Instructor Biographies

A native of Washington, DC, Le’Roy graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts in June 1997. He later earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from North Carolina Central University located in Durham, North Carolina. While attending North Carolina Central University he studied under world renowned artists Tom Browne, Dr. Ira Wiggins and Jay Meachum.

Le’Roy has performed with a variety of groups including but not limited to the NCCU Jazz Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble, NCCU Touring & Concert Choir, B.M.Q., Hidden Image, North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra and the Upper Room “Church House” Band. He has performed all over the world touring, recording, and performing in venues such as Euro Disney, Paris, France; Montreaux Jazz Festival, Geneva, Switzerland; North Sea Jazz Festival, Utrecht, Holland; and Vienne Jazz Festival, Vienne, France. Le’Roy has had the opportunity to perform with many notable artists such as: Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Terrell Stafford, Wynton Marsalis, Wynard Harper, Freeman Ledbetter, Yusseff Saleem, Davey Yarborough, Alvin Atkinson, Eve Cornelius, Chip Crawford, Charlie Brown, Vincent Heiring, and Pete LaRoca Simms to name a few. Further, Mr. Barley has held teaching positions at Mars Music Center and Raleigh Music Center where he gave group and private lessons for beginning piano and brass instruments. Currently he is Adjunct Instructor of Trumpet at North Carolina Central University located in Durham, North Carolina. Recording credits include the following “Beyond the Horizon” by the North Carolina Central University Jazz Band, “Central Standard Time” by the North Carolina Central University Jazz Band, and both “Shiloh” and "Worship in the Upper Room: Standing in His Presence" by the Upper Room Church of God in Christ Music & Fine Arts Department.

Aaron Tucker graduated from Sanderson High School in 2001. He is attending East Carolina University, and will receive his degree in Jazz Performance percussion in May 2008. While attending ECU, he marched with the Magic of Orlando in 2002. He has since taught percussion at various high schools in the state including East Wake High School and Tarboro High School, and also at Deep Run High School in Richmond Va. In addition to teaching at Green Hope High School, he currently is finishing up his degree, playing a variety of gigs around the state, and teaching private lessons.

Anne Tomasevich is an engineering student at NC State University. Her marching percussion experience includes the 2006 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps and Constitution Percussion, a Percussion Independent World ensemble for which she has been the pit captain for two years. She has taught at several high schools in the area but is proud to be back at her alma mater.