Stephen J. Gleason

About Me

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“My aspirations as a musician and artist have remained consistent with that of my goals as an educator: to cultivate a musical environment that is deeply rooted in performance, study, and modern experiential learning. I find students achieve success in music and education through a series of fulfilling intellectual exchanges; with their studies, with each other, and with their art.”

Biography

Stephen Gleason a New York-born and bred musician. As an accomplished guitarist and vocalist with heavy roots in both jazz and popular music, he has carved out a unique career of performing, composing, producing, and teaching music.

As a college professor for over twenty years, he has served as musical director for many jazz and popular vocal ensembles in New York and Miami. He remains active in his duties as an instructor at the FROST Young Musician’s Summer Camp and Preparatory programs. As a faculty member, he serves as music director for the FROST Contemporary Vocal Ensemble and maintains a devoted private student roster.

As an award-winning ensemble director, his original vocal arrangements are heralded as a "modern and vibrant interpretation of classic jazz and the Great American Songbook,” garnering attention from the likes of Manhattan Transfer and Phil Mattson from the renowned A cappella quartet Singers Unlimited. As a member of the vocal jazz group Quintet, Stephen would earn a Contemporary A cappella Society award in for their debut album Quintet: Volume 1.

A profound commitment to education has led to lectures, workshops, and masterclasses nationwide, Europe, and Africa; with articles featured in Hot House and Jazz Insider. Working as guitarist and vocalist, he has performed for major network television, corporate, and political affairs including Rachael Ray, The Food Network, and The Presidential Inaugural Ball.