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Full-time Faculty
Tony Baker, Associate Professor. Applied jazz trombone; primary division: Instrumental Studies.
Rodney Booth, Lecturer. Applied jazz trumpet, Jazz Repertory Ensemble, Jazz Aural Fundamentals, Small group coaching.
Tim Brent, Assistant Professor. Director of Vocal Jazz; Jazz Singers I, applied vocal jazz, vocal jazz techniques.
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, Assistant 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. Primary division: Instrumental Studies.
Mike Steinel, Professor. Applied jazz trumpet, improvisation, pedagogy of jazz, jazz trumpet performance fundamentals.
Steve Wiest, Associate Professor. Coordinator of Lab Bands; One O'Clock Lab Band, Conducting College Jazz Ensembles.

Emeritus Faculty
Dan Haerle
James Riggs
Paris Rutherford
Neil Slater

Adjunct Faculty
José Aponte. Latin Jazz Lab.
Jeffrey Eckels. Applied jazz bass, improvisation. Sabbatical replacement for Lynn Seaton.
Rosana Eckert. Applied vocal jazz, vocal jazz techniques.
Dan Haerle, Emeritus Professor. Applied jazz piano.
Noel Johnston, applied jazz guitar.
Rich McClure, applied jazz guitar.
Akira Sato, jazz arranging and composition (one-year appointment).

Teaching Fellows and Teaching Assistants, Fall 2009
Luke Brimhall, jazz lab band
Carolina Calvache, Zebras
Pete Clagett, improvisation
Mark DeHertogh, saxophone
Jennifer Escue, Jazz Singers
Daniel Foster, jazz lab band
Ryan Hagler, bass
Ashley Hamer, jazz lab band
Jason Hausback, U-Tubes
Matt Hornbeck, jazz lab band
Adam Hutcheson, saxophone
Scott Kruser, guitar
Kathryn Stachitus Lane, Jazz Singers
Dustin Mollick, saxophone
Sean Nelson, arranging
Tim Schleinat, aural fundamentals, jazz recordings
Kevin Swaim, arranging
Yuka Tadano, jazz lab band

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