Faculty

 

E. Ron Horton

Dr. E. Ron Horton, Director of Jazz Studies, joined Arkansas State University in 2006.  He currently directs The Tribe (ASU’s premier Jazz Band), The ASU Jazz Lab Band, and The ASU Pre-Collegiate Jazz Band.  He also teaches Private Improvisation Lessons, Introduction to Fine Arts and Music, Introduction to World Music, and he supervises the ASU Jazz Festival during the Spring Semester.

In addition to Jazz Studies, Dr. Horton specializes in composition, arranging, and ethnomusicology.  He has studied with world-class educators and performers such as Tony Smith (Wilmington, DE), Jim Satcher (Wilmington, DE), Dan Haerle (University of North Texas), Mike Steinel (University of North Texas), and Dr. Nathan Davis (University of Pittsburgh).  As a music professional, he played Lead Trumpet, Jazz, Solo and was a clinician for the United State Air Force Band of the West.  He also was a teaching assistant and professor for the University of Pittsburgh.  His performance experience includes: Jazz, Big Band, R&B, Classical, New Orleans Brass Band, and Latin styles.

Dr. Horton’s degrees include a Ph.D. and a Masters of Arts in Music from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas.