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"Keeping Me Company" (Albin Zak)
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Albin J. Zak III, whose scholarly interests include jazz, rock, and concert music of the twentieth century, joined the School of Music faculty in 1997. He received a bachelor's in music degree and a master's in music degree in composition from the New England Conservatory, as well as a bachelor's degree in contemporary improvisation. He earned a doctorate in musicology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His publications include "The Velvet Underground Companion" (Schirmer Books) and "Cutting Tracks, Making Records: The Poetics of Rock", which is forthcoming from University of California Press. Mr. Zak is also a recording engineer, record producer, and a songwriter.

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