Mr. Bradshaw brings 40 years of professional musical experience to the Dallas Jazz Orchestra as a teacher and leader, composer and performer. Mr. Bradshaw's recent pursuits include:

  • Founding the Mesquite Jazz Repertory Ensemble (MJRE), the official house band for the Mesquite Arts Center
  • Conceiving and producing performances for the MJRE, including the Jazz on the Plaza series at the Mesquite Arts Center and annual concerts with guest performers
  • Composing various musical works for the brass quartets of Zion Lutheran Church of Dallas
  • Composing a clarinet solo for Dr. Michael Dean for the National Clarinet Symposium in Fullerton, California
  • Composing "Sing A New Song", a five-movement setting of Psalm 98 for the Irving Concert Chorale
  • Writing arrangements and producing main stage concerts for Eastfield College with such talent as Dizzy Gillespie
  • Leading jazz bands for Eastfield College and teaching private lessons for vocal and instrumental music.
  • Speaking on motivation and teamwork and directing the Dallas Jazz Orchestra at EDS's annual Leadership Awards Conference
Mr. Bradshaw has directed and developed many talented musicians who compose, record and perform throughout the world. His talents in leadership, the language of music and stage presence are an inspiration to all who have the opportunity to work with him.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Mr. Bradshaw has had a lifelong love of music. As an adolescent, he began playing the trombone and joined the band at West Waterloo High School, an institution that has produced numerous award-winning stage bands. Mr. Bradshaw had his own quartet while in high school and enjoyed playing professional gigs in local dinner clubs. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Music from University of Northern Iowa (U.N.I.) with an emphasis in trombone performance.

Upon completing undergraduate work, Mr. Bradshaw began a tour in the 328th Army Band at Ft. Wolters, Texas, later serving in the 9th Infantry Division in South Vietnam. Upon completion of his military duties, he relocated to Lindstrom, Minnesota, leading and directing the high school bands. He created and sponsored a jazz ensemble, composed music, and produced annual variety shows, featuring a jazz chorus. Leaving Minnesota for further education, Bradshaw completed his Master's Degree in Music Composition under the guidance of Dr. William P. Latham, Dr. Martain Mailman, and Merrill Ellis at the University of North Texas. Subsequently, he accepted the position of Director of Jazz Studies at the Dallas Texas Skyline Career Development Center and organized a complete jazz curriculum published by Harper and Row for the Dallas Independent School District.

When the Arts Magnet High School at Booker T. Washington (Now the Dallas High School for the Creative and Performing Arts) was launched, the school district turned to Mr. Bradshaw to launch it's jazz program. He established the arranging curriculum currently used at the school. Under his leadership, students produced albums of their arrangements. This curriculum and program was featured at the Music Educator's National Conference in Minneapolis Minnesota, where he presented a lecture/concert entitled "How to Teach Arranging at the High School Level". Leaving Arts Magnet, Mr. Bradshaw accepted the position of Director of Jazz Bands at Eastfield College. In addition to his teaching responsibilities Mr. Bradshaw breathed new life into the East Dallas community by writing and producing the annual celebration "Spring Together Again" concerts featuring local performers such as jazz saxophonist Marchel Ivery, vocalist Sandra Kaye, pianist Dan Hollis, and jazz guitarist Donnie Gililland. Each year, Mr. Bradshaw partnered with such celebrated musicians as Jack Sheldon, Ross Tompkins, Jimmy Knepper, Pete Barbutti, and Dizzy Gillespie to produce concerts on the Eastfield campus, providing students the opportunity to work with today's leading musicians. Aside from his day-to-day musical activities, Mr. Bradshaw enjoys presenting arranging seminars and conducting workshops for local, regional and university bands and jazz choirs.

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