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AL
DC

Camwell, Dave
Troy, AL

Favorite
MC

Cicero, Matthew
Director
Hoover High School
Hoover, AL

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Copeland, Carlton K.
Hartford, AL

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SV

Vines White, Sallie
Director
Hoover High School
Hoover, AL

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AR
Hertzog, Jake
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

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Hunter, Justin R. (he/him/his)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR

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Arizona
MP

Pfister, Michael A.
Arizona State University / Self Employed Musician
Tempe, Arizona

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Arkansas
KB

Bryson, Kevin (he/him/his)
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas

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AZ
GA

Amerind, Gregory
Tolleson, AZ

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Anthony, Ryan (he/him/his)
Phoenix, AZ

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Hedquist, Benjamin (he/him/his)
Gilbert, AZ

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Kelly, Keith B.
Phoenix, AZ

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Rasmussen, Eric
AZ

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Roberts, Adam
Phoenix, AZ

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Roberts, Adam (he/him/his)
Phoenix, AZ

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CA
Curless, Trist
The LHR Project
Glendale, CA

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Falker, Matt
Oceanside, CA

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CG

Guter, Christine
California State University, Long Beach
CA

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Lane, Mike
San Diego, CA

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Lington, Aaron (he/him/his)
San Jose, CA

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Malone, Tom (he/him/his)
Woodland Hills, CA

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CO

Olariu, Cory
Downey High School, CA
DOWNEY, CA

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Vang Williams, Gaw
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, CA

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California
MZ

Zilber, Michael
Long Beach, California

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CO
Bernot, David A. (he/him/his)
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

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Booth, Annie
Lakewood, CO

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Casey, Brian W. (he/him/his)
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

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Cosio, Daniel J. (he/him/his)
Greeley, CO

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Crigler, John W.
Greeley, CO

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Falconaires, United States Air Force Academy Band
Peterson SFB, CO

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SF

Frazee, Shari (she/her/hers)
Windsor, CO

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Hitt, Eric
University of Northern Colorado
CO

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TK

Kuo, Tsu Hao Ken (he/him/his)
Greeley, CO

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DL

Landry, Dana
Greeley, CO

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Rich, Zach J. (he/him/his)
zachrichmusic@gmail.com
Broomfield, CO

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Roth, Miles (he/him/his)
Greeley, CO

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Rupe, Gabe (he/him/his)
Lafayette, CO

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Sommer, Peter
CO

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Swindler, Wil (he/him/his)
Thornton, CO

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White, Jim
Greeley, CO

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Zaremba, Drew T. (he/him/his)
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

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Colorado
Applegate, Erik
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

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AD

Dahlke, Andrew
Greeley, Colorado

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Goode, Brad M.
Boulder, Colorado

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DC
Linde, Brad (he/him/his)
Washington, DC

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FL
Arenas, Alejandro
FL

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Benatar, Jeffrey D.
Lakeland, FL

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CB

Bergeron, Charles L.
Frost School of Music - University of Miami
Sunrise, FL

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TD

Danielsson, Tami
Ocoee, FL

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Detweiler, David
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

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Feinman, Mark (he/him/his)
Saint Petersburg, FL

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Gasior, Jim S.
New World School of the Arts
Miami, FL

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Louis, Claudens
Miami, FL

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Mailhot, Michelle
Rollins College
Orlando, FL

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McBride, Chelsea (she/her/hers)
Miami, FL

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Muter, Bill
Boynton Beach, FL

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Owen, Chuck
Tampa, FL

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Reid, Kate
Frost School of Music at the University of Miami
Cutler Bay, FL

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Florida
SB

Barnhart, Scotty
Tallahassee, Florida

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CD

Dorsey, Christopher
Lehigh Acres, Florida

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SG

Guerra, Stephen J.
Frost School of Music
Miami, Florida

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GR

Ripani, Giulia
Miami, Florida

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Scott, J B
Associate Professor
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

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VS

Smith, Voshaun (he/him/his)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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GA
CC

Clark, Cecilia (she/her/hers)
Cartersville, GA

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Greene, Rashaad H. (he/him/his)
Marietta, GA

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MG

Gurnow, Mark
Acworth, GA

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Highsmith, Lauren V. (she/her/hers)
Atlanta, GA

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Hollifield, William (any/all)
Atlanta, GA

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Jackson, Tyrone M.
RIVERDALE, GA

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JL

Lumpkin, Jeremy L. (he/him/his)
Duluth, GA

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Norgaard, Martin (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Music Education
Georgia State University
Roswell, GA

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Potter, Dave
Austell, GA

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DS

Scott, Daniel (he/him/his)
Atlanta, GA

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Skelton, Sam
Stone Mountain, GA

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DS

Springfield, David (he/him/his)
Valdosta, GA

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CT

Towner, Cliff (he/him/his)
Milledgeville, GA

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GV

Vernick, Gordon J.
Lilburn, GA

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Williams, Lori (she/her/hers)
Marietta, GA

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CY

Young, Cedric V.
Band Director
Westlake High School Jazz Band
Smyrna, GA

Favorite
Hessen
Schwarz, Ulrike (she/her/hers)
Frakfurt / Main, Hessen, Germany

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ID
Skinner, Kate (she/her/hers)
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

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IL
Adamsons, Ryan E. (he/him/his)
Chicago, IL

Favorite
Allgood, Alyssa
Chicago, IL

Favorite
JC

Clemens, Julie
Director
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL

Favorite
JG

Guzman Borrero, Jose E.
Chicago, IL

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CM

McNeill, Chip (he/him/his)
Champaign, IL

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Pugh, Jim (he/him/his)
Professor Trombone, Jazz Trombone, Jazz Composition
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL

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Illinois
Witkowski, Deanna (she/her/hers)
deanna@deannajazz.com
Oak Park, Illinois

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IN
Herzig, Monika
Bloomington, IN

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Raymond, John
Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

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Wittmann, John
Indianapolis, IN

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Kansas
Straws, Joseph (he/him/his)
Kansas City, Kansas

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KS
Binek, Justin
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS

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Binek, Justin (he/him/his)
Kansas City, KS

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Marsh, Kerry (he/him/his)
Lawrence, KS

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Stafford, John (he/him/his)
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS

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KY
Fitzgerald, Chris (he/him/his)
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

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LA
Campbell, Nate
Baton Rouge, LA

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Johnson, Ronell
New Orleans, LA

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Paulin, Roderick
New Orleans, LA

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Scissors, JoDee (she/her/hers)
Preservation Hall Foundation
New Orleans, LA

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MA
Baboian, John H. (he/him/his)
Belmont, MA

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De León, Matt
Reading, MA

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Fuller, Tia
Waltham, MA

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Linde, Lisa (she/her/hers)
Jazz Educator, Nonprofit Founder
Newton South High School/ Jazzhers
Needham, MA

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McVicker, Katherine
Reading, MA

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Pilkington, Bob
Ashland, MA

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Repa, Jim
Medford, MA

Favorite
DS

Scott, David T.
Berklee College of Music
Somerville, MA

Favorite
Shilansky, Mark (he/him/his)
Professor
Berklee College of Music
Somerville, MA

Favorite
Sims, Jared (he/him/his)
Boston, MA

Favorite
Maryland
Miller, Connaitre (she/her/hers)
Howard University
Adelphi, Maryland

Favorite
Massachusetts
Sinicrope, Bob
Retired Director
Milton Academy
Quincy, Massachusetts

Favorite
Tomita, Fumi (he/him/his)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Favorite
MB
Galea, Marika (she/her/hers)
Brandon, MB, Canada

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MD
Ali, Brinae
MD

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Antoniuk, Jeff M. (he/him/his)
JazzWire, Inc.
Annapolis, MD

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Crockett, Alison V.
Shenandoah University
Silver Spring, MD

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Jonsson, Tomas
Baltimore, MD

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Nero, Javier
Baltimore, MD

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Pilzer, Leigh (she/her/hers)
University of Maryland, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Brava Jazz
Chevy Chase, MD

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Wolf, Warren E. (he/him/his)
Reisterstown, MD

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MI
Gill, Kenneth D.
West Bloomfield, MI

Favorite
Wilson, Dennis E. (he/him/his)
Ann Arbor, MI

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Missouri
KA

Aho, Kyle
Springfield, Missouri

Favorite
RH

Hamm, Randy
Missouri

Favorite
MN
Brekke, Ian
Bloomington Center for the Arts
Chaska, MN

Favorite
Mendonca, Adolfo (he/him/his)
Morris, MN

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MO
Hausback, Jason
SPRINGFIELD, MO

Favorite
Weis, Greg
Kirkwood, MO

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NC
Draughn, Larry q.
GREENSBORO, NC

Favorite
Vandermeer, Aaron
Pembroke, NC

Favorite
JW

Whittaker, Jinny (she/her/hers)
NC

Favorite
New Jersey
MD

Davis, Matt
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Favorite
New York
Caswell, Sara (she/her/hers)
Berklee College of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The New School
New York University
Brooklyn, New York

Favorite
Jensen, Ingrid L.
Ossining, New York

Favorite
Miller, Allison L. (she/her/hers)
Peabody Conservatory
Brooklyn, New York

Favorite
Saraga, Dr. Jonathan A.
New York, New York

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JS

Siegel, Janis
New York, New York

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AS

Staebell, Aaron W.
Rochester, New York

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Torres, Jessica F.
New York, New York

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Wharton, Jennifer (she/her/hers)
Astoria, New York

Favorite
Wilson, Matthew E.
New School. San Francisco Conservatory, SUNY Purchase
Baldwin, New York

Favorite
NH
Rosenblatt, Ned J.
Berklee College of Music
Belmont, NH

Favorite
NJ
Harris, Stefon
West Orange, NJ

Favorite
Walker, Melissa
Founder and President
Jazz House Kids
Montclair, NJ

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North Carolina
Heitlinger, Alex
Elon University
Greensboro, North Carolina

Favorite
Not Applicable
Ong, Danielle Min Lee (she/her/hers)
Greensboro, Not Applicable, Singapore

Favorite
NV
Loeb, David L. (he/him/his)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

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NY
Allison, Ben (he/him/his)
New York, NY

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Blakeslee, Sam l.
Brooklyn, NY

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Coggiola, John C. (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Music Education Chairperson, Music Education Department Director of Jazz Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

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Condon, Gabe
Hamilton College
Sherrill, NY

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De Lucia, Jon
Brooklyn, NY

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Fedchock, John (he/him/his)
Astoria, NY

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Johnson, Aubrey (she/her/hers)
Montclair State University / New School
Brooklyn, NY

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Levy, Allegra C.
Women in Jazz Organization
New York, NY

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Metcalf, Jay
New York, NY

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Nash, Ted
NY, NY

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Niemack, Judy (she/her/hers)
BRONX, NY

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Solla, Emilio
BROOKLYN, NY

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Thurman-Green, Camille (she/her/hers)
Newburgh , NY

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Young, Allison (she/her/hers)
Rochester, NY

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OH
Coles, Christopher James.
Akron , OH

Favorite
EM

Moellman, Erik
Avon, OH

Favorite
Ohio
KC

Chryst, Keri E.
Powell, Ohio

Favorite
OK
Rook, Chazlen S. (she/her/hers)
Oklahoma City, OK

Favorite
Ontario
Biali, Laila (she/her/hers)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Favorite
OR
Ankeny, Nathanael
George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Favorite
Hollingsworth, Kathleen
Clackamas Community College
Gladstone, OR

Favorite
Oregon
SA

Alves, Sherry
Portland, Oregon

Favorite
BB

Buhl, Billy
Oregon

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PA
Coyle, Chris (he/him/his)
Philadelphia, PA

Favorite
Maricle, Sherrie
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
West Chester, PA

Favorite
AM

Merrell, Alton L.
Pittsburgh, PA

Favorite
Tomaro, Mike
Monroeville, PA

Favorite
Wetzel, Neil (he/him/his)
Bethlehem, PA

Favorite
Pennsylvania
Hughart, Amy
Managing Director
Key of She Jazz
Merion Station, Pennsylvania

Favorite
SC
JB

Berry, James
Bluffton, SC

Favorite
Clark, Colleen B.
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Favorite
TO

Oney, Tish
Simpsonville, SC

Favorite
White, Matt (he/him/his)
Columbia, SC

Favorite
Steiermark
DeRose, Dena
Kumberg, Steiermark, Austria

Favorite
AG

Giesriegl, Annette HIldegard. (she/her/hers)
Kumberg, Steiermark, Austria

Favorite
Tennessee
Middagh, Ryan P. (he/him/his)
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Favorite
Texas
SB

Barnes, Steve P.
University of North Texas
Highland Village, Texas

Favorite
Baylock, Alan
Director, One O'Clock Band
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

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TN
Carroll, Sara Beth.
Knoxville, TN

Favorite
Coffin, Jeff S. (he/him/his)
Jeff Coffin, dave matthews band, vanderbilt university
NASHVILLE, TN

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DK

Koch, Denin M.
Knoxville, TN

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Slage-Koch, Denin M. (he/him/his)
Knoxville, TN

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Tardy, Gregory j.
knoxville, TN

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TX
Barnes, Jennifer S.
University of North Texas
Highland Village, TX

Favorite
Coggiola, Julie (she/her/hers)
Adjunct Professor of Music, Jazz & Commercial Voice
University of Texas at Arlington, & Dallas College
Denton, TX

Favorite
JD

DeBose, James E. (he/him/his)
Spring, TX

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Diaz, Jose A.
Houston, TX

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Eckert, Rosana
University of North Texas
Plano, TX

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Frarey, Grace (she/her/hers)
Denton, TX

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George, Jeremy L. (he/him/his)
Austin, TX

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Kim, Eugen
Frisco, TX

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Payne, Nicholas
North Richland Hills, TX

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Rice, David (he/him/his)
Wylie, TX

Favorite
AS

Snipes, Aaron
Aubrey, TX

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Steinel, Mike L.
Director
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

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Van Leeuwen, Chris (he/him/his)
Denton, TX

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UT
Chapman, Caleb (he/him/his)
Director
Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse
Pleasant Grove, UT

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Madsen, Jennifer
Salt Lake City, UT

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VA
Moffit, Kerry A. (he/him/his)
Newport News, VA

Favorite
Nakasian, Stephanie
palmyra, VA

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Patterson, Ben
Self Employed, retired from the USAF Airmen of Note
Fairfax Station, VA

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Purcell, Shawn
Director
Springfield, VA

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Richardson, Rex
Richmond, VA

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VT
Uman, Eugene (he/him/his)
Brattleboro, VT

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WA
Haas, César (he/him/his)
PULLMAN, WA

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Hill, Aaron
Pullman, WA

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Singleton, Darryl M.
Pullman, WA

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Washington
JH

Hall, Jared T.
Colbert, Washington

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WV
AW

Wong, Alton
Graduate Teaching Assistant
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

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WY
SW

Weis, Shawn
Casper, WY

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