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Nolan Stolz: fusion, prog rock, rock, jazz drummer

About Me

CURRENT NEWS NOLAN IS IN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN MUSIC COMPOSITION AND THEORY AT THE HARTT SCHOOL IN WEST HARTFORD, CT
Teaching Nolan is accepting private drum set students in the Hartford, CT area
Currently, he teaches ear training, drum set and composition at Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury, CT), composition lessons at The Hartt School (West Hartford, CT) and Music History and Appreciation at Three Rivers Community College (Norwich, CT)
Education
D.M.A. in Composition with a supporting area in Theory (ABD expected 2009) The Hartt School
M.M. in Composition (2007) Univ. of Oregon
B.M. in Composition (2004) Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas
B.M. in Jazz Studies (2004) Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas
Principal drumset teachers were Chris Benham (NYC), Gary Hobbs (Stan Kenton Band), Steve Houghton (Freddie Hubbard) and Joe La Barbera (Bill Evans Trio)
Discography:
L. Zaide: Planet Chill- Memoirs of a Jazz Band
Rebel Phi Records, 2006
Credits: producer, arranger, drums
Art Rock Circus: Tell a Vision
Tributary Music Label, 2005
Credits: drums, keyboards, bass, composer
Bohemian Collective: Secret Sessions, Vol. 1.
Self-Released, 2005
credits: co-producer, drums, composer
Johnny Pate 80th Birthday Celebration. UNLV Jazz Ensemble (rhythm section is Coalition) with Monty Alexander, Piano; Ron Carter, Bass; Kenny Burrell, Guitar; Shirley Horn, Vocalist; James Moody; Saxophone; Harvey Mason, Drumset; Marlena Shaw, Vocals; Phil Woods, Saxophone TNC Jazz, 2004
Credits: drums
Coalition: Point of View
ESM, 2004
credits: drums, arranger, composer
And various singles, demos, and other recording projects
Television (repeat broadcasts only)
Coalition: Jazz at Winchester. (channel 4, Las Vegas)
Caravan: LV International New Music Festival (channel 70, Las Vegas)
Pete Contino Band: Live at the Cajun/Creole Festival (Channel 25, Las Vegas)
FAN VIDEO OF "I JUST WANNA KISS YOU" FROM THE SWINGING POPSICLE CONCERT AT ANIME MID-ATLANTIC
Live concert with Swinging Popsicle at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, CA:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/02/2007
Band Website: www.nolanstolz.com
Band Members: Discography:

L. Zaide: Planet Chill- Memoirs of a Jazz Band
Rebel Phi Records, 2006
Credits: producer, arranger, drums
available at CDBaby , Target.com , Amazon.com and iTunes

Art Rock Circus: Tell a Vision
Tributary Music Label, 2005
Credits: drums, keyboards, bass, composer
Available from our distributors Kinesis (North America) or Musea (Europe)

Bohemian Collective: Secret Sessions, Vol. 1.
Score!Music, 2005
credits: co-producer, drums
Contact Tim at Score! Music to purchase a copy

Johnny Pate 80th Birthday Celebration. UNLV Jazz Ensemble (rhythm section is Coalition) with Monty Alexander, Piano; Ron Carter, Bass; Kenny Burrell, Guitar; Shirley Horn, Vocalist; James Moody; Saxophone; Harvey Mason, Drumset; Marlena Shaw, Vocals; Phil Woods, Saxophone TNC Jazz, 2004
Credits: Drums
Available from TNC Recordings

Coalition: Point of View
ESM, 2004
credits: Drums
Available from CDBaby
And various singles, demos, and other recording projects
Some musicians Nolan has played and/or recorded with:
Singers: Marlena Shaw, Shirley Horn, Buddy Greco, JoBelle, L. Zaide, George Bugatti, Ned Mills, Jon Fiore
Saxes: James Moody, Phil Woods, Tommy Thompson, Gale Winds, Paul Biondi
Trumpets: Carl Saunders, Walt Blanton, Gil Kaupp, Tim McLaughlin, Tim Clarke
Trombone: Jiggs Whigham
Guitar: Kenny Burrell, Joe Lano, Jack Grassel, John Miner,Richard Forrester, Mike Denny, Don Latarski, Tom Sorce
Piano: Monty Alexander, Stefan Karlsson, Tony Branco, Dennis Mellen, Gus Russel, Mark Hazzard, Skip Jones
Bass: Ron Carter, Nick Tipping, Marlene Rosenberg, Geoff Neumann
Other Drummers/Percussionists: Harvey Mason, Joe Torres, Adam Townley-Wren
Some Bands: Art Rock Circus, Coalition, Eleven Eyes, Chuck E. Bumps and the Crocodiles, Don Latarski Trio, Bohemian Collective, Knuckledragger, Jump, Jive, and Wail, Dirty Martinis, UNLV Jazz Ensemble, Oregon Jazz Ensemble

Influences: REVIEWS:
"Nolan Stolz is just a phenomenal musician" Las Vegas City Life Magazine
"[Nolan] Stolz and [Ken] Jacquess back [John Miner’s] psychedelic guitar landscapes pefectly." Picklebird review of Art Rock Circus.
Nolan is an "extraordinarily talented drummer" Jazz Notes
"Nolan Stolz is a name to remember... and Nolan is a very fine drummer." Jazz Notes
"The group, as well as L.Zaide, is highly technically proficient" AMG (All Music Guide)
Eleven Eyes are "musical revolutionaries create visceral, heady and undeniably fresh grooves." Portland Tribune
Sounds Like: Referring to Coalition, Patrick Gaffey of Jazz Notes writes, "On 'Miles,' Nolan sounded like the outstanding fusion drummer Lenny White."
Record Label: Tributary Music Label, Rebel Phi Records, TNC Jazz, ESM
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Goodbye 2008

Goodbye 2008, many exciting things happened this year, and here are a few:A new Art Rock Circus CD went into post-production, and we should be seeing a new release in 2009. Variations on a Dream (I'm ...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:42:00 GMT

Two videos of some avant-garde playing

A couple of videos were posted on youtube of a December 11th 2007 concert in Hartford, CT called New Music Hartford. Here is a video of me playing a piece by Jonathan Crane for five cymbals. ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:48:00 GMT

2007 in review: A different perspective

I just posted a blog on the Nolan Stolz, composer profile, but I thought I'd post one here focusing on performing. The year began with freelancing in Eugene with musicians that I had not previosuly wo...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:13:00 GMT

Jazz Gigs in Hawaii- Summer 2007

So, July 1st and 2nd, I'm in the Bay Area, CA recording tracks for an upcoming Art Rock Circus CD. Then, before I know it.... July 3rd, I'm on a plane to Hawaii. Get off the plane, greeted by Jen Dem...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:31:00 GMT

Killer Jam Session in Vegas

My mom hosted my graduation party this summer at her home in Vegas. There were a lot of killin' musicians there.We had music from 2PM til about 11PM. She hired Dennis Mellen to play 2 solo piano sets,...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:24:00 GMT

Swinging Popsicle American Tour (Updated)

SP at the Knitting Factory in NYC, June 19 2007Swinging Popsicle at Club 440, Shimo-kitazawa, Tokyo, Japan September 2 2006SP at Fanime MusicFest, Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA May 26th 2006 S...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:55:00 GMT

I've been learning the new Swinging Popsicle songs. The CD is amazing!!!

So I checked my mail today to find the new (or forthcoming) CD from Swinging Popsicle!Crazy to think that it came directly from Sony Music Studios Tokyo Mastering Room, and crazy to think that it's th...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:20:00 GMT

The Day I Played with Harvey Mason, R. Carter, P. Woods, J. Moody, Monty Alexander, K. Burrell

The Day I Played with Harvey Mason, Ron Carter, Phil Woods, James Moody, Kenny Burrell, Monty Alexander, and others. The year was 2004, and I was playing in the band Coalition (Tony Branco, piano; Ni...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:44:00 GMT

2006 Trip to Tokyo for Swinging Popsicle Gig

In September of 2006, I went to Tokyo to play a concert in Shimokitazawa (the live music district) with the JPop band Swinging Popsicle. Then, I had a week to check out the city. Swinging Popsicle d...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:29:00 GMT