Faculty & Staff Directory
Our faculty are more than just highly skilled and dedicated teachers; they are celebrated artists and scholars. They know how to prepare you for a successful career as a performing artist, educator, entrepreneur, and more, because they have first-hand experience. It’s not unusual for our faculty to grace stages, release albums, and conduct and play in internationally renowned orchestras—all while providing students with thoughtful instruction and unparalleled knowledge about what it truly takes to become world-class performing artists and leading arts scholars.

Andrew Bishop
Chair of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation and Professor of Music
Department Chair

Marion Hayden
Lecturer

Robert Hurst
Associate Professor of Music

Kris Johnson
Assistant Professor of Music

Mark Kirschenmann
Lecturer of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation and Lecturer in the Residential College

Marcus Elliot Miller
Lecturer

Andy Milne
Associate Professor of Music
Jazz Piano

Miles Okazaki
Lecturer, Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation

Brad Phillips
Lecturer
Violin

Daniel Pinilla
Clinical Assistant Professor of Music

Ellen Rowe
Acting Chair of Jazz; Chair of Conducting; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music

Edward W. Sarath
Professor of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation

Martha Travers
Lecturer

Dennis Wilson
Associate Professor of Music

Nate Winn
Lecturer