Administration
- Kent Devereaux, Department Chair
- Megan Campbell-Miller, Production Coordinator
- Alek Edmonds, Technical Director
- Rachel DeShon, Administrative Assistant
- Frank Phillips, PONCHO Concert Hall Facilities Manager
Composition Faculty
- Tom Baker
- Steve Barsotti
- Emily Doolittle
- Gary Gibson
- Janice Giteck
- Gretta Harley
- Robin Holcomb
- Wayne Horvitz
- Eyvind Kang
- Jim Knapp
- Jarrad Powell
- Jovino Santos-Neto
- Linda Waterfall
Instrumental Faculty
- Kofi Anang, African Drumming
- Marcos Carmona, Flamenco Guitar
- Dawn Clement, Piano
- Chuck Deardorf, Bass
- Peggy Dees, Clarinet
- Justin Emerich, Trumpet
- Mara Gearman, Viola
- Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, Harp
- Brent Hages, Oboe
- Randy Halberstadt, Piano
- Jeff Hay, Trombone
- Jennifer Hinkle, Bass Trombone
- Mark Ivester, Drums
- Joe Kaufman, Doublebass
- Matt Kocmieroski, Percussion
- Seth Krimsky, Bassoon
- Martin Kuuskmann, Bassoon
- Paige Stockley Lerner, Cello
- Michael Jinsoo Lim, Violin
- Peter Mack, Piano
- Roger Nelson, Piano
- Michael Nicolella, Guitar
- Margie Pos, Bass
- Julian Priester, Trombone
- David Ritt, Trombone
- Mark Robbins, French Horn
- Murl Allen Sanders, Accordion
- Adam Stern, Conducting
- Stephen Stubbs, Lute
- Paul Taub, Flute
- Hans Teuber, Saxophone
- Ben Thomas, Vibraphone
- Jay Thomas, Trumpet
- Cristina Valdes, Piano
- Tom Varner, French Horn
Voice Faculty
- Adam Burdick, Chamber Singers
- Michael Delos, Voice, Opera
- Becca Duran, Vocal Jazz
- John Duykers, Voice, Opera
- Kelly Harland, Vocal Jazz
- Ross Hauck, Voice, Opera
- Johnaye Kendrick, Vocal Jazz
- Jessika Kenney, Persian, Javanese Vocals
- Natalie Lerch, , Voice, Opera
- Cyndia Sieden, , Voice, Opera
- Kathryn Weld, , Voice, Opera
- Beth Winter, Vocal Jazz
- Nancy Zylstra, Voice, Baroque Opera
Jazz Faculty
- Paul de Barros
- Tim Carey, Bass
- Dawn Clement, Piano
- Chuck Deardorf, Bass
- Becca Duran, Vocal Jazz
- Gary Gibson, Notation, Percussion
- Randy Halberstadt, Piano
- Kelly Harland, Vocal Jazz
- Jeff Hay, Trombone
- Robin Holcomb, Songwriting
- Wayne Horvitz, Composition
- Mark Ivester, Drums
- Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin
- Johnaye Kendrick, Vocal Jazz
- Jim Knapp, Composition
- Margie Pos, Bass, Eartraining
- Julian Priester, Trombone
- Murl Allen Sanders, Accordion
- Jovino Santos-Neto, Composition
- Chris Spencer, Guitar
- Hans Teuber, Saxophones
- Ben Thomas, Vibraphone
- Jay Thomas, Trumpet, Saxophone
- Tom Varner, French Horn
- Beth Winter, Vocal Jazz
Early Music Faculty
- Vicki Boeckman, Recorder
- Tekla Cunningham, Violin
- Maxine Eilander, Baroque Harp
- Ross Hauck, Voice
- Kris Kwapis, Trumpet, Cornetto
- Ingrid Matthews, Violin
- Anna Mansbridge, Baroque Dance
- Byron Schenkman, Harpsichord
- Janet See, Baroque Flute
- Cyndia Sieden, Voice
- Jillon Stoppels Dupree, Harpsichord
- Stephen Stubbs, Lute, Baroque Opera
- Margriet Tindemans, Viola da Gamba
- Nathan Whittaker, Cello
- Nancy Zylstra, Voice, Baroque Opera
Johnaye Kendrick
Assistant Professor
Jazz Voice
A San Diego native, Johnaye Kendrick received her Bachelor of Music degree from Western Michigan University (2005) and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies (2009) and an Artist’s Diploma from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at Loyola University in New Orleans. As an undergraduate she was the recipient of a Downbeat Student Music Award as Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, and featured soloist in an honors recital with pianist Fred Hersch. While attending the Thelonious Monk Institute, Kendrick also performed with visiting jazz artists Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Brian Blade.
Kendrick is a member of the Nicholas Payton SEXTET. She is also the vocalist with the Ellis Marsalis Quartet and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, the latter group the recipient of the 2009 Grammy® Award for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” for their release Book 1 on which Kendrick is the featured vocalist.