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Shortly after, Potenza was promoted to full professor at USC. In 2006, he became chair of the Studio/Jazz Guitar Department at USC, stepping down in 2018. Career. Throughout the 1980s, Potenza recorded a jazz albums for TBA Records as a solo artist.
Jazz guitarist Frank Potenza is a composer, arranger, recording artist, and USC professor with ten solo albums to his credit based in Los Angeles. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
A dedicated educator as well as performer, Frank is a Professor in the Studio/Jazz Guitar Program at the USC Thornton School of Music. He is responsible for the Program's offerings in Jazz Guitar Pedagogy, Jazz Guitar Arranging and Improvisation, and Advanced Guitar Performance.
Oct 25, 2013 · By. Frank Potenza, Chair of Thornton’s Studio/Jazz Guitar Program, waited 20 years to honor his mentor, jazz guitarist Joe Pass. Potenza first took a lesson with Pass in 1974, which sparked a working relationship of established mentor and burgeoning protégé.
FRANK POTENZA. FRANK POTENZA: AN INTRODUCTION by Rick Bellaire (2017, 2021) ... While at USC, Frank completed his Masters in Music in 2000 and was promoted to full ...
Jul 31, 2012 · Frank Potenza, chair of the studio guitar department at USC, feels the university setting has a lot to offer students, even outside the scope of the music department.
Dec 10, 2013 · Frank Potenza, chair of the Studio/Jazz Guitar program, received a four-star review from DownBeat Magazine for his latest album, For Joe. Calling Potenza an “accomplished player,” the review noted that he “reveals touches of his mentor’s brilliance throughout this heartfelt project.”
