CD Awards.

Since 1993, Joe has been on the faculty of California Institute For The Arts in Valencia, California. He is also a visiting artist at UNLV (Las Vegas), and a faculty member of the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop. In the past he has also served on the National Endowment For The Arts council in Washington D.C. and has been a guest at many other colleges as both performer and lecturer.

James Mooy is an Assistant Professor of Music at Santa Barbara City College who teaches Music Technology, Jazz Studies, and Music Appreciation. He is the conductor of the SBCC Symphony Orchestra and the Lunch Break Jazz Ensemble. Previously, he taught trumpet at Westmont College. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music and education from UCLA. Mr. Mooy is a Music Academy of the West alumnus, who has toured the U.S. and Japan as a professional trumpet player. His trumpet performance studies have been with Jimmy Valves, Ron Thompson, Tony Plog, and Mario Guarnerri. A Music Academy of the West Alumnus, he has toured the U.S. and Japan as a professional trumpet player.

Tom Peterson is a Los Angeles jazz composer and arranger. He was a saxophone player in Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Orchestra for 17 years. Tom has played on soundtracks for hundreds of television shows, movies, commercials, records and compact discs. He has performed with Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Natalie Cole and has recorded with Paul McCartney. He is a member of the Bob Florence Limited Edition big band.

David received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Miami. As a young musician in the culturally diverse Florida city, Roitstein performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists, from Cuban wedding bands to emerging jazz talents such as Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, and Carmen Lundy. He went on to work with many legendary singers including Mel Torme, Carmen McRae, and Frank Sinatra.

David moved to Los Angeles in 1981, and, together with the world-renowned bassist Charlie Haden, created the innovative and award-winning CalArts Jazz Program. David is currently the Jazz Program Director at California Institute of the Arts.

In 1990, with the support of Capitol Records and EMI Music, he established the annual CalArts Jazz CD project. Since then, he has produced nineteen CDs at Capitol Studios, documenting original compositions by CalArts students.

While teaching and building the program, Roitstein continued to perform in clubs, concerts and tours, and as a studio musician for film, television, and records. A recent recording is "Americana" (Jazz Compass 1001) with Larry Koonse, Scott Colley, and Kendall Kay. As a composer, he will soon release two recordings of new works, featuring chamber music and jazz compositions.

In October 2007, Roitstein was designated the Mel Powell Chair at CalArts, one of four honorary endowed faculty chairs in the CalArts School of Music.

Aaron is currently the director of USC's Afro Latin American Jazz Ensemble, co-director of the Latin band at CalArts, and instructor of Afro Cuban and Brazilian rhythms for drum set at the Los Angeles Music Academy. He also authored the Afro Caribbean section of Peter Erskine's book Drum Set Essentials, published by Alfred Publishing. He has recently taught Afro Cuban and Brazilian master classes for the Henry Mancini Institute. He also participated in the First International Drummers Conference in Caracas, Venezuela in 2005.

Aaron was born in Caracas, Venezuela. There he was first-call recording drummer from 1981 until 1991 when he moved to Los Angeles, California to study at CalArts. Since that time he has played and/or recorded with Clare Fischer, Sergio Mendes, Arturo Sandoval, Dori Caymmi, Frank Quintero, Larry Williams, Pauline Wilson, Bill Cunliffe, Frank Gambale, Shelly Berg, Don Grusin, Rebecca Parris, Otmaro Ruiz, Ashley Maher, Raya Yarbrough, as well as part of the house band for Chick Singer Night, among many others.

Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa and his Master of Music Degree in Trombone Performance at the University of Redlands. Mr. Tower has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Pacific Western University for his accomplishments in Music Education.

Originally from Greene, Iowa, Jeff currently resides in Hemet, California. Since 1977 Jeff Tower has been the Director of Bands at Hemet High School. Under his direction the Instrumental Music Program has grown to become one of the nation’s finest. In conjunction with his Hemet position, Mr. Tower is also The Chairman of Summer Jazz Studies at the Idyllwild Arts. He has served as an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor at music festivals, conventions and camps all over the nation in both the Jazz and Classical venues. He serves as an Educational Specialist and Trombone Artist for Conn-Selmer Musical Instruments Inc. U.S.A., and is a member of the University of Northern Iowa School of Music Advisory Board and American Band College Faculty.

As a professional trombonist, Jeff Tower has experience in all aspects of the music industry including symphony orchestras, movie soundtracks, Broadway productions, TV commercials, recording projects, casuals and shows. He has performed with Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett to name a few. Jeff has participated in over 50 recording projects as a performer, conductor or producer. Jeff has had the privilege to perform for many years with Carmen Dragon in the Redlands Bowl Orchestra, the Ashley Alexander big band, the Orrin Tucker dance band, and the Riverside civic light opera, to name a few.

Mr. Tower plays a 1985 Minick Prototype of the 100h Conn Tenor Trombone, a 1987 Bach 42b tenor trombone, a 1937 HN White Silvertone Tenor Trombone and a 1975 King Duo Gravis Bass Trombone. His New Jazz CD "The Things We Like To Do" with best friend trumpeter, Ken Lesight is currently available through Walrus records, a division of Sea Breeze Records.

Mr Wamhoff is currently the Chair of the Fine Arts Division at San Joaquin Delta College and is on the Executive Board of the California Alliance for Jazz. Previously he was the director of bands at Santa Rosa Junior College. Prior to his tenure at Santa Rosa Junior College Mr. Wamhoff was the director of Bands and Orchestra at Clovis West High School and Madera High School. Bands under his direction are nationally recognized and have performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Monterey Jazz Festival at Sea, and the National Concert Band Festival in Chicago, Illinois and Indianapolis Indiana (1996, 1998). His honors include the Madera County Arts Council Education Award (1993), UMI-ASBDA State and Regional Distinguished Band Director Award (1997), National Band Association Citation of Excellence (1996, 1998, 2000), CBDA Distinguished Service Award (2002) and member of the National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi.

Mr. Wamhoff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education (1984) and a Master of Arts degree in Music Performance with distinction (1997) from California State University, Fresno. He has studied conducting from Dr. Lawrence Sutherland (CSU, Fresno), Dr. Robert Halseth (CSU, Sacramento), Eugene Corporon (UNT), Frederick Fennell, Jack Stamp and Michael Haithcock (University of Michigan). He is also a Getzen Company Artist/Clinician.

Mr. Wamhoff is currently the Past President of the California Band Directors Association, the state representative to the National Band Association and is the Western Band Association Concert Band Festival Chairman. Mr. Wamhoff is active as an adjudicator for Concert, Jazz, and Marching Bands. He is also active as a guest conductor in the Symphonic and Jazz idioms. Mr. Wamhoff has served as conductor of the Singapore Festival Winds, CMEA Capitol Section High School Honor Band, CMEA Central Coast Section Honor Band and the County Honor Bands from: Sonoma, Stanislaus, Solano, Tulare-Kings, Fresno-Madera and the Bakersfield City Schools Honor Band. He will also be serving as Conductor of the 2006 California All-State Concert band.

Tom is a faculty member at University of Nevada Las Vegas, and holds a master's degree in composition from University of Illinois. His continuing association with top jazz players, combined with his clear and logical methods for communicating musical ideas has kept him in constant demand for clinics and seminars. Tom has also published a variety of musical works and instructional materials, including "Essential Styles I & II," (with play-along CD's), a video series, "The Contemporary Rhythm Section," a 28-book play-along series, "MasterTracks," and a new beginning bass method/CD, "Crawl Before You 8 Walk." Tom has released two CDs on the Jazz Compass label (jazzcompass.com), with Larry Koonse and Joe La Barbera, and is about to record his third.

Tom is one of the busiest acoustic and electric bass players in Los Angeles. Tom began his career in New York City, playing for three years in the Buddy Rich big band and trio. He also toured Europe extensively as a clinician and performer, and worked with many other great N.Y. artists, including Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, and Hank Jones. Tom has lived in Los Angeles for the past twenty years, performing and recording with a long list of great artists, including Freddie Hubbard, Billy Childs, Denny Zeitlin, Bob Florence, Joe La Barbera, Mose Allison, Arturo Sandoval, and Peggy Lee. His playing spans a wide range of styles, from jazz albums with Bob Sheppard and Terry Trotter, to TV commercials, where his music writing skills are often called upon. Tom is heard on many movie and television scores, and is a featured artist on the soundtrack of Jodie Foster's film "Little Man Tate." He has also performed at the renowned Playboy Jazz Festival with Randy Brecker's quintet at the Hollywood Bowl, with Billy Childs at the Montreal and North Sea Jazz Festivals, and with Steve Houghton at the Samix International Festival in South Africa. This summer, Tom also toured New Zealand and performed a series of concerts in Edinburgh, Scotland.