Guest Artists
Michael Dease
Michael Dease was born and raised in August, Georgia – the “Deep South,” and played the saxophone and trumpet before ...
Sean Jones
Music and spirituality have always been fully intertwined in the artistic vision of trumpeter, composer, educator and activist Sean Jones ...
Festival Clinicians
Dr. Robert Washut
Dr. Robert Washut is Professor of Music at the University of Northern Iowa, where he served as Director of Jazz ...
Joey Sellers
Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1962, Joey Sellers is recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship In Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award, ...
John Wojciechowski
Saxophonist John Wojciechowski is an urban musician through and through. He grew up and developed his powerful tenor sound in ...
Tito Carrillo – Professor of Music and Jazz Studies at University of Illinois
Tito Carrillo is one of the finest trumpeters to emerge from Chicago’s rich jazz trumpet legacy. He is an accomplished ...
Will Campbell
Currently, Will is the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Saxophone at UNC Charlotte. Originally from North Carolina, Will ...