Jim
Scully
Music Theory, Music Technology and Jazz Studies
Jim Scully is a composer,
performer and educator in the fields of contemporary classical music,
electroacoustic music and jazz studies. He has been contributing
his diverse talents to the Bakersfield music scene for over 20
years.
Scully holds degrees in music from CSU Bakersfield (B.A. in Music) and UC Irvine (M.F.A. in Music) and has taught music at the collegiate level at Bakersfield College, UC Irvine and now, CSU Bakersfield. He has served as Director of the Bakersfield College Jazz Ensemble and Director of the UC Irvine Community Jazz Ensemble. Currently, he is a full-time member of the CSU Bakersfield music faculty where he teaches a wide array of courses in the fields of Music Theory, Jazz Studies and Music Technology and serves as Director of Small Group Jazz and as Producer/Director of the CSUB Jazz Coffeehouse Concert Series that features his small jazz ensembles.
Scully plays such traditional instruments as the guitar, electric bass and piano and also makes music on Macintosh computers using Logic Pro and various software samples. He has appeared, collaborated, or worked with Kris Tiner, Kyle Burnham, Kenny Burrell, Eric Marienthal, Billy Childs, Carl Allen, Kei Akagi, Paul Cierley, Charles Owens, Laura Porter, Mandy Rees and the CSUB Theatre Department, and many others.
Scully’s works have been performed at the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival, Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Concerts, CSUB Jazz Coffeehouse Concerts, UC Irvine Composers’ Concert, Bakersfield Student Composer Concerts, CSUB Theatre for New Voices, Bakersfield Jazz Festival, and the Queen Mary as part of the Music Association of California Community Colleges Conference in October of 2000. Scully has also led or co-led numerous small jazz groups including the Jim Scully Group, Jim Scully Trio, Jim Scully/Kris Tiner Band, the Bodfish All-Stars the Jenn Neil Group and the Speedy Neptune Project.
Scully holds degrees in music from CSU Bakersfield (B.A. in Music) and UC Irvine (M.F.A. in Music) and has taught music at the collegiate level at Bakersfield College, UC Irvine and now, CSU Bakersfield. He has served as Director of the Bakersfield College Jazz Ensemble and Director of the UC Irvine Community Jazz Ensemble. Currently, he is a full-time member of the CSU Bakersfield music faculty where he teaches a wide array of courses in the fields of Music Theory, Jazz Studies and Music Technology and serves as Director of Small Group Jazz and as Producer/Director of the CSUB Jazz Coffeehouse Concert Series that features his small jazz ensembles.
Scully plays such traditional instruments as the guitar, electric bass and piano and also makes music on Macintosh computers using Logic Pro and various software samples. He has appeared, collaborated, or worked with Kris Tiner, Kyle Burnham, Kenny Burrell, Eric Marienthal, Billy Childs, Carl Allen, Kei Akagi, Paul Cierley, Charles Owens, Laura Porter, Mandy Rees and the CSUB Theatre Department, and many others.
Scully’s works have been performed at the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival, Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Concerts, CSUB Jazz Coffeehouse Concerts, UC Irvine Composers’ Concert, Bakersfield Student Composer Concerts, CSUB Theatre for New Voices, Bakersfield Jazz Festival, and the Queen Mary as part of the Music Association of California Community Colleges Conference in October of 2000. Scully has also led or co-led numerous small jazz groups including the Jim Scully Group, Jim Scully Trio, Jim Scully/Kris Tiner Band, the Bodfish All-Stars the Jenn Neil Group and the Speedy Neptune Project.