Oscar Passley
Jam Session
Oscar O. Passley is currently Professor of Music (trumpet) at Dallas College Eastfield Campus. Dr. Passley has taught previously at the University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County College, Collin College, as well as privately in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, He is co-founder of the Dallas Trumpet Workshop and has served as faculty for the University of Kentucky Summer Trumpet Institute, Blast of Brass, Elan International Music Festival and Ionian University in Corfu, Greece, He is also sought after as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the state and nation conducting clinics and workshops at schools and festivals including the Dallas Music Educators Association Jazz. Festival, Tarleton State University Jazz. Festival, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jazz Festival, Baltimore County Public Schools High School All Honors Jazz. Concert, National Trumpet Competition, Jazz Semi-Finals, and the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Scholarships and Jazz Improvisation Competitions.
As a soloist, Dr. Passley has been a guest artist at numerous colleges and universities throughout the world including Missouri State University, Northeastern State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Southern Arkansas University, Texas Wesleyan University, Texas A&M University at Commerce, Tarleton State University, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Dallas, Texas Christian University, Baylor University, lonian University, Nelson Mandela University, Stellenbosch University and the University of Pretoria.
Dr. Oscar Passley is active in the International Trumpet Guild (ITG), where he was recently elected to the Board of Directors and is the immediate past Chair of the Jazz Improvisation Competition. He has hosted “jam sessions” at multiple ITG conferences in addition to serving as a past adjudicator for the ITG and National Trumpet Competitions (NTC).
A native of Baltimore, Maryland Passley graduated from Morgan State University with a B.A. in music where he studied trumpet with Dr. Melvin Miles, He finished master degrees in trumpet performance (M.M.) and music education (M.M.E.), studying jazz trumpet with Mike Steinel and classical trumpet with John Holt at the University of North Texas. Dr. Passley holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance from UNT.