The Professor Was Dead

Anthony J. Agostinelli, jazz historian, cable TV producer and retired Roger Williams University professor (Bristol, RI) is a resident of Portsmouth, RI. He is an internationally-known resource for the music of Stan Kenton, Don Ellis and many other jazz artists and has written a history and discography about the Newport Jazz Festival . He has published many articles about jazz artists and jazz research and was the editor of a jazz newsletter (The Network -- about Stan Kenton) for over 25 years. He has hosted jazz and music radio programs for Public Radio and local commercial stations and has lectured and hosted events all over the world. Currently he produces the Peggy award winning TV program Jazz Bash on Cox Cable. Tony is a life long resident of Rhode Island.

In addition to his expertise in jazz, Agostinelli has been a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Rhode Island. He has worked as a newspaper deliverer, a market stock boy, a waiter, musician, social worker, an associate director of the United Way in Rhode Island, Director of Economic Opportunity for the State of Rhode Island in the Offi ce of Governor, Executive Director of the Urban Coalition, an urban planning consultant, an administrative assistant to a Mayor, a consultant of the New England Roman Catholic Dioceses for Social Justice efforts, an adjunct professor at Rhode Island colleges, and a professor at a private university in Rhode Island.

Agostinelli has served on many boards of private non-profit institutions, and is a teacher for the Circle of Scholars hosted by Salve Regina University in Newport.

He is married to Barbara E. Agostinelli.They have four children and fi ve grandchildren.

His hobbies include: photography, music, writing and gardening. He is finishing up his fi rst mystery novel, The Professor Was Dead.