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Jessica Butler, trombone
Dr. Jessica Butler is currently an Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Music History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Brass Area Coordinator at the School of Music. Dr. Butler has performed and presented her research at the International Trombone Festival, the International Women’s Brass Conference,the Midwest Trombone Euphonium Conference, and the Savannah Trombone Seminar. She has had the honor of routinely performing with the Southeast Trombone Symposium’s Professors Choir as well as the esteemed Cramer Trombone Choir and the International Women’s Trombone Choir at the International Trombone Festival. She looks forward to performing in Salvador, Brazil at the 30th annual Brazilian Trombonists’ Festival this August. As a performer, Dr. Butler is an active freelancer and enjoys performing with the Paducah Symphony. In 2010, Dr. Butler won the grand prize in the S.E. Shires Solo Competition at the Southeast Trombone Symposium. Dr. Butler is the first American performing artist with LITTIN trombones. Dr. Butler achieved her D.M.A. and M.A. degrees with Dr. David Gier at the University of Iowa and her B.M. with Dr. Bradley Palmer at Columbus State University. Jessica enjoys spending time hiking in beautiful Southern Illinois with her family.