John is also recognized internationally as a creative and motivating speaker for teachers and students involved in music education and was named Presidential Point of Light by President Clinton. John is the founder and volunteer president of America Sings! Inc., a non-profit organization that encourages young performers to use their time and talents for community service. John’s works are published exclusively with Hal Leonard Corporation. With a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University, John has written, composed and choreographed musicals and choral works that have been performed by millions worldwide, as well as countless educational videos that have been incorporated into music teaching curriculums. His fans are legion, launching him into an Internet Sensation, through his entertaining and gleeful YouTube dance videos which have an incredible track record for going viral, attracting millions upon millions of views. His outstanding body of work includes producing hundreds shows in association with Walt Disney Productions (including the opening of Disney Tokyo), directing choreography for presidential inaugurations, and producing massive song and dance numbers for events such as NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
John Jacobson John Jacobson Music Educator, Choreographer, Author John Jacobson is internationally recognized for his large-scale music and choreography productions. He was a featured performer at the prestigious Rochester International Jazz Festival, and the 20 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago. Tribute is available on A strong advocate of theme recitals - he spoke at the CFMTA-MTNA Collaborative Conference in Toronto, Canada on the topic: The Art of Modern Recital Programming - he has presented multi-media tributes to composers Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers, and the extraordinary pianist, Cy Walter. 2006 saw the release of his solo jazz piano CD, called Tribute, which features the music of Ellington, McPartland, Brubeck, as well as original compositions. In 2005 he returned to Adelaide, Australia, to perform and lecture at the 7th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference and was invited to perform at the International Stride Summit in Switzerland. He has lectured and performed at the European Piano Teachers Association International Conference in London (1991), the first Australian Piano Pedagogy Conference in Adelaide (1993), and the Institute of Registered Music Teachers National Conference in New Zealand (1996). He has conducted numerous workshops in jazz piano for teachers at MTNA National and State Conventions the International Association for Jazz Educators (IAJE) Teacher Training Institutes the National Piano Teachers Institute, and the International Workshops. His latest solo piano compositions - Suite Dreams and Jazz Moods - have been published by the Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, for whom he is also a keyboard clinician. He has contributed articles for Clavier Companion magazine and the web site The Piano Pedagogy Forum. Caramia is featured in the Yamaha Clavinova on Campus series.
In September of 2007, he was privileged to participate in the dedication concert on the new "Sorel" Steinway at SUNY Fredonia, in honor of his former teacher, Miss Claudette Sorel. In May 2004, he served as a judge, along with Kenny Barron and Hilton Ruiz, at the 6th American Jazz Piano Competition for the American Pianists Association, and as adjudicator in the Crescendo Music Awards from 2005-2008.
In May 2003, he was a guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on NPR. Tony Caramia Tony Caramia Tony Caramia is Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music, where he is Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies and Coordinator of the Class Piano Program.
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