Faculty

The jazz faculty at ECU’s School of Music are not just educators, they are consummate performers and active recording artists. With their connections in the music industry, our faculty also lure many guest artists to our campus for special clinics and performances, enhancing our jazz students’ experiences during their college career at ECU. Below is a listing of our jazz faculty.

Jeffrey Bair – Director of Jazz Studies, Saxophones, Jazz Woodwinds

Andrew Berinson – Jazz Piano

Lynn Grissett, Jr. – B Band and Jazz Appreciation

Rachael Howard – Jazz Voice

Joseph “Chip” Newton – Guitar

Evan Roberson – Jazz Trombone

Kobie Watkins – Jazz Studies/Jazz Drums