George Stone
Recording Arts, Music Theory, Jazz Arranging and Composition, Jazz Piano, Jazz Trumpet
George Stone has enjoyed a rich and rewarding career in music education for twenty years, with the last thirteen at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo CA. As designer of both the facility and their courses, he currently directs and instructs the popular Audio Technology Program and teaches Music Theory and Composition.
Prior to education, George worked as a studio musician and composer for live shows and television. Artists and groups with whom he has been privileged to work include Maynard Ferguson, Clare Fischer, David Foster, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, the American Jazz Philharmonic and the Tonight Show Orchestra with Doc Severinsen. He has composed for industry entities such as CBS, NBC, HBO, and Disney and is in demand as a recording engineer and producer for high schools, college groups and professional musicians nationally. George performs regularly on trumpet and piano, with compositions and arrangements released through publishers worldwide.
His extensive participation as a festival adjudicator and clinician has included the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), California Band Director’s Association (CBDA), Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA), Buchanan HS, Dos Pueblos HS, Folsom HS, Westlake HS, University of New Mexico, CSU Sacramento, CSU Northridge, Northern Arizona State University, Bellevue College (WA), Fresno City College, Monterey Next Generation Festival and Reno International jazz festivals.
George has directed all levels of the SCSBOA Jazz All Star honor bands and has appeared as the CSU Fresno guest composer/conductor, CSU Northridge guest composer/conductor, FMCMEA honor jazz director, New Mexico All State jazz band director, Ventura County All Star jazz band director and Reno honor jazz director. In 2005 he was presented with the Cuesta College Outstanding Academic Employee and Teacher of the Year awards.
He has two recordings on the Sea Breeze Jazz label: "The George Stone Big Band, Piece by Piece" and "George Stone and Friends Perform the Music of Stewart ‘Dirk’ Fischer."