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Brianna Hardwick Post-secondary | Radiologic Technology
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“Roland Paolucci was an enormous influence on my life. Almost everything I know about big band rehearsal technique I learned from him. He exposed me to the giants of jazz through recordings at a time when I was very receptive to those influences. He illustrated through his actions that to serve the cause of our music, to endeavor to master its concepts, to preserve it, to foster its growth, to struggle and persevere in order to present concerts, commission new works, and to teach its principles to everyone who expressed an interest was a very high calling indeed. The list of people who he touched is vast. He made a lasting impression on everyone who had the good fortune to study with him, perform with him, or work behind the scenes with him. I had the honor of succeeding him as both Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and as Coordinator of Jazz Studies at The University of Akron, and I can say that anything that I accomplished in those two capacities I did standing on his shoulders. He was in the front row of every concert I presented at the University. We talked after every performance and he gave me encouragement and suggestions about how to improve. “ - Professor Jack Schantz, director of Jazz Studies at UA
“I have not needed to yet, but I will if needed.”
Taija Ashcraft Sophomore | Early Childhood Education “No, I have not yet because we just started exams and I’m just waiting for them to come back so I haven’t been able to yet.”
Larack Kaba Freshman | Accounting
“...Actually, yes I do, and because I want to introduce myself to them and actually build a chemistry between us.”
Maryou Ibrahim Freshman | Biology “I have a few times, and I’m just still getting adjusted to [the transition] from highschool to college. I’m still trying to get organized and stuff.”
“Roland was first and foremost one of the gentlest human beings I have ever known. He always wanted to treat people kindly and to help them if he could. I remember a trip Roland and I made to the Akron City Court system at 8:00 one morning to talk with a judge about a student of ours who had had a minor scrape with the law. The judge remarked that it was impressive that we would take the time to come and plead for leniency for a student, to which Roland replied, “this student is a good-hearted person who deserves a long career in music. We’re (this student’s) teachers, and we’re trying to see this student have that opportunity.” - Rich Shanklin, Professor Emeritus, Saxophone Performance and Jazz Education at UA
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