Area - Music
Captions - All
Experience - 20+ years
MJA Board Member
Joe currently serves as a member of the Executive Board for the Massachusetts Judges Association and Chairs our Scholarship Committee.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Music, Berklee College of Music, Masters in Education, Boston State, and a Masters in Educational Administration, Boston State.
He is the past Director of Fine Arts, Dedham Public Schools, and has taught in the Southbridge, Ipswich, and Dedham Public Schools.
Joe is the current Director of the Babson & Olin College Jazz Ensembles.
He has numerous solo and recording experiences in classical, jazz, R&B music, including recent recordings for Disney, DreamWorks Animations, Orleans, & Grand Funk Railroad.
In the past, Joe has been the director of the College All Star Jazz Ensemble and the Director of the MDC All Star Band.
He currently leads the Joe Brogan Jazz Trio and the Downtown Boston Brass Quartet.
He is a member of the Mass. Music Educators Assoc., Music Educators National Conference, New England Scholastic Band Association, United States Scholastic Band Association., and Mass Judges Association.
For Marching Band Judging he is certified for Overall Effect-Music, Music-Ensemble, Music Performance –Individual. Joe has also judged Jazz Ensembles and Concert Bands, for numerous festival companies and regional competitions.