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Music faculty showcase talent
School of Music instructors
transfer their knowledge
of music outside their
classes to perform onstage
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
During the week, guitar Professor
Don Latarski can be found teaching
music students how to play jazz, blues
and Beatles music on guitar. On some
evenings, he can be found on stage at
the Oregon Electric Station perform
ing a blend of jazz and blues with his
band, the Don Latarski Group.
Latarski is among many School of
Music faculty who have channeled
their musical talents beyond the
classroom and into their own
groups, complete with professional
gigs and albums.
Latarski said his performing days
began way before his teaching days;
he began playing in bands when he
was 12. His current, self-titled group
is composed of bassist Mark Schnei
der and drummer Jason Palmer, with
Latarski on acoustic guitar. They ap
pear every Friday and Saturday at 8
p.m. at the Oregon Electric Station, lo
cated at 27 E. 5th Ave. Most of their
performances feature original compo
sitions by Latarski.
"The most exciting part of perform
ing is playing material I wrote," he said.
Latarski said his music has flexibility
for improvisation, which allows him to
explore while on stage. He concluded
that while performing is completely
different from teaching, it helps him
improve his skill as an educator.
"(Performing is) exhilarating," he
said. "Not that teaching isn't, but
teaching is a different thing. Perform
ing keeps me extremely honest, and it
gets me to practice my craft, which is
important for teaching."
Latarski has released a total of eight
solo and collaborative albums. His lat
est solo album, titled "Fab 4 on 6," is a
compilation of tunes by The Beatles.
Jazz guitar instructor Michael
Denny can also be found perform
ing in downtown Eugene. His jazz
blues-Latin group, the Mike Denny
Trio, mixes amplified jazz guitar,
acoustic bass, drums and occasion
ally a horn section of either saxo
phone or trumpet. The group, which
plays once a month at Ax Billy Grill,
located at 999 Willamette St., also
entertains for private functions. They
have released one album, entitled
"Now.. .Here.. .This." Denny also re
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The Don Latarski Group plays every Friday and Saturday at the Oregon Electric Station.
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Jazz guitar instructor Mike Denny’s band
plays regularly at the Ax Billy Grill.
leased a solo jazz and bossa nova
collection titled "Looking In." Both
albums came out in 1997.
Like Latarski, Denny's performing
career took off before he began
teaching. He performed live jazz
since his teens before going on to
teach music at Lane Community
College and at the University. Denny,
who performs some of his own mu
sic, said that performing is a more
creative experience, but that the cre
ative process can be applied both on
stage and in the classroom.
"Performing original music allows
me to tap into my innermost perspec
tive," he said. "I don't teach my origi
nal songs in class, but I teach die ere
ative process that goes into creating
original music."
Violin professor Kathryn Luckten
berg belongs to two chamber groups:
the Oregon String Quartet and Trio
Pacifica. Both groups are composed of
School of Music faculty members but
perform at various chamber music se
ries and music festivals outside of the
University. She joined the existing
Oregon String Quartet in 1993, but
Trio Pacifica is her own creation.
She said it is important for music
teachers to keep performing in order
to teach others to perform well.
"Performing gives me an immedia
cy with the art of performing," she
said. "When others see me perform, I
hope to inspire them. Performing is
the creative process, and teaching is
passing on the art."
When it comes to music teachers
advertising their gigs to their students,
Latarski chooses to play down his suc
cess as a musician.
"I don't make a big deal about it in
class," he said. "I'm there to teach, and
they obviously see that I can play."
Denny, like Lucktenberg, hopes to
see his students following his lead of
taking the stage.
"It sets a professional example
about how to forward one's career,"
Denny said.
The Oregon String Quartet will
perform on campus in Beall Hall
tonight at 8 p.m. with jazz violinist
Diane Monroe.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com.
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