Trumpeter, composer, and educator Sean Jones currently holds the Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair of Jazz Studies at The Peabody Conservatory and serves as the Artistic Director of The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. He has performed and recorded with many legends of jazz, including Joe Lovano, Chico O'Farrill, Jimmy Heath, The SFJazz Collective, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, and with Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter in the 2011 Tribute to Miles tour. Jones holds a Master's degree from Rutgers University and was lead trumpeter with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra until 2010. He has recently released his eighth recording on Mack Avenue Records, "Live at The Bistro," and he is the President-Elect of the Jazz Education Network, the world's largest organization for jazz advocacy and education.