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Jim
Kanas AS AN EDUCATOR Artist-In-Residence
throughout Illinois through the Illinois Arts Council and independently
since 1985. Grades K-12. Implemented interdisciplinary music programs
to music and non-music students. Instrumental and vocal, folk, jazz
and classical music. Numerous schools including: South School, DesPlaines,
IL,Chicago, one month, 4/01; Serena School, two weeks12/00; Pecatonica
School, 11/20,21; Edison School, Danville, IL one month, 2000: Bristol
Elementary, Bristol, IL, one month, 2/01, Skokie Public Library,
Skokie, IL, 5 weeks, 3/01; Blaire School- Early Childhood Special
Education, 4/23/01, Chicago, IL; Albany Elementary, one week, 5/01,
Albany, IL; Fulton Elementary, 2 weeks, 5/01, Fulton, IL; Liberty
School, Danville, IL; one month, 2001;Ray Graham Association, Residential
Facility for Disabled Adults, 2 months, 2000; Lakecrest School,
Oakland, IL 4-10&11, 2000; Addison Schools Residency, 3/16-4/15/99;
Stone 4-17-00, Concord Lutheran, 4-13-00, Phillip 4-3&7-2000,
Lincoln, 4-5-2000; Fulton Middle School Arts Festival, 3-31-2000;
Sycamore High School International Festival, 3-8-00; Spring Valley
School, JFK, 2-28-00; Sycamore Elementary Schools, jazz band and
high school orchestra, 2-7,9,11-00; Milledgeville and Chadwick Grade
School High School Jazz Band and Jazz Choir, 1-2000; Andrew Cooke
Fine Arts Magnet School, Waukeegan, IL, 10/15-12/15/99; Centralia
Performing Arts Center, 10-20-99; Sidney Elementary School, Sidney,
IL, 9-22-99; Hinton Veleska Early Childhood Center, Peoria, IL,
May 1999; Greenbrook Elementary, Roselle, IL, April 15-May 15 1999;
Liberty School, Danville, IL, March 15-April 15, 1999; Our Lady
Of Fatima, Chicago, IL, March 1-12 1999; Savana Elementary and High
School, Savana, IL, January-February 1999; Kimes School, Stretor,
IL, 2/19/99; Ebinger School, Chicago, IL November 1998; Illinois
Music Educators Association (IMEA) Regional Festival Clinician/Performer,
Byron, IL., 1997, 1998 and 2000; Madison Elementary, Wheaton, IL,
10/26/98; Waterbury Elementary, Roselle, IL, November-October 1998;
Rahn Elementary, 9/14-25 1998; Cherry Valley Library, 7/16/98; Aurora
Library Family Literacy Program, 6/6/98; Swan Hillman School, Rockford,
IL, 5/29/98; Decatur Classical School, Chicago, IL 5/15/98; Mechesney
Elementary School International Festival Assembly, 5/11/98; Gloria
Day School, Rockford, IL, 4/27/98-5/8/98; Greenwood Elementary,
Woodstock, IL, 4/24/98; Durand School Jazz Assembly, Durand, IL,
4/6/98; Red Bud Elementary, Red Bud IL, 3/24-4/2/98; Bernard Zel
Day School, Chicago, IL, 3/18/98; Franklin School, Sterling, IL,
3/6,9,11/98; Annawan Elementary, Annawan, IL 2/11-27/98; Meehan
Elementary, Belvidere, IL, 4/7-5/2/97; Clinton-Rosette Middle School,
DeKalb, IL, 4/26-5/28/93 and 3/26/97; West Chicago Elementary Schools,
District 33, West Chicago, IL, 1/24-3/7/97; Maplewood Elementary
School, Cary, IL, 1/9-3/5/94; DeKalb High School, DeKalb, IL, 2/15-3/12/93
Nominated for Teacher
of the Year/Outstanding Teaching Performance by Kishwaukee College,
1993. Showcases: Annually for the Illinois Arts Council, various locations, since 1985; Peoria Arts Council Showcase, 8-30-99; Rockford Area Arts Council, 1995,98 1999; Bravo Arts, Evanston, IL, 1990; Hemmons Showcase, Elgin, IL, 1989; and the Central Illinois Arts Consortium, Peoria, IL, 1985. AS A PERFORMER Concerts as a solo multi-instrumentalist on guitars, vocals, fiddle, banjo, resophonic guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, autoharp, harmonica, musical saw, sweet potato and many more folk and pocket instruments. As a jazz guitarist in small and large venues. As a classical guitarist in academic settings. Venues to numerous to mention including: The Grand Detour Heritage Series- Grand Detour, IL, April 1, 2001; National Foreign Language Week Performance-Sycamore High School-Jim Kanas and Friends in Concert, March 8, 2001; Quad Cities Arts Gallery- Solo Concert- January 19, 2001; Two-Way Street Coffee House 30 Year Anniversary, 11/11, Downersgrove, IL; Eagle's Nest, Oregon , IL; native American flute concert, 11/18/00; orders Books and Music, 12/16/00, Rockford, IL Bishope Hill, solo concert, 6-25-00; First Night, Centralia, IL, 1/1/01.Concert at Mendota Civic Center, 3-24-00 and “Arts-A-Polluzza, 3-9-00; Borders Books and Music 1998, 99, 00; Lake Co. Museum, 2-26-00; Fine Arts Jazz Performance at Chadwick High School, 2-12-00; DeKalb Farm Bureau, 1-8-00; Concert with Jazz Violinist Randy Sabien at Andrew Cooke Magnet School, Waukeegan, IL, 12-13-00; Repeat appearances at regional music festivals including: “Music in the Wild”, Putnam Co., 1996,97,98,99, and 2000 and 1999 performance with “The Jim Kanas Trio”. Champaign Public Library and Park District Concert Series, 12-8-99; Pumpkin Patch, Caladonia, IL, 1993-00 and Edward’s Apple Orchard, 1991-2000, The Jim Kanas Trio and Solo; Nachusa Grasslands, 9-18-00, May 2001; Resource Band, 8-28-99; Rochelle Band Shell, The Jim Kanas Jazz Quartet, Rochelle, IL, 7-21-99; ByronFest, Jimmy and the Swingers, Byron, IL, 7-10-99; Mt Morris Freedom Ring Festival, Solo, 7-3-99; Rockford Country Club, Reunion Bluegrass Group, 5-30-99; Mayfest, Jimmy and the Swingers, 5-29-99; Guest Appearance with Northern Illinois Children’s Choir, Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University, 5-23-99; Concert at Holmes Student Center with Randy Sabien and Don Stiernberg, 2/17/99; Concert with Johnny Frigo at Mayfest, Mt. Carroll, IL, 5/25/97; Colonial Rose Concert, Grand Detour, IL, 1/17/98; Block Five Peace and Art Festival, Rockford, IL, 1996, Sauk Valley College, Global Awareness Program, 1994; Egyptian Theater, children's concert, 1994; Rockford Folk Festival, solo performance, 1993; Chicago Board of Trade, Jim Kanas Trio, 1992; DeKalb Public Library, 1991; Bensenville Young Authors Performance and Local History Day, 1991; Blackberry Farm, 1990; and Washington Street Mercantile, 1988. Recordings: Inclusion
in “The Larsons’ Creations-Volume II ” an anthology
of Maurer, Prairie State, Euphonon, Stahl, Dyer and Stetson vintage
guitars and mandolins created by the Larson Brothers 1867-1944.
(audio disc) performing on mandolins, guitars and harp-guitar. By
Carl Hartman, CenterStream/ Hal Leonard Publishing. Currently in
production, Summer, 2001; Audio disc single release of “Take
the El”, April 2001; Audio Disc, “The Jim Kanas Trio-
Live at Music in the Wild”, 1999 "Old Country" (audio
cassette), 1990; "Front Porch Friends" (audio cassette),
1983; "Rattling Big Horn Bucks" (video), 1985; "Wildlife
Woodcarvers of the Illinois Flyway" (video), 1984;
B.G.S. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, graduated May of 1983, emphasis in contemporary guitar skills, commercial music and American folk instruments. Attended Boston University in 1976 as an education major. CERTIFICATION AND GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS FROM NIU REFERENCES Gay Mather, teacher,
Greenwood Elementary, Woodstock, IL, 815-648-2606 |
