The Jazz Studies faculty at the University of North Carolina at Asheville are experienced and devoted teachers and musicians with a wide variety of credits and honors. Please click on a faculty member's name to read more about them and learn how to contact that faculty member.

 

Michael Barnes
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Adjunct Instructor
Guitar, Jazz Ensemble

Ian Bracchitta
B.M., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Adjunct Instructor
Double Bass and Bass Guitar

Tom Coppola
Mr. Tom Coppola, M.M.
University of Southern California
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Piano, Jazz Ensemble

Matthew Richmond

Aimee Sullivan
M.M., East Carolina University
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Saxophone, Woodwinds

David Wilken
D.A., Ball State University
Assistant Professor of Music
Coordinator of Jazz Studies, Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Theory & Improv, Jazz Arranging

Rich Willey
M.M., Manhattan School of Music
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jazz Ensemble, Trumpet

Marc Yaxley


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