Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman

biografia

Michael Hoffman
Dr. Michael Hoffman has worked primarily in the world of jazz,

 as a guitarist writing for his own groups and, more recently, as a writer

of large-ensemble jazz compositions for the New York University Concert

Jazz Ensemble, the BMI New York Jazz Orchestra, and the

Brooklyn Jazz Composer's Orchestra. He has performed with such

artists as Richie Cole and David Amram.

 He has received a BA in Music Education from C.W. Post College, an MA,

and a Ph.D. in Composition from New York University. He has also

 written for dance and theater as well as for soloists, chamber and

percussion ensembles, and has been involved as a Musical Director with the

BroadHollow Theater.

 Currently working as a free-lance guitarist, composer, arranger, copyist, and

music lithographer, Dr. Hoffman has served on the faculties of

Kean University, Mercy College, Sacred Heart University, Queensborough

Community College, and is currently a full-time faculty member at

Bucks County Community College. Dr. Hoffman has studied composition

with Howard Rovics, Pat Castle, Jim McNeely, Manny Albam, and Kenneth Peacock.

 His compositions have been performed internationally, as well as at the conference

of the International Association of Jazz Educators and at

the Texaco New York Jazz Festival, as well as other important venues,

including Merkin Concert Hall, and the Blue Note in New York City.

He is currently a member of BMI, and the Society of Composers Inc. Some

compositions are published by C. F. Peters Corp., Ensemble Music Publications, and DSM

Producers, but much is available directly from the composer. Dr. Hoffman's work in musical

analysis and theory has been recently published in the scholarly journal 21st Century Music

(formerly 20th Century Music).