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Roosevelt Griffin III Ed.D.

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Dr. Griffin's advocacy and and efforts to make a positive impact in music education is continued through his work with various local and national organizations.

Work/Service

National Association for Music Education

Jazz Council (Member At-Large) 2021-Present


National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Grant Review Panelist 2019


Illinois Arts Council Agency

Grant Review Panelist 2020


Jazz Education Network

Education Committee 2014-Present


Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

Education Committee 2020-Present


Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

Youth Ensemble Director 2011-Present


VanderCook College of Music

Walter Dyett Chair for Jazz Studies, Diversity and Inclusion 2022-Present


VanderCook College of Music One City Program

Co-Artistic Director 2019-Present


Harvey Public School Dist. 152

Director of Bands 2004-2022


Griffin Institute of Performing Arts (NFP)

Founder & CEO 2016-Present


GI Music LLC.

Owner/ Operator 2019-Present


Clinics/Workshops

Midwest Band and Orchestra International Conference

Multiple Years

Illinois Music Education Association

Multiple Years

Washington Music Education Association

2021

Country Music Awards Unified Voices

2021

Utah Music Education Association

Multiple Years

Missouri Music Education Association

Multiple Years

New Trier Jazz Festival

Multiple Years

Northern Illinois University

Multiple Years

Notable Performances/Appearances

Jazz Showcase

2009

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL open for Dudley Owens

Downbeat Magazine

2010

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL open for Dudley Owens

Auditorium Theater

2010

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL open for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

Midwest Band and Orchestra International Conference

2010

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL

Chicago Jazz Festival

2010

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL

Chicago Blues Festival

2013

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL with Fernando Jones and the Blues Kids of America

ASCD(Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development) National Conference

2014

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL 

Americans for the Arts

2014

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL with Fernando Jones and the Blues Kids of America

Jazz Education Network Annual Conference

2014

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL 

Thornridge High School Half-Cap Ceremony

2015

Guest Commencement Speaker

Northern Illinois University , College of Visual and Performing Arts

2015

Guest Commencement Speaker

Golden Apple Foundation Gala

2016

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL

Jazz Showcase

2019

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, Harvey, IL open for the University of Illinois at Chicago

Concordia University Chicago

2021

Guest CommencementSpeaker

Jazz Education Network Internastional Conference

2022

Presenter: Interview with Mary Jo Papich

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