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518-580-5546

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518-580-5548

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Jazz Institute
Office of the Dean of Special Programs
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY  12866

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Todd Coolman

Assistant Director for Institutes and Programs
Maria McColl

Program Coordinator
Wendy Kercull

Jazz Institute

Past Faculty Members:

  • Buddy Baker
  • Clayton Cameron
  • Ryan Cohan
  • Vince DiMartino
  • Jack Fragomeni
  • Don Friedman
  • Billy Hart
  • Milt Hinton
  • Dick Katz
  • Steve LaSpina
  • Frank Mantooth
  • Don Menza
  • Eijiro Nakagawa
  • Dick Oatts
  • Jim Pugh
  • Renee Rosnes
  • Rob Schneiderman
  • Ed Shaughnessy
  • Bob Sheppard
  • Terell Stafford
  • Al Vizzutti

 

Past Guest Artists at the Institute have included:

  • Geri Allen
  • Ambrose Akinmusire
  • Jonathan Batiste
  • Terence Blanchard
  • Luis Bonilla
  • Randy Brecker
  • Nick Brignola
  • Ray Brown
  • Joey Calderazzo
  • Joe Chambers
  • Bill Charlap
  • Gerald Clayton
  • Jimmy Cobb
  • DIVA
  • Lou Donaldson
  • Kurt Elling
  • Robin Eubanks
  • Jon Faddis
  • Maynard Ferguson
  • Robert Glasper
  • Benny Golson
  • Eddie Gomez
  • Jerry Gonzalez and the Ft. Apache Band
  • Wycliffe Gordon
  • Benny Green
  • Slide Hampton
  • Barry Harris
  • Stefon Harris
  • Jimmy Heath/Heath Brothers
  • Joe LaBarbera
  • Joe Lovano
  • Russell Malone
  • Pat Martino
  • Christian McBride
  • Jackie McLean
  • James Moody
  • Jason Moran
  • Ralph Moore
  • Arturo O’Farrill
  • Linda Oh
  • Aaron Parks
  • Nicholas Payton
  • Marcus Printup
  • Don Pullen
  • Rufus Reid
  • Wallace Roney
  • Renee Rosnes
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba
  • Hilton Ruiz
  • Christian Scott
  • Mark Shim
  • Arthur Taylor
  • Jacky Terrasson
  • Clark Terry
  • Nestor Torres
  • Chucho Valdes
  • Dave Valentin
  • Village Vanguard Orchestra
  • Bobby Watson

 
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