尤金·夏皮罗 is excited to become a new addition to 澳门皇家赌城在线 College’s Performing Arts Department faculty! Mr. Shapiro holds Master’s Degree in Jazz studies from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a Jazz guitarist, 教育家, 作曲家, and bandleader.
Eugene has over 20 years of college teaching experience in the field of music in Las Vegas, NV where he resides, as well as in Missouri, both on the ground and online. He has taught a variety of classes, including Jazz Appreciation, History of Rock, 音乐 Appreciation, Beginning Guitar, Private Guitar, 音乐 Fundamentals, 和更多的. He is an author of the Beginning Guitar textbook that has been in print for over 15 years.
Mr. Shapiro leads the Shapiro Project Jazz quartet. Shapiro Project has released three albums with Eugene’s original music and performed all over the Las Vegas Valley, as well as in California (Los Angeles, 圣地亚哥, and San Francisco), 爱达荷州, 和犹他州. 尤金·夏皮罗 is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
He has received numerous awards from the Nevada Arts Council, including two Fellowships in Jazz Composition, as well as ASCAPLUS Jazz and Pop awards, and an honorable mention in the Billboard Songwriting Contest.
Mr. Shapiro has done educational Jazz outreach in collaboration with The Smith Center and Nevada Arts Council in the Las Vegas area, bringing Jazz to elementary, 中间, and high schools. He has shared the stage with Sandy Duncan, Little Anthony and the Imperials, 阿特·凡·达姆, 卡尔·丰塔纳, 沃尔特Weiskopf, Jiggs Wigham, Ed大学二年级生, Stefan Karlsson, and Tom Warrington. 尤金·夏皮罗 is endorsed by Thomastik-Infeld Strings, Martin Guitars, Radial Engineering Ltd., and AMT Electronics.