Jazz Studies Faculty
Instructors
Bob Sneider – Chair, guitar***
Diane Abrahamian, voice
Eugene Bisdikian, jazz bass (electric and upright)
Paul Hofmann – piano
Mike Kaupa, trumpet
Jordan Lerner, saxophone
Derrick Lucas, jazz history
Mike Melito, drum set
Julio Pabon, Latin jazz and percussion
Herb Smith, Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra*
Dawn Thomson, voice and guitar
Bill Tiberio, Music Educators Jazz Ensemble **
Interns
Steven Hardy, saxophone
Dan Mach-Holt, trombone
Brendan Nie, jazz bass
Misha Studenkov, jazz piano
Samuel Schaeffer, jazz drum set
Steven Sharp, trumpet
Rob Varon, guitar
* Member, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
** ECMS instructors who teach part-time for the college
***ECMS instructors who teach full-time for the college