Teaching
As a jazz educationalist, Gerard was the Head of the Jazz Department at The Royal Academy of Music from 1999 until 2010 and is current Head of the Brass Department at The Jazz Institute,Berlin. He has given guest workshops in European Jazz Conservatories (including Amsterdam,Rotterdam,Copenhagen).
In 2012 he is continuing to write a book addressing the technical requirements of trumpet playing in improvised music.
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