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Rick Stitzel

Rick Stitzel composer / arranger

Rick Stitzel has been active in the field of jazz education for over 30 years. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton. His master’s degree is in jazz studies. Mr. Stitzel has served as director of Jazz Studies at Tarrant County College South Campus in Ft. Worth for the past 22 years. In addition to his teaching duties he is sought after as a clinician and adjudicator in the jazz area. He has directed numerous all-region and all-state bands, including the 2004 Missouri All-State Jazz Band. Each summer he serves on the faculty of several jazz camps, including the Lone Star Jazz Camp at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, the Jim Widner Jazz Residency at Drury University in Springfield Missouri, the Jim Widner Jazz Residency at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and the Grapevine Independent School District Jazz Camp in Grapevine Texas. He is an active performer on both trumpet and piano. He has appeared with many name acts, including the Temptations, Frankie Valli, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, and The Temptations Review.

Rick is also very busy as a composer and arranger. He has written music for 700 radio and television commercials, theme music for programs on educational television, and has arranged music for theme parks including Six Flags Over Texas, Worlds of Fun, Astroworld, Six Flags Over Mid-America and an annual musical variety show for the US Army. He is also musical director for The Miss Texas Pageant. He arranged music for Don Henley of the Eagles, a concert that was presented on a national television broadcast on the Bravo Network.

His jazz compositions have been performed and recorded by professional and school bands around the country. Internationally, his pieces have been performed at the Pink Pop Jazz Festival in Ibbenburen, Germany, and at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland. This past summer he did a seminar and concert series in Slovenia, under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy. He is currently publishing his compositions and arrangements through his own publishing company, Rick Stitzel Music, and Hal Leonard Music, the largest publisher of educational jazz music in the world.

He is the author of Jazz Theory-A Survival Guide, a text that is in use at schools and universities around the country.

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The Nearness of You (Key: C) - Hoagy Carmichael / Arr. Rick Stitzel

The Nearness of You (Key: C)

Hoagy Carmichael / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Here's That Rainy Day - Jimmy van Heusen / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Here's That Rainy Day

Jimmy van Heusen / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Evil Ways - Sonny Henry / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Evil Ways

Sonny Henry / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Bewitched - Richard Rodgers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Bewitched

Richard Rodgers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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The Frim Fram Sauce (Key: F) - Joe Ricardel / Arr. Rick Stitzel

The Frim Fram Sauce (Key: F)

Joe Ricardel / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Cissy Strut - Arthur Neville & Leo Nocentelli / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Cissy Strut

Arthur Neville & Leo Nocentelli / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Cissy Strut - Arthur Neville & Leo Nocentelli / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Cissy Strut

Arthur Neville & Leo Nocentelli / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Hello - Adele Adkins / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Hello

Adele Adkins / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Birdland - Josef / Joe Zawinul / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Birdland

Josef / Joe Zawinul / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Monkey See, Monkey Do - Rick Stitzel

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Rick Stitzel

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Who Walks in When I Walk Out [Key: D minor] - Al Hoffman / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Who Walks in When I Walk Out [Key: D minor]

Al Hoffman / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Reunion Blues - Milt Jackson / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Reunion Blues

Milt Jackson / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Mr. Lucky - Henry Mancini / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Mr. Lucky

Henry Mancini / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Mr. Lucky - Henry Mancini / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Mr. Lucky

Henry Mancini / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Use Me - Bill Withers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Use Me

Bill Withers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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Use Me - Bill Withers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

Use Me

Bill Withers / Arr. Rick Stitzel

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