Clay Jenkins Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Trumpet Academic Leave Spring 2026 DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Jenkins585-274-1448BIOGRAPHY Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing and teaching arenas.…
Bob Sneider Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media ECMS Senior Instructor of Jazz Guitar DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Sneider585-274-1953Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Before joining the Eastman faculty in late 1997, Sneider toured for several years with two-time Grammy Award winner Chuck Mangione. Other notable performers with whom Sneider has performed, toured or…
Matt Curlee Associate Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Curlee585-274-1550BIOGRAPHY Equal parts composer, educator, and performer, Matt Curlee has been a member of the Department of Music Theory since 2007 and holds Eastman’s Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. As an advocate for, and avid practitioner of improvisational music, Curlee has a particular interest…
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