Division of Jazz Studies

Full-time Faculty
José Aponte, Lecturer. Latin Jazz Lab.
Tony Baker, Professor. Applied jazz trombone. Primary division: Instrumental Studies.
Jennifer Barnes, Associate Professor. Director of Vocal Jazz, Director of Jazz Singers.
Alan Baylock, Associate Professor. Director of One O'Clock Lab Band beginning fall 2016. Some teaching in 2015-2016.
Rodney Booth, Lecturer. Applied jazz trumpet, Director of Two O'Clock Lab Band, Jazz Aural Fundamentals, Small group coaching.
Pat Coil, Associate Professor. Applied jazz piano, Improvisation, Coordinator of Small Groups
Tanya Darby, Assistant Professor. Applied lead trumpet, Director of Three O'Clock Lab Band, Introduction to Jazz Recordings
Richard DeRosa, Professor, Director of Composition and Arranging
Rosana Eckert, Senior Lecturer. Applied vocal jazz, Vocal Jazz Techniques, Songwriting, Pedagogy for Non-Classical Voice
Fred Hamilton, Professor. Applied jazz guitar, improvisation, rhythm section master class.
Brad Leali, Associate Professor. Applied jazz saxophone, Three O'Clock Lab Band, jazz performance fundamentals for saxophone.
John Murphy, Professor. Division chair; jazz history, analysis, and research methods.
Jay Saunders, Principal Lecturer. Director of One O'Clock Lab Band, Conducting College Jazz Ensembles
Lynn Seaton, Professor. Applied jazz bass, improvisation, rhythm section master class.
Ed Soph, Professor. Applied jazz drumset, rhythm section master class.
Mike Steinel, Professor. Applied jazz trumpet, improvisation, pedagogy of jazz, jazz trumpet performance fundamentals.

Emeritus Faculty
Dan Haerle
James Riggs
Paris Rutherford
Neil Slater

Adjunct Faculty for Spring 2016
Noel Johnston, Applied jazz guitar
Daniel Matthews, Jazz theory, improvisation
Chris McGuire, Improvisation
Rich McLure, Applied jazz guitar
John Osborne, Broadway Pit Band class
Brian Piper, Applied voice and piano
(Andre Hayward was an adjunct instructor in fall 2015 only. In spring 2016, Prof. Tony Baker will be teaching the applied lessons for students that Mr. Hayward taught in fall 2015.)

Teaching Fellows and Teaching Assistants, Spring 2016
Sarina Bachleitner, arranging
Justin Binek, voice
Camille DeVore, voice
Conner Eisenmenger, Six O'Clock Lab Band, jazz trombone fundamentals
Andrew Evangelista, voice
Gabriel Evens, jazz piano lessons
Aaron Hedenstrom, Zebras, saxophone
Jack Helsley, bass
Brian Horton, saxophone
Ryan Howe, voice
Adrian Laird, Jazz aural fundamentals, Introduction to Jazz Recordings
Jake Macary, U-Tubes
Brent McCollough, jazz piano fundamentals
Armen Movsesyan, guitar
Sergio Pamies, jazz piano lessons and fundamentals, small group
Daniel Pinilla, guitar
Elliot Scozzaro, Seven O'Clock Lab Band, saxophone
Brian Stark, saxophone, arranging
Payton Stevens, Eight O'Clock Lab Band
Rigoberto Velez, Five O'Clock Lab Band
Garrett Wingfield, Four O'Clock Lab Band, arranging
Luke Wingfield, Nine O'Clock Lab Band