JC Sanford

JC Sanford serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, teaching across multiple academic terms including Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025. His instructional responsibilities span core music curriculum and specialized performance courses.

Professor Sanford's expertise centers on Jazz performance and pedagogy, with significant emphasis on Trombone Performance at both undergraduate (MUS-272) and advanced (MUS-372) levels. His curriculum integrates practical ensemble work through Jazz Collective and Jazz Lab Collective courses with theoretical foundations in Listen & Analysis II and Orchestration. This dual focus enables comprehensive development of students' improvisational skills, compositional understanding, and ensemble leadership capabilities.

His current teaching load demonstrates active engagement with the music program through recurring courses like Ensemble Pool and specialized offerings such as ST: Jazz Improvisation, reflecting sustained contribution to the department's performance and academic mission.