Jazz Faculty

Faculty

Professional headshot portrait of Shirantha Beddage, smiling and holding his saxophone in front of him against a white backdrop.

Shirantha Beddage

Assistant Professor, Saxophone
Jazz
Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Trumpet
Jazz
Chase Sanborn

Chase Sanborn

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Trumpet
Jazz

Instructors

A person wearing a black and yellow suit with a black fedora, sitting on a bench with their fingers interlaced, holding a guitar in front of a white painted brick wall.

Waleed Abdulhamid

Instructor, Double Bass
Jazz
Black and white photo of a person wearing a button-up shirt and suit jacket, smiling while sitting in front of a drum set with a microphone.

Ethan Ardelli

Instructor, Drum Kit
Jazz
Person with bangs wearing a polka dot outfit, holding a saxophone while standing in an abandoned building.

Allison Au

Instructor, Saxophone
Jazz
Woman with long black hair in black top, looking down at piano smiling with mic in front of her on a stage

Hannah Barstow

Instructor, Piano
Jazz
A person wearing a black short-sleeve button-up shirt is holding a guitar, leaning against a wooden cabinet in front of a white wall."

Harley Card

Instructor, Guitar
Jazz
A person with glasses, wearing a red patterned short-sleeve button-up shirt, is playing the trombone while surrounded by sound equipment.

William Carn

Instructor, Trombone
Jazz
Man looking into camera, smiling with a black suit and dress shirt against a dark grey background

Stephen Carr

Instructor, Voice
Interdisciplinary Music Studies, Jazz, Opera, Voice Studies
A person wearing a grey button-up shirt plays a drumset under blue and purple lighting, set against a black background.

Ernesto Cervini

Instructor, Drum Kit
Jazz
A person with short hair and bangs wearing all black, holding a tenor saxophone in front of a grey background.

Tara Davidson

Instructor, Saxophone
Jazz
Person with pink hair and glasses posing in front of two grand pianos.

Christine Duncan

Instructor, Voice
Jazz
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Dan Fortin

Instructor, Double Bass
Jazz
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Nick Fraser

Instructor, Drum Kit
Jazz
Person with bangs wearing a green shirt playing the piano, focused and concentrated.

Tania Gill

Instructor, Piano
Jazz, Music & Health
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Rebecca Hennessy

Instructor, Trumpet
Jazz
Person wearing a suit, holding a double bass behind their head in a field with trees in the background.

Michael Herring

Instructor, Double Bass
Jazz
Black and white photo of a person wearing a suit and glasses, playing the tenor saxophone, captured in a moment of focused performance.

Kelly Jefferson

Instructor, Saxophone
Jazz
Peter Johnston poses in front of a faded backdrop of trees.

Peter Johnston

Instructor
Jazz
Black and white photo of a person wearing glasses and a button-up shirt, with their eyes closed, playing the double bass, capturing a moment of deep concentration and passion.

Jon Maharaj

Instructor, Double Bass
Jazz
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David Occhipinti

Instructor, Guitar
Jazz
headshot of person with blue eyes, wearing a suit, smiling warmly.

Christian Overton

Instructor, Trombone
Jazz
Man with curly hair and beard sitting next to a keyboard on floral patterned couch, wearing a grey cardigan and black pants, inside a room with a window and plants behind him

Todd Pentney

Instructor, Piano
Jazz, Piano
Side profile of Laura Swankey singing into a mic

Laura Swankey

Instructor, Voice
Jazz
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Jacqueline Teh

Instructor, Voice
Jazz

Kevin Turcotte

Instructor, Trumpet
Jazz