Division of Jazz Studies | College of Music

Full-time Faculty
José Aponte, Lecturer. Latin Jazz Lab.
Tony Baker, Associate Professor. Applied jazz trombone. Primary division: Instrumental Studies.
Jennifer Barnes, Director of Vocal Jazz, Director of Jazz Singers.
Rodney Booth, Lecturer. Applied jazz trumpet, Director of Jazz Repertory Ensemble, Jazz Aural Fundamentals, Small group coaching.
Richard DeRosa, Associate Professor, Director of Composition and Arranging
Fred Hamilton, Professor. Applied jazz guitar, improvisation, rhythm section master class.
Stefan Karlsson, Professor. Applied jazz piano, improvisation, small groups, 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. Applied jazz trumpet, Two O'Clock Lab Band, introduction to jazz recordings.
Lynn Seaton, Associate 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.
Steve Wiest, Associate Professor. Director of the One O'Clock Lab Band, Coordinator of Lab Bands, Conducting College Jazz Ensembles, Applied jazz trombone.

Emeritus Faculty
Dan Haerle
James Riggs
Paris Rutherford
Neil Slater

Adjunct Faculty
Rosana Eckert. Applied vocal jazz, vocal jazz techniques, Vocal jazz forum
Stockton Helbing, Music Industry Entrepreneurship
Noel Johnston, Applied jazz guitar
Chris McGuire, improvisation
Rich McLure, Applied jazz guitar
Michael Palma, Applied jazz piano, jazz performance fundamentals for piano, jazz improvisation
Akira Sato, Jazz arranging labs

Teaching Fellows and Teaching Assistants, Spring 2013
Alex Blue V, lab band, jazz lecture series
Austin Byrd, Zebras, jazz keyboard fundamentals
Brian Casey, bass lessons
Alex Fraile, lab band, saxophone lessons
Mónica Gastelumendi, jazz singers, jazz voice lessons
Elizabeth Gorman, jazz library
Julie Gray, U-Tubes trombone ensemble
Aaron Hedenstrom, arranging
Keith Karns, lab band, jazz theory
Jennifer Kellogg, lab band, arranging
Mihwa Kim, jazz voice lessons
Jimin Lee, jazz singers, jazz voice lessons
Spenser Liszt, saxophone lessons
David Morgenroth, lab band, improvisation
Scott Neary, guitar ensemble
Sergio Pamies, jazz chamber music
A.J. Scardino, lab band, jazz library
Chris Reardon, saxophone lessons