Young Musicians' Camp Summer 2012
  2012 Camp Dates
Session A
June 18 - June 29
Session B
July 2 - July 20
  Camp Location
University Of Miami
Gusman Concert Hall
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
  Mailing Address
University Of Miami
PO Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 
33124-7610

Director:
Sarah Neham Salz

Phone 305-238-8937
Fax 305-284-6475

 

"...it's not everyday that people get to meet Jazz legend(s) or the Miami Saxophone Quartet. The special guests were my favorite part. I also got to meet new people and enjoy everything with the friends I made. I really like everything about the UM camp..."

- Flutist, Age 15

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Guitar Faculty Include:

Rob Friedman

Aaron Lebos

Sandy Poltarack

Brev Sullivan

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Biography

ROB FRIEDMAN

Well versed in all styles of music, from reggae to rock, blues to classical, jazz to bossa nova, guitarist and educator, Rob Friedman has performed throughout the Miami area for the last 30 years. He received a Bachelor's of Music degree in Jazz Guitar Performance from the University of Miami in 1991. This led to an adjunct professor appointment to the University of Miami in 1996, teaching in the jazz guitar department. From 1997 - 2005 he was the guitar director at Palmer Trinity School in Miami. Rob has had the pleasure of teaching the guitar classes at the Young Musicians Camp at the University of Miami since 2005.

AARON LEBOS

began studying piano with Sarah Salz at the age of 5 and then switched to guitar at the age of 12. After studying various styles with many private instructors Aaron attended and graduated from the well respected University of Miami School of Music with a degree in Studio Music and Jazz Performance. Some of his many highlights are recording on a grammy-nominated album for t he artist Elsten Torres. He has also recorded with and toured with EMI Music US Latin artist JD Natasha. And he has toured with latin pop superstars such as Christian Castro and Hector Montaner to name a few. He is now a full-time versatile musician doing everything from playing shows, touring with International artists to recording sessions. He is currently playing with Nicole Henry and his original jazz/fusion group Jazzilla.


SANDY POLTARACK

Sandy began guitar lessons at the age of nine and continued his studies with noted guitarists Leon Block, Don Demarco, jazz guitarist Ted Dunbar as well as classes at Brooklyn College, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Sounds of Joy Jazz Workshops.

Since moving to Miami in 1978, Sandy has performed with South Florida's best musicians. "Jazz music became my passion and I've had the opportunity to work with the finest musicians. I've shared the stage with world class players like Pete Minger, Ira Sullivan, Vince Maggio, Steve Bagby, Gary Campbell, Eric Allison, Billy Marcus, Dolph and Tony Castelano, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Simon Salz to name just a few.

Sandy has played and recorded with the Boca Pops Orchestra, the Florida Classical Orchestra and has also performed live with such stars as Frank Sinatra Jr., Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Drifters, Michael Feinstein, Lannie Kazan, Jasmine Guy, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, Rosemary Clooney, Michael McDonald, Donna Summer, Kim Carnes, Trini Lopez, Robert Goulet, Al Martino, Donald O'Connor, Vic Damone and Diane Carol, The Fifth Dimension, Buddy Hacket, and Latin stars Nelson Ned, Paloma San Basilo and Raphael, etc.

He also has played in the orchestras for the national touring companies of "The Man of La Mancha", "Chicago", "A Chorus Line", "Sunset Boulevard", "Annie", “Joseph”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, “Spamalot”, “42nd Street”, “The Full Monty”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, “All Shook Up”, “Rat Pack”, “The Lion King”, “Hairspray”, “Finian’s Rainbow”, “Aida”, “Urban Cowboy”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris", "Personals" and “Legends", "Johnny Guitar", "Floyd Collins", “Grease”, “Legally Blonde”, etc.

Sandy is currently an adjunct professor at Miami-Dade College.


BREV SULLIVAN

Brev Sullivan is a Miami based guitarist proficient in multiple genres. He is the guitarist for Featured On Fridays (FOF), a shred-metal, progressive group whose songs are a tour de force of wildly searing instrumentals - combining metal, shred, jazz, country chicken pickin' and even epic movie soundtrack style melodies.

Brev studied with Miami guitar legend Simon Salz and Joe Diorio of California's GIT. Brev's first big debut was when his Father jazz legend Ira Sullivan invited him up onstage him to perform with him and Joe Diorio at the Pennsylvania Jazz festival. There he traded licks with his instructor Joe Diorio onstage in front of 5000 attendees at age 17.

Brev currently tours with the group Featured on Fridays. Between traveling, he is Guitar Instructor at the Paul Green School of Rock.

Endorsements include, Vigier Guitars, Revolt Amps, Bogner Amps,Spectraflex cables, Xotic pedals, The Tremol-no, Guitar Tool, Square Drums, Guitar Wheel.

www.myspace.com/brevsullivan
www.brevsullivan.com

 

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