Background
Montz, Richard Dennis was born on March 31, 1942 in Des Moines. Arrived in Australia, 1976. Son of Burton Eugene and Dorothy Marie (Dilley) Montz.
Montz, Richard Dennis was born on March 31, 1942 in Des Moines. Arrived in Australia, 1976. Son of Burton Eugene and Dorothy Marie (Dilley) Montz.
Bachelor of Science in Music Education, University Illinois, 1965. MM, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia, 1987. Studied trumpet with, Lloyd Geisler, Haskell Sexton, Gordon Webb.
1st trumpet Dunes Hotel Show Room Orchestra, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970-1972, Stardust Hotel Orchestra, Las Vegas, 1972-1974, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, 1975, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, 1976. Freelance musician Sydney, 1976-1991. Chair jazz studies division Sydney Conservatorium of Music, from 1991.
Keynote speaker inaugural conference International Association Jazz Educators*Australasia, Perth, Western Australia, 1992. Invited teacher MusikHögSkolan, Malmö, Sweden, 1996.
Technology sergeant United States Air Force, Airmen of Note, 1966-1970. Member of Australian Musicians Union, International Association Jazz Education, International Trumpet Guild (peer review committee 2002).
Married Unity Ann Pettinga, 1964 (divorced 1973). Children: Brady, Amy. Louise Josephine Rhodes, March 12, 1974.
Children: Elizabeth, Joseph.