Alumni
Amy Coddington
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Faculty
Katy Ambrose
Lecturer, HornAyn Balija
Lecturer, ViolaPamela Beasley
Instuctor, VoiceMatthew Burtner
Professor (Composition & Computer Technologies), Department ChairPeter Bussigel
Lecturer, Interdisciplinary ArtsA.D. Carson
Assistant Professor of Hip Hop and the Global SouthAdam Carter
Lecturer, CelloTed Coffey
Associate Professor (Composition & Computer Technologies)John D'earth
Lecturer, Director of Jazz PerformancePeter D'Elia
Instructor, PianoLuke Dahl
Assistant Professor (Composition & Computer Technologies) | Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering by courtesy appointmentNomi Dave
Assistant Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)Jeff Decker
Instructor, Saxophone (Jazz & Classical)Scott DeVeaux
Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies),Rachel Duncan
Lecturer, TrumpetShawn Earle
Lecturer, ClarinetI-Jen Fang
Lecturer, PercussionBonnie Gordon
Associate Professor, McIntire Department of Music University of Virginia Robert Lehman Visiting Professor, Villa I Tatti The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance StudiesKelly Gross
Instructor, PianoKarl Hagstrom Miller
Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)Greg Howard
Instructor, Chapman StickAnastasia Jellison
Instructor, HarpRobert Jospé
Instructor, PercussionMichelle Kisliuk
Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)Andrew Koch
Lecturer, Associate Director of BandsNathaniel Lee
Lecturer, TromboneNoel Lobley
Assistant Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)Fred Maus
Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)John Mayhood
Instructor, PianoBarbara Moore
Instructor, Piano & OrganStephanie Nakasian (aka Patricia O'Brien)
Instructor, Non-Classical VoiceChris Owens
Instructor, VoiceBrenda Patterson
Instructor, VoiceWilliam Pease
Associate Professor, Director of BandsKelly Peral
Lecturer, OboeMichael Puri
Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies), Director of Graduate StudiesLeah Reid
Assistant Professor of CompositionElizabeth Roberts
Lecturer, BassoonMichael Rosensky
Instructor, Guitar (Jazz & Classical)Benjamin Rous
Associate Professor of Music (Conducting) and Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of VirginiaJoel Rubin
Associate Professor, Director of Music PerformanceDavid Sariti
Lecturer, ViolinDaniel Sender
Lecturer, ViolinJudith Shatin
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor (Composition & Computer Technologies)Michael Slon
Associate Professor, Director of Choral MusicPeter Spaar
Lecturer, Double BassKelly Sulick
Lecturer, FluteButch Taylor
Instructor, Jazz PianoMimi Tung
Instructor, PianoRichard Will
Associate Professor (Critical & Comparative Studies)Graduate Students
Jon Bellona
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Timothy Booth
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Kyle Chattleton
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Alex Christie
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Victoria Clark
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Craig Comen
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Kevin Davis
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Rachel Devorah
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Stephanie Doktor
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Aldona Dye
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Jarek Paul Ervin
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Caitlin Flay
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Liza Flood
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Tanner Greene
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Stephanie Gunst
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Steven Lewis
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Chris Luna
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Ryan Maguire
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Jean Khalil Maroun
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Justin Mueller
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Ben Robertson
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Aaron Stepp
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Tracey Stewart
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Eli Stine
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Rami Stucky
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Max Tfirn
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Kristina Warren
CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies)Lydia Warren
CCS (Critical & Comparative Studies)Staff
Gregory Barroso
Marching Band Administrative and Events AssistantMarcy Day
Director of PromotionsMichael Idzior
Assistant Athletics Band DirectorJoel Jacobus
Director of Music ProductionTina Knight
Assistant to the Chair, Academic Program CoordinatorTyler Miller
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Program CoordinatorTravis Thatcher
Technical Director of Composition & Computer TechnologiesKim Turner
Administrative SupervisorLauren Washington
Human Resources, Fiscal AssistantProfile
Faculty
Jeff Decker
Instructor, Saxophone (Jazz & Classical)
Old Cabell 215434-924-6501
Biography
Jeff Decker received his bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas; Denton, Texas in 1987. He received a master's degree in United States History from the University of Virginia in 1991; his thesis was a study of race relations in the Jazz Community, 1933-1948. During his undergraduate studies, Mr. Decker was awarded a performance scholarship for classical saxophone from UNT, where he played for the wind ensemble and saxophone quartet. He has performed at UVA with the Charlottesville Symphony. Over the past decade, Mr. Decker has played and recorded with the University's own faculty jazz group, the Free Bridge Quintet, as well as Inner Rhythm, John D'earth, Blue Indigo, Greg Howard, etc. He has also performed and/or recorded with jazz artists Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, and others.
