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Frank Potenza
Jazz guitarist Frank Potenza is a protégé of the great Joe Pass, and Chair of the Studio and Jazz Guitar Department at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. In addition to his academic duties, he has also recorded seven solo albums, appeared as a sideman on numerous albums, and has appeared in concert with artists like Gene Harris, Joe Pass, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith and George Van Eps, among many others.
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Jazz guitarist and USC Thornton School of Music professor Frank Potenza offers advice to parents and prospective students who are considering attending a music school, with emphasis on how to know if you should consider other opportunities.



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November 2007
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