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Zlabinger, Thomas

Zlabinger, Thomas

Associate Professor

Performing and Fine Arts

Phone: 718-262-2412
Office Location: AC-1A12D
Email: tzlabinger@york.cuny.edu

Personal Website

Dr. Tom Zlabinger is Associate Professor of Music at York College / CUNY, where he teaches popular music, ethnomusicology, and directs the York College Band. As a bass player, Dr. Zlabinger has performed with a wide range of musicians, including Marshall Allen, Glenn Branca, Lukas Foss, Eddie Gale, William Hooker, Lukas Ligeti, Emeline Michel, Butch Morris, Bern Nix, William Parker, and Sarah Weaver.

Curriculum Vitae

Office Hours

DayTime
Tuesdays9 a.m. - noon

Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
PhD Graduate Center / CUNY Ethnomusicology 2013 
MA Queens College / CUNY Jazz Performance 2001 
BA Grinnell College Music 1996 

Areas of Expertise

  • bass (electric & upright)
  • blues
  • conducting
  • depiction of musicians in media franchises
  • ethnomusicology
  • improvisation
  • jazz education
  • jazz history
  • jazz performance
  • modern band
  • music industry
  • open jams
  • pedagogy of improvisation
  • popular music education
  • popular music history
  • popular music performance
  • psychedelic music
  • rock
  • telematic performance

Publications in Field Of Expertise

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