Mace Andrew Hibbard
3299 Lake Drive. Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044
770.935.5499 (home)404.775.0730 (cell)
email:
Education
The University of Texas at Austin, Masters of Music in Jazz Performance
(MM), 2001.
The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Music in Saxophone
Performance (BM), with High Honors, 1999.
Primary Instructors: Harvey Pittel - classical saxophone
Jeff Hellmer - jazz improvisation
John Fremgen - jazz improvisation
University Teaching Experience
The GeorgiaStateUniversity.Atlanta, Georgia
Instructor of Jazz Saxophone. August 2005 – To Date.
Responsibilities
Building and Running of Jazz Saxophone Studio
Beginning Improvisation Instructor
Saxophonist/Composer in The GSU Faculty Jazztet
The JacksonvilleStateUniversity.Jacksonville, Alabama
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Jazz Studies and Saxophone.
August 2003 – December 2008.
Responsibilities
Beginning and Intermediate Improvisation Instructor.
Jazz Theory Instructor. Jazz Band 2 Director, Director of Jazz Combos. Combo Coach. Applied Improvisation and Saxophone Instructor.
The University of Texas at Austin.Austin, Texas
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Jazz Studies and Saxophone.
August 1999 – May 2001.
Responsibilities
Beginning Improvisation Instructor, Jazz Combo Coach,
Applied Saxophone Instructor, Saxophone Quartet Instructor, Saxophone Ensemble Instructor. Assistant with Jazz Origins class.
Clinics/Adjudication
2012 Clinician/Performer, Georgia Tech University. Atlanta, Georgia
Performance with Symphony, Jazz Band and Mace Hibbard Quintet
2011 Clinician, Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, Alabama
2011 Clinician/Performer, Samford University. Birmingham, Alabama
2010 Clinician, The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas
2010 Clinician/Performer, Slippery Rock University. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
2010 Clinician/Guest Soloist, University of Lethbridge. Alberta, Canada
2008 Clinician/Guest Soloist, Waco ISD. Waco, Texas.
- WacoHigh School
- A.J.MooreHigh School
- LakeAirMiddle School
- TennysonMiddle School
- CarverAcademy
2008 Adjudication/Clinician, FloridaStateUniversity
2008 Conductor/Clinician, ATSSB Region 8 Jazz Band, Texas
2007 Improvisation Clinic/Guest Soloist, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2003 Adjudication/Clinic, TexasStateUniversity, San Marcos, Texas
2002 Improvisation Clinic/Guest Soloist, JacksonvilleStateUniversity
2002 Improvisation Clinic/Guest Soloist/Applied Saxophone Lessons,
Oklahoma CityUniversity.
Clinician and Guest Artist Performances at Atlanta, Georgia Area Schools
Rialto Jazz for KidsAll-StarMiddle School Band. Co-director. 2007 - present
Metropolitan Area Youth Wind Ensemble - Jazz Band
GeorgiaStateUniversity Summer Jazz Camp
Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Summer Jazz Camp
The LovettSchool
BrookwoodHigh School - Snellville
BerkmarHigh School - Lilburn
ChattahoochieHigh School - Alpharetta
AlpharettaHigh School - Alpharetta
DeanRuskMiddle School - Canton
AutreyMillMiddle School - Alpharetta
Milton High School - Milton
Honors and Distinctions
2012 Featured Performer: Atlanta Jazz Festival - Mace Hibbard Quartet
2011 Time Gone By - Best Jazz CDs of 2011 - Creative Loafing
by Perry Tannenbaum
2011 Time Gone By - Jazz and Bossa Radio: The Best of 2011
by Wilbert Sostre
2011 Time Gone By - Best of 2011 - SoulandJazz.com by J.Scott Fugate
2011 Time Gone By - Top Albums of 2011 - Something Else Reviews
by S. Victor Aaron
2009 Grammy Award - Already Free. The Derek Trucks Band
Best Contemporary Blues Album - Tenor Saxophone and Horn Arrangements
2009 Blues Music Award - Already Free. The Derek Trucks Band
Best Rock/Blues Album of the Year - Tenor Saxophone and
Horn Arrangements
2009 Savannah Music Festival. Featured Soloist in Battle Royale
Performance with The Clayton Brothers, Marcus Roberts Trio
Terrell Stafford, Scotty Barnhart, Jeff Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon
and Andre Hayward
2008 Saxophonist/Horn Arranger on North American Tour with Derek Trucks
and Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival
2008 Featured Performer: Atlanta Jazz Festival - Mace Hibbard Quintet
Winner of The Future of Jazz Competition - Straight Ahead Jazz Division
2006 Saxophonist on USO Tour of Egypt and Italy playing at various
Armed Forces Bases and Embassies
1998Walt Disney International Student Show Band, Paris, France.
Directed by Robert Fienga
Lead Alto Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet supporting: Bobby Shew, Jimmy Owens, Ricky Ford, Laurant Cugny, Antoine Herve.
1997 WaltDisneyAll-AmericanCollege Band, Orlando, Florida.
Directed by Rick Goodstien
Lead Alto Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet supporting: Arturo Sandoval,
Jim Snidero, Phil Wilson, Jeff Kashiwa, Dr. Ron McCurdy
Professional Performance Experience
The Mace Hibbard Quartet/Quintet – Saxophonist/Bandleader/Composer
The Derek Trucks Band
Soul Stew Revival (Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi)
The Temptations
The Four Tops
The O’Jay’s
Mary Wilson and The Supremes
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Wayne Newton
Scrapomatic
Kenny Rogers
Sun Volt
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra
The Yonrico Scott Band
The Austin Symphony – Saxophonist, Soloist on Pops Concert with Alan Vizzuti, 1999
Saxophonist, supporting Peter Nero, 1997
The Atlantics – Saxophonist/Musical Director for Austin based Dance Band 1999-2003
The CobbCounty Symphony - Saxophonist, supporting Kenny Rogers
The Elision Saxophone Quartet
The New South Jazz Orchestra
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – directed by Buddy Morrow
Other significant professional engagements include:
Atlanta, GeorgiaAustin, Texas
The Joe Gransden Big BandThe Tony Campise Big Band
Jazz Orchestra AtlantaJohn Fremgen’s Psycho Groove Collective
The Kevin Bales QuartetThe Bob Meyer Concept Orchestra
The Melvin Jones QuintetThe Creative Opportunity Orchestra
The Tyrone Jackson QuartetThe Steve Snyder Quartet
The Chris Burroughs CollectiveThe Dave Renter Quintet
The Trey Wright QuartetThe Waco Jazz Orchestra
The Justin Chesarek QuartetThe Drew Smith Band
Cobb Symphony Orchestra Jazz Band47 Indians
Gwen Hughes and the Retro Jazz CatsThe Stingers
Laura CoyleKing Soul
Scott Glazer's Mojo DojoBrotha Magnum
The Noel Friedline QuintetJunior Medlow
The Christian Tamburr QuartetDysfunction Junction
The Kevin Hyde QuintetPoppa Vessel
KingsizedSoul Circus
Del BaroniThe Jimmy George Band
The Nighthawk Jazz OrchestraGerry Van King
The Sentimental Journey Jazz OrchestraOne O’clock Jump
The SoundmenD’Javaheads
The Mike Veal Band
U.S. Beat
The Nightflight Jazz Orchestra
The American Flyers
The Melva Houston Band
Recordings:
2012 Refractions, Dave Frackenpohl (independently released)
2012 Bein My World, Yonrico Scott (Blue Canoe Records)
2012Atlanta Sax All-Stars (Hot Shoe Records)
2011 Christmas Tree-O, Volume 2 (independently released)
2011 Time Gone By, Mace Hibbard (MHM Records)
2011 Live at Cafe 290, It's A Beautiful Thing, Joe Gransden Big Band (Cafe 290 Records)
2011 Pivot, Melvin Jones (Turnaround Records)
2011 Puzzle Pieces, Bryant Thompson (BryCel Productions)
2010Christmas Tree-O, Marlon Patton Trio (independently released)
2010 Goodness and Mercy, Rev Raphael Warnock With Jennifer Holliday
2010Roadsongs, The Derek Trucks Band (Sony Records)
2009Sweet Thunder, Ben Tucker (independently released)
2009Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band (Sony Records) - Grammy Winner
2006When Last We Met, Mace Hibbard (MHM Records)
2006Rock and Roll Backlash, The Woggles (Wicked Cool Records)
2005Where I’m Calling From, Trey Wright (independently released)
2005Let's Get Nice, Georgia State University Jazz Band (guest artist)
2004 New South Jazz Orchestra, New South Jazz Orchestra
2004 Jazz in the Foothills, Vol. I, JSU Jazz Ensemble I (guest soloist)
2004All In A Day, The Stingers (Grover Records)
2003Drew Smith, The Drew Smith Band (independently released)
2002Tales From A Bad, Bad Man, Brotha Magnum (independently released)
2001Odd Man Out, Odd Man Out (Viewpoint Records)
2001 The University of Texas Bands (Mark Custom Records)
2000 Live at TMEA, University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
2000What I Like About You, Independent Movie Soundtrack
(Misery Loves Company)
2000Once In A Blue Moon, The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra
2000 Texas Runaway Hotline, Television Commercial
1999Sixth Floor Jazz, The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra
1999The Cause Of It All, Gerry Van King (Aaron Avenue Records)
1998 Live, Disneyland Paris International Show Band
1997 Live, Disneyworld All-American Show Band
Compositions/Arrangements
2012 Orange Horizon
2012 New Beginnings
2012 KG
2012 It Only Takes a Moment
2012 I Wish You Knew
2012 Good Times
2012 Beyond the Pale
2012 Better Late Than Never
2011 Stuck in the Sand (fort)
2011 As My Daughter Sleeps
2011 A Father's Love
2009 The Rain King
2009 Dark Side of the Road
2009 Slip and Slide
2009 Rude on Purpose
2009 Goodnight Moon
2009 Save It
2009 When You Click You Clack
2009 Pushing Daisies
2009 The Peah
2009 For the Memories We Share
2009 La Danza Olvidada
2008 From Darkness to Light
2008 Do You Wor Kalogne
2008 Hear Me Now
2008 Indecision
2007 December 18th
2007 I Carry Your Heart
2007 Hallowed Ground
2007 Remembrance of Things Past
2006 Reverend Boots ‘n’ Ball
2006 When Last We Met
2005Raiders of the Lost Marc
2005Better Than Most
2005The Unknown Conclusion
2005 Just A Little Harmless Fun
2005TownLake
2005 My Prayer
2004You Were Always On My Mind, arr.
2004Cruisin’ On Colcord
2004Tuna Fish and Jelly
2004I Love You More (for Jen)
2004 Concinnity
2004Lost
2004 Orison
2003 The First Fall
2003About Time
2003Some Other Time
2002Septic Funk
2002The Tempest
2001 When Will You Leave
2001 Quick Fix
2000 Just Got By
1998Sail Away, arr.
1998Bebop, arr.
1998 Abramm Blues
1998Diva’s Wrath
1998 Moving On
Membership in Professional Organizations
American Society for Composers Arrangers and Performers (ASCAP)
National Academy of Recorded Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
Chamber Music of America
North American Saxophone Alliance
American Federation of Musicians
Jazz Educators Network (JEN)