Jarvis, David

David Jarvis

Biography

Born: May 17, 1954

Country: Detriot, Michigan, U.S.A.

Studies: Oakland University, University of Nebraska- Lincoln (B.S.1977), Washington State University (M.A.1981), University of Oregon

Teachers: Reed Gratz, Charles Dowd, Howard Meeker, Albert Rometo

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Professor David Jarvis is the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Washington State University and has performed internationally in both classical and jazz arenas. He is one of the members of Jazz Northwest (The WSU Faculty Jazz Group) and has traveled around the country giving workshops and clinics in jazz performance. He was principal timpanist with the Washington-Idaho Symphony for over 20 years and still the principal percussionist for the Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra. He is the co-founder/leader of the popular jazz group, the Dozier-Jarvis Trio in addition to co-member of the trumpet/percussion duo, Cameradschaft and specializes in solo literature written for percussion and electronic sound and has performed concerts all around the country. Mr. Jarvis is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and M.E.N.C. and an artist/clinician for the Yamaha Corporation. His compositional works are published by Southern Music Co., Honeyrock Publishing Co, and C. Alan Publications. In addition to his percussion duties, Professor Jarvis teaches the History and Social Analysis of Rock Music.

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Updated 11/3/2022 Professor David Jarvis was the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Washington State University for 33 years beginning in 1987. He has performed internationally in both classical and jazz arenas and during his tenure at WSU he was a member of Jazz Northwest (The WSU Faculty Jazz Group) and co-­member of the trumpet/percussion duo, Cameradschaft. He served as principal timpanist with the Washington-­Idaho Symphony for over 20 years and principal percussionist for the Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra for 15 years. He was the co-founder/leader of the popular jazz group, the Dozier-­Jarvis Trio and specialized in solo literature written for percussion and electronic sound performing concerts all around the country. In his final year of teaching in 2020, he was awarded the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Career Achievement Award.

Mr. Jarvis continues to travel around the country giving workshops and clinics in jazz and classical performance and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and an artist/clinician/educator for the Yamaha Corporation. His compositions have been performed all over the world which are published by Southern Music Company, Honeyrock Publishing Company, C. Alan Publications and Activist Music (distributed by Hal Leonard). In addition to his percussion duties at WSU, Professor Jarvis designed and taught the History and Social Analysis of Rock Music.

Works for Percussion

a.s. of 1991 - Drum Set; Electronics
Digga-digga-digga-digga-digga-digga-digga-digga-DEEGOT - Percussion Duo
Edifice - Percussion Sextet; Trumpet
Fanfare: Beijing 1989 - Percussion Quintet
Jungle Walk - Marimba
Kohalo - Percussion Quartet; Oboe, (or Bb Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone)
Macbeth and MacDonwald - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Tusk! - Percussion Octet