E-Mail: Donald.Walden@oberlin.edu Office: Bibbins 106 Office Phone: 440/775-8208 Address: 77 W. College St. Oberlin, OH 44074 Back to: Division of Jazz Studies		Donald Walden Visiting Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone Education: University of Michigan and Steed College. Improvisation studies with Barry Harris and Yusef Lateef. Prizes and Awards: Recipient, first annual Governor's Arts Award for Outstanding Achievement (Michigan), 1986. Performances: Performances with Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Slide Hampton, Ellis Marsalis, Woody Shaw, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Detroit Metropolitan Orchestra. Professional Affiliations: Founder and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Orchestra and New World Stage; director, jazz studies, Center for Creative Studies, 1989-1992. King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Michigan State University, 1991. Executive director, Fanta-Si Records and Panoply Publishing Co. Recordings: Recordings on the Fanta-Si label.