Dec 05, 2025  
College Catalog 2025-2026 
    
College Catalog 2025-2026

Jazz Studies Faculty


Wynton Marsalis, Director
Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director

Click here to read Jazz Studies faculty bios.

Saxophone
Ron Blake
Dan Block
Bruce Williams

Trumpet
Tatum Greenblatt
Michael Rodriguez

Trombone
Jason Jackson
Elliot Mason
Dion Tucker

Guitar
Doug Wamble

Piano
Marc Cary
Geoffrey Keezer
Ted Rosenthal
Donald Vega
Elio Villafranca

Bass
Gerald Cannon
Ben Wolfe

Drums
Billy Drummond
Kenny Washington
Paul Wells

Voice
Carla Cook
Charenée Wade

Vibraphone
Mark Sherman

Business of Jazz
Greg Scholl

Creative Ideas
Aaron Flagg, Chair

Jazz Small Ensembles
Ulysses Owens Jr., Dave Brubeck Ensemble
Isaiah J. Thompson, Max Roach Ensemble
Donald Vega, Betty Carter Ensemble
Elio Villafranca, Dizzy Gillespie Ensemble
Doug Wamble, Jell Roll Morton Ensemble
Bruce Williams, Mary Lou Williams Ensemble
Ben Wolfe, Duke Ellington Ensemble

Jazz Large Ensembles
Andy Farber, Juilliard Jazz Reading Big Band
Jennifer Krupa, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra

Rhythm Section Class
Gerald Cannon
Kenny Washington

Jazz Improvisation
Marc Cary
Donald Vega

Doubles for Drummers
Mark Sherman

Doubles for Saxophone
Cleave Guyton

Jazz Community Project
Charenée Wade

Jazz Composition/Arranging
Andy Farber

Jazz Practicum
Ted Rosenthal
Mark Sherman

Jazz Theory
Michael Mossman
Sean Smither

Jazz History
Fredara Hadley
Seton Hawkins
Loren Schoenberg
Kenny Washington

Jazz Seminar
Fredara Hadley