“Hank Feldman is one of the most exciting and unique performers to emerge in
the last three decades. He is equally comfortable in the classical and jazz
idioms on the still unusual solo and jazz instrument, the tuba. As a music
educator and administrator, he is creating a new paradigm for music in the
schools that is of vital importance and relevance.”
Fritz Kaenzig, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of Michigan

Check out the Ethnic Jazz Demo

Listen: Blues in the Closet | Transcription of Oscar Pettiford's Original Solo

Download Hank's resume: Word file | PDF file

Hank takes a scat solo
on Straight, No Chaser.

Enrique “Hank” C. Feldman is the President and Director of Educational Training of the non-profit F.A.M.E. Foundation (Fostering Arts-Mind Education), the Director of Evolved Learning, and an active composer and performing classical and jazz artist. From 1992 to 1997 Hank was a Professor of Music, the Associate Director of Bands, and the Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Arizona. From 1990 to 1992 he served as the Assistant Band Director and Conductor of University Bands at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has also been a guest faculty member at the Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic, the Brevard Center for Music and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. His B.M. degree is from the University of Arizona in Tucson and his M.M. and M.S. degrees are from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hank's Family Music ( DSL/Cable Modem)   

His compositions range greatly in style and recently Hank was asked to produce the demo CD for the future TV series, the Wheel of Time, based on the novels by Robert Jordan. His professional activities also include numerous publications, compact disc recordings, outreach with early childhood arts education, K-12 instrumental programs, and numerous keynote addresses. He has performed at many venues, including the International Army Band Music Conference, the International Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences, and the Texas Music Educators’ Association Conference. He is an original member of the ensemble Symphonia, which has been nominated twice for a Grammy. Hank also received the Excellence in Performance and Teaching Award in 1995 from the University of Arizona Department of Fine Arts. Hank holds memberships with the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE), MENC; the National Association of Music Education, the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA), and the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA).. 

Why the Tuba ( DSL/Cable Modem)   

As the founder of the F.A.M.E. Foundation, Hank guides and delivers the educational service of over 4,000 at-risk children and families. By training teachers with F.A.M.E.’s artistic and holistic based Life Learning techniques, children improve their academic and social progress. The Foundation’s efforts focus on at-risk urban and rural youth, pre-k through grade 12. Their stated objectives include the crafting of sustainable educational models, which are statistically proven, to enrich the classroom and home learning environment. Please visit F.A.M.E.’s online home for more details. For F.A.M.E.’s conference information please visit the Evolved Learning site..

Hank's Musical Influences ( DSL/Cable Modem)   

Miami-based trumpeter Jason Carder joins Hank on Juan Tizol’s “Caravan” at Piazza Gavi’s Jazz Club.
Summer, 2003

About His Dedication to His Work ( DSL/Cable Modem)   

Helping Kids Learn With Creativity ( DSL/Cable Modem)