Frank is Professor Emeritus at Chabot College in Hayward, where he was the Director of Jazz Studies and Instrumental Music for over 25 years. Frank was the director of the award-winning jazz band at Chabot College for over 18 years. He is currently a professor in The Jazz Studies Program at San Jose State University. Frank is a professional musician, having played clarinet and saxophone, in addition to piano. He teaches Jazz Theory and Improvisation and Jazz Piano at The Jazzschool in Berkeley. He annually teaches at the Lafayette Summer Workshop.

He has taught at the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps in the U.S. as well as Australia, was the Director of the Cazadero Jazz Camp in 1981 and 1982, instituted the first Jazz Festival at Cal State Hayward, and is one of original teachers at the Stanford Jazz Camp. He has served as CMEA Bay Section Jazz Representative and has adjudicated at all the major festivals in California. He has written three books on jazz improvisation, which he has edited into one book to cover beginners through accomplished players. In addition to arranging and composing for a variety of bands, he has worked with Bill Watrous, Ben Webster, Mel Torme, Patti Page, Toni Tennille, Sarah Vaughn, Della Reese, Shirley Jones, and Steve Allen, to name a few.

Frank is a graduate of San Jose State University and has a Master’s Degree in Music Education from California State University in Hayward. He received the “1997 Volunteer of the Year Award” from the City of Hayward and a number of other awards from the Lions Club for his volunteerism.

He recently received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by the San Jose Jazz Society. In December 2008 Frank played with and conducted the Basie Band at the Blue Note in New York.

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