Bruce Dudley
Associate Professor of Music
College of Music & Performing Arts
Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Business and Technology from New York University
(615) 460-6266bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Bruce Dudley is a Professor of Music in the School of Music. A member of the faculty since 1995, he teaches graduate and undergraduate Commercial Piano, Improvisation, Commercial Instrumental Styles, Advanced Commercial Music Analysis, Advanced Improvisation, and Commercial Music Pedagogy. Dr. Dudley has a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Science in Music, Business, and Technology from New York University. He also studied at the Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, and earned a diploma in audio engineering from the Institute of Audio Research in New York City. Dr. Dudley was an adjunct instructor of jazz piano at Vanderbilt University for 17 years and previously taught jazz studies at Middle Tennessee State University, San Jacinto College (Houston), St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia), and the Eastman School of Music. He has conducted many jazz workshops throughout the United States and has been an adjudicator at music festivals and conferences, including the Jazz Education Network (JEN), Eastern Kentucky Piano Competition, Texas Music Educators Association, Maritime Musicfests, and International Association of Jazz Educators.
His performance credits include accompanying popular artists such as Aretha Franklin, Crystal Gayle, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Moody Blues, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, and The Ink Spots. He has played in the pit of over 35 Broadway tours including Wicked, Jersey Boys, Guys and Dolls, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, Legally Blonde, and many other shows. He has accompanied jazz artists such as Herb Ellis, Randy Brecker, Fraser McPherson, Jamie Baum, and others. Also known for his compositional abilities, Dudley has received several commissions, including Deanna Little, “Flute Many Colors,” the Alias Chamber Ensemble, “Between Light and Dark,” the group CELLO, the Canadian Saxophone Quintet, and others. He has composed music for Disney and Carnival Cruise Lines, and for the daytime television series Guiding Light. His recordings as a leader include DPSW Quartet Live (2016), The Solo Sessions (2012), Mostly Monk (2010), and Semblance (1997).
Dr. Dudley is a BMI writer and publisher, a member of the Nashville Association of Musicians A.F. of M. 257, International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC), and Jazz Education Network (JEN).
Bruce Dudley is a Steinway Concert Artist.
Contact Information: (615) 460-6266 or email bruce.dudley@belmont.edu