PUBLICATIONS The Music of Roscoe Mitchell. Instructional book for composers and improvisers, co-authored with Roscoe Mitchell. In preparation.

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1 PAUL STEINBECK EMPLOYMENT Syracuse University 215 Sims Hall Syracuse, NY Syracuse University Department of African American Studies 2011 Assistant Professor of Musicology and Africana Studies. University of Chicago Department of Music Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Instructor in Music Theory. University of British Columbia School of Music Post-Doctoral Fellow in Musicology. EDUCATION Columbia University 2008 Ph.D. in Music Theory. Dissertation: Urban Magic: The Art Ensemble of Chicago s Great Black Music. Committee: George E. Lewis (adviser), Joseph Dubiel, Christopher J. Washburne M.Phil. in Music Theory M.A. in Music Theory. University of Chicago 2002 B.A. in Music (Honors). Thesis: Fred Anderson on December 4th. RESEARCH INTERESTS Musical analysis; intermedia analysis; improvisation studies; social implications of improvisation; the Art Ensemble of Chicago; the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); African American experimental music; jazz; composition for improvisers; diatonic theory. BOOK PROPOSAL The Art Ensemble of Chicago s Great Black Music: Analytical, Historical, and Social Perspectives. In preparation. PUBLICATIONS The Music of Roscoe Mitchell. Instructional book for composers and improvisers, co-authored with Roscoe Mitchell. In preparation. In press. Intermusicality, Humor, and Cultural Critique in the Art Ensemble of Chicago s A Jackson in Your House, forthcoming from Jazz Perspectives Patience, Sincerity, and Consistency : Fred Anderson s Musical and Social Practices, Critical Studies in Improvisation/Études critiques en improvisation 6/2 (December):

2 PAUL STEINBECK Curriculum Vitae 2 PUBLICATIONS, continued 2010 Celebrating a Jazz Hero: A Symposium on the Role of Fred Anderson in Chicago s Jazz Legacy, Critical Studies in Improvisation/Études critiques en improvisation 6/2 (December): Co-authored with Fred Anderson, George E. Lewis, et al Fred Anderson dans le texte, Jazz Hot 653 (Autumn): Co-authored with Frank Steiger Exercises for the Creative Musician, second edition (Chicago: Many Weathers Music). Instructional book for improvisers, co-authored with Fred Anderson Review of A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music by George E. Lewis, Journal of Music Theory 51/2 (Fall [issue dated 2007]): Area by Area the Machine Unfolds : The Improvisational Performance Practice of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Journal of the Society for American Music 2/3 (August): Analyzing the Music of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Muziektheorie/Dutch Journal of Music Theory 13/1 (February): Review of Blowin Hot and Cool: Jazz and its Critics by John Gennari, Current Musicology 84 (Fall): Exercises for the Creative Musician, first edition (Chicago: Many Weathers Music). CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS 2012 Politics, Theater, and Play: The Art Ensemble of Chicago s Get in Line, paper to be delivered at the annual conference of the Society for American Music, Charlotte, March 16th Cultural Critique in the Art Ensemble of Chicago s A Jackson in Your House, paper delivered at the annual conference of the Society for American Music, Cincinnati, March 12th Fellow at Musical Aesthetics, the Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Scholarship, University of Chicago, June 24th 27th Modular Compositions for Improvisers, paper delivered at the Music Theory Midwest annual conference, Miami University, May 15th. Also delivered at This is Your Brain on Music Theory, the annual Symposium of Research in Music Theory, Indiana University, February 27th Participant in Unscripted: Celebrating Story and Song, a panel discussion and demonstration concert focusing on the narrative dimensions of African American music, held at Rhodes College, Memphis, March 22nd Alternative Models for Improvisation, paper delivered at the Department of Music Colloquium Series, University of Chicago, November 6th Participant in Celebrating a Jazz Hero: A Symposium on the Role of Fred Anderson in Chicago s Jazz Legacy, a panel discussion held at the Chicago Cultural Center, August 19th Contemporary American Jazz, pre-concert lecture delivered as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver Public Library, June 9th.

3 PAUL STEINBECK Curriculum Vitae 3 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued 2009 Nothing but Net(works): Aspects of Modular Organization in Group Improvisation, keynote address for Power Play: Improvisation and Sport, an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice research project, University of British Columbia, February 6th Multimedia Performance as Interpretation, paper delivered at the School of Music Colloquium Series, University of British Columbia, October 30th Computer-Interactive Improvisation with OMax, demonstration concert with IRCAM researcher Gérard Assayag at the First International Conference of the Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music, held at the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung, Berlin, May 19th Parametric Analysis of Post-1965 Jazz, paper delivered at Improvisation: Analytical, Theoretical, and Critical Approaches, the annual meeting of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory, held at the Prins Claus Conservatorium, Groningen, February 24th T3 Spaces in Parsifal, paper delivered at Modeling Musical Systems, the quadrennial John Clough Memorial Conference on mathematical music theory, University of Chicago, July 9th The Legends of Blue Note, pre-concert lecture for a Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra performance, Columbia University, April 27th Fred Anderson on December 4th, paper delivered at the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium, an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Chicago, March 31st. COURSES TAUGHT 2012 History of Jazz, an undergraduate course on jazz styles from the early twentieth century to the present (Syracuse University; spring) Introduction to African American Music, a course offering cultural, historical, and theoretical perspectives on the music of black Americans (Syracuse University; spring) Survey of African Music, an undergraduate course on modern and traditional musics from Africa and the global African diaspora (Syracuse University; autumn) Analysis of Nineteenth-Century Music, an undergraduate course on tonal and transformational approaches to analyzing chromatic harmony (University of Chicago; spring) Analytical Perspectives on Musical Improvisation, a graduate seminar exploring analytical methodologies for improvisatory performance in multiple musical traditions (University of Chicago; winter) Harmony and Voice Leading III, an introductory course on music theory and counterpoint for undergraduate majors (University of Chicago; spring) Harmony and Voice Leading II, an introductory course on music theory and counterpoint for undergraduate majors (University of Chicago; winter).

4 PAUL STEINBECK Curriculum Vitae 4 COURSES TAUGHT, continued 2010 Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music, an undergraduate course on set theory and analytical applications to works both inside and outside the modernist canon (University of Chicago; spring) Improvisation, a graduate seminar on recent improvisation research in musicology and related disciplines (University of Chicago; autumn) History of Jazz, an undergraduate course on jazz styles from the early twentieth century to the present (University of British Columbia; spring and summer) Transcription and Analysis, a graduate course on transcription techniques and analytical methodologies for non-western music, jazz, popular music, and intermedia performance (University of British Columbia; spring) History of Music I: Middle Ages and Renaissance, a course for undergraduate music majors focusing on the development of Western art music and close study of representative works (University of British Columbia; autumn) Masterpieces of Western Art Music, a core-curriculum music-appreciation course for undergraduates not majoring in music (Columbia University; autumn, spring, and summer) Ear Training II, a musicianship and aural-skills course for undergraduate music majors (Columbia University; autumn and spring). FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Music Theory, University of Chicago Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Musicology, University of British Columbia Honorary Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice research project, University of Guelph (declined) Dissertation-Completion Fellowship, Columbia University Conference travel grant, Center for Jazz Studies, Columbia University Conference travel grant, H.S. Gerstle Fund, Columbia University Reid Hall Fellowship for summer dissertation research in Paris Encore composition/performance grant (awarded jointly to performer Malachi Thompson), American Composers Forum Summer Research Fellowship, Columbia University Faculty Fellowship for doctoral studies, Columbia University Humanistic Studies Fellowship for doctoral studies, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Leonard B. Meyer Prize for Musical Excellence, Department of Music, University of Chicago.

5 PAUL STEINBECK Curriculum Vitae 5 UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2011 Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of African American Studies, Syracuse University Grader of comprehensive exams for History and Theory of Music Ph.D. students and Composition Ph.D. students, University of Chicago Instructor at the Barnard Pre-College Program for high-school students, Barnard College Panelist for career-advice programs sponsored by Career Advising and Planning Services and the Department of Music, University of Chicago. SELECTED RECORDINGS 2007 Paul Steinbeck Quartet, Sun Set (Engine Studios, e022) Paul Steinbeck Quintet, Three Fifths (Engine Studios, e015) Paul Steinbeck Quartet, Nine Ways (Engine Studios, e008) Damian Espinosa Trio, The End of the New (Players Step Outside, 1001). SELECTED PERFORMANCES 2011 Performance at Remembering Fred Celebrating a Legacy concert in tribute to Fred Anderson, held at the DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago Premiere of Thump ensemble at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago American debut of Meeting (French-American jazz quintet) at the French Embassy and the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, Washington D.C Premiere of Low End ensemble (co-led with Mwata Bowden) at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago Performances with saxophonist Pierrick Menuau and pianist Cédric Piromalli at concert halls, nightclubs, and music conservatories in France and Iceland Concert appearance with the Fred Anderson Trio at Tonic, New York City. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Music Theory (SMT); chair, SMT Interest Group on Improvisation Society for American Music (SAM) Broadcast Music International (BMI)