John Wooton

Dr. John Wooton is a Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, specializing in percussion performance and education. He holds a DMA from the University of Iowa (1994), an MM from the University of North Texas (1987), and a BM from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1985). His expertise spans percussion techniques, jazz, Caribbean musical styles, and pedagogy.

Dr. Wooton teaches courses such as Applied Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Pan Orchestra, and Percussion Pedagogy. He is renowned as a rudimental specialist, steel pan player, and singer, performing globally at venues like The Forbidden City, Novi Sad, and New Orleans jazz clubs. His performances often blend jazz with Caribbean rhythms.

Outside music, he maintains active involvement in sports, including basketball and tennis. No scientific awards or recent publications are explicitly listed in the provided text.