Meet Our Faculty
Program Head
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Pete Malinverni
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies , Piano- BM, SUNY Potsdam
- MM, Purchase College, SUNY
Faculty
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Adam Birnbaum
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies- B.S. Boston College
- A.D.The Juilliard School
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Alexis Cole
Lecturer, Jazz Studies (Part-time), Jazz Voice- BM, William Paterson University
- MM, Queens College, City University of New York
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David DeJesus
Assistant Professor of MusicLatin Jazz Orchestra Conductor- MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Manhattan School of Music
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Jon Faddis
Professor of Music , Trumpet- Studied at the Manhattan School of Music
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Pasquale Grasso
Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Guitar- BM, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Bologna, Italy
- MM, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Bologna, Italy
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Bruce Harris
Lecturer (Part-time), Trumpet- MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Purchase College, SUNY
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David Hazeltine
Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Piano- BA, University of Wisconsin
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Ralph Lalama
Lecturer in Music (Part-time), Saxophone- BMEd, Youngstown State University
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Andy LaVerne
Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Piano- Studied at The Juilliard School, Berklee College, and New England Conservatory
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Paul Meyers
Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Guitar- BM, New England Conservatory of Music
- MM, Manhattan School of Music
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Richie Morales
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Part-time), Drums- BM, MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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Ugonna Okegwo
Lecturer in Jazz Studies (Part-time)Bass- BFA, Long Island University
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Gary Smulyan
Lecturer in Music (Part-time), Saxophone- Studied at SUNY Potsdam and Hofstra University
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Kenny Washington
Lecturer in Music (Part-time), Drums- Studied with Rudy Collins
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Doug Weiss
Lecturer in Music (Part-time), Bass- BM, William Paterson University
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Matthew Wilson
Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Drums- BM, Wichita State University
Faculty Emeriti
Todd Coolman
Professor Emeritus of Music, Acoustic Bass- BM, Indiana University
- MM, Manhattan School of Music
- PhD, New York University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
- SUNY Research Foundation Award Honoring Research and Scholarship in the Arts, 2006
Doug Munro
Professor Emeritus of Music, Guitar- BS, Westchester Conservatory/Mercy College
- BSEd, SUNY Cortland
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY