Don Coffman, Professor (Jazz Bass); Associate Chair, Department of Studio Music and Jazz; and Program Director, jazz Pedagogy, earned his B.M. and M.M. degrees from the University of Miami. He has performed with Sonny Stitt, Jerry Coker, Chet Baker, Ira Sullivan, Pat Metheny, Bill Watrous, Joe Pass, Mike and Randy Brecker, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Red Rodney, Bill Evans, Larry Coryell, and many other jazz greats. Coffman also is the artistic director of the Hollywood Jazz Festival.