Clarence Hines, an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies in the Department of Music, earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. His primary areas of teaching and scholarship include jazz trombone performance, jazz composition, and jazz arranging. Among Professor Hines’ recent scholarly activities are performances with the O’Jays, Maceo Parker, Marcus Roberts, David Sanborn, and Diane Schuur. Included in the list of venues where he has performed and/or had his compositions and arrangements premiered is the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, North Sea Jazz Festival, Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Professor Hines has numerous works that are published and distributed by leading print music publishers; and since 2009, he has served as an artist and clinician for Conn-Selmer, a major manufacturer and distributor of band and orchestra instruments.