Faculty in the Jazz and Improvised Music program—all seasoned professionals with serious touring and recording credits—guide students in mastering their chosen instruments and in applying musical concepts for performance in small and large ensemble settings. Our faculty represent a range of strengths and areas of interest from traditional jazz to the avant-garde.

Cuong Vu Chair, Jazz Studies; Donald E. Petersen Endowed Professor; Associate Professor	Bill Frisell Affiliate Professor	Ted Poor Artist in Residence, Drums	Luke Bergman Artist in Residence, Bass
Greg Sinibaldi Artist in Residence, Saxophone	Huck Hodge Assistant Professor, Composition	Richard Karpen Director, School of Music; Aura Morrison Endowed Professor	Tom Collier Chair, Percussion; Professor, Percussion
Fred Radke Lecturer, Jazz (Big Band era)	Marc Seales Professor, Jazz Piano	Paul Harshman Artist in Residence, Studio Jazz Ensemble	Ryan Ferreira Artist in Residence, Jazz Studies
Steve Korn Artist in Residence, Drums