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Paul Abella |
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Then |
Now |
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Personal
Information
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| Home
Address: |
1110
Cedar Street #1A
Glendale Heights, IL 60139 |
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Cell Phone: |
773-562-8090 |
| E-mail
Address: |
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| Web
Site URL: |
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School
after West Chicago
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| Did
you attend any other schools or training classes? If so, Where
did you go? |
COD,
Bloom School of Jazz |
| What
was your degree: |
A.A.
Music, A.A. Business |
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Welcome
to the Real World |
| Current
Employer: |
WDCB
@ College of DuPage |
| Job
Title and Description: |
Music
Director |
| How
long have you been there: |
13
Years |
| Any
other work related history you want to share: |
I
lead my own jazz trio. I also play percussion for Nova
Soul, a wedding/disco band in Joliet, and play auxillary percussion
with Angieszka Iwanska, a fantastic singer in Chicago. And
I write for Chicago Jazz Magazine.Occasionally, I teach drums
and percussion to students aspiring to go broke. |
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Your
Family |
| Tell
us about your family. Are you married? Were you married? Any
kids? We want to know everything (that you are willing share) |
I
got married to Christina in June of 2006. We have a
baby, Elaine, a dog, pookie, and a parakeet, Dmitri. |
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Let's
go back in time |
| What
is your favorite West Chicago memory: |
I'm
still gonna have to go with graduation day |
| What
is your least favorite West Chicago memory: |
all
of the other days, for the most part. |
| Who
was your favorite teacher at West Chicago and why: |
Zimmerman.
Or the guy with the big beard that taught the Consumer
Ed. class. Don't remember his name, but he was a fellow
Deadhead. |
| Who
was your least favorite teacher at West Chicago and why: |
Ms.
Austin would rank pretty highly |
| What
was your favorite class at West Chicago and why: |
Geometry
or P.E. |
| What
was your least favorite class at West Chicago and why: |
Trig
sucked. Made me realize that I got none of the math
genes in the family. |
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Everything
Else |
| If
there is something you want to share please feel free to tell
us what it is. You can include any hobbies, volunteer work
and what ever else is on your mind. |
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