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{{Short description|American professor and performer of double bass}}

'''Jeffrey David Bradetich''' (born 1957) is an [[Americans|American]] [[professor]] and performer of [[double bass]]. He currently teaches at the [[University of North Texas College of Music]]. Bradetich made his [[New York City]] debut at the [[Carnegie Recital Hall]] (now called [[Carnegie Hall#Weill Recital Hall|Weill Recital Hall]]) on November 22, 1982.<ref>Carnegie Hall Archives</ref> Since then, Bradetich has performed over 800 concerts and given more than 1300 master classes throughout the world, including the continents of [[South America]], [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].<ref>[http://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/detail/11 University of North Texas, Jeff Bradetich]</ref>

==Education==
Bradetich began studying double bass in the public school orchestra program in [[Eugene, Oregon]] under the tutelage of Royce Lewis and Dr. Robert Hladky. Then from 1975 to 1980, he achieved both bachelor's and master's degrees from [[Northwestern University]] while working with [[Warren Benfield]] and Joseph Guastafeste from the [[Chicago Symphony]].

== Career ==
Today, Bradetich is an active lecturer and clinician, holding annual workshops and master classes. He also served as Executive Director of the [[International Society of Bassists]] from 1982 to 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bradetichfoundation.org/biography.php |title=Bradetich Foundation, Biography |access-date=2011-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302145045/http://www.bradetichfoundation.org/biography.php |archive-date=2010-03-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He has taught on the faculties of the [[University of Michigan]] and [[Northwestern University]] prior to his 1994 appointment as director of the largest double bass program in the world {{citation needed|date=October 2013}} at the [[University of North Texas College of Music]]. In addition to his performance and professional experience, Bradetich has also transcribed over 100 solo works. Some of his musical editions have been published online through [[Ovation Press]].<ref>[http://ovationpress.com/c-40-bradetich-jeff.aspx Ovation Press Editors, Jeff Bradetich]</ref>

==Organizations and activities==
* 1982–1990: [[International Society of Bassists]] (Executive Director) — established the ISB International Conventions, ISB Solo Competitions, ISB Endowment Fund, and ISB Magazine (Editor, 1982–1988).
* 1987: Music For All To Hear, Inc. (Co-Founder) — First company to record music especially arranged and prepared for the [[hard of hearing]].
* 2008: Bradetich Foundation — The Foundation plans to host an international solo competition in 2010 with the largest prizes in bass history (over $30,000 USD prize value for first prize)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.bradetichfoundation.org Bradetich Foundation]
* [http://www.musicforalltohear.com Music For All To Hear, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619070630/http://www.musicforalltohear.com/ |date=2009-06-19 }}
* [http://www.music.unt.edu/mittenwald/ Bradetich Master Classes - Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617133907/http://www.music.unt.edu/mittenwald/ |date=2008-06-17 }}
* [http://doublebassblog.org/2009/06/jeff-bradetichs-new-book-video.html Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog, Jeff Bradetich's new book]

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