The NAfME Council for Jazz Education supports NAfME members and the jazz community by serving as a resource to improve the quality of teaching and research in jazz education at all levels.

Preparing for Jazz Appreciation Month, in “An Evening with Your Council for Jazz Education,” learn about challenges in today’s current jazz education settings, along with creative solutions.

Jazz Appreciation Month

Explore Curated Resources from the NAfME Council for Jazz Education

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Jeremy L. Lumpkin headshot

 Jeremy L. Lumpkin

Chair, Council for Jazz Education

Jeremy L. Lumpkin is in his sixth year as Director of Bands at Hillgrove High School. Under his leadership, the Wind Symphony was invited to perform at the 2026 Minority Band Director Association’s National National Concert and Jazz Band Invitational, 2025 University of Georgia’s JanFest and the 2025 National Concert Band Festival.

Council Members

 Jeremy L. Lumpkin (2026-2028), Chair
Director of Bands
Hillgrove High School
Duluth, Georgia
Bethany Robinson, Past Chair
Director of Jazz
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Lenora Helm Hammonds (2026-2028) Eastern Division Representative
Dean of Professional Education Division & Associate VP
Berklee College of Music/Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, MA & Durham, NC
Roosevelt Griffin (2025-2027) North Central Division Representative
Director of Jazz Studies
Northern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Bill Leather (2026-2028) Northwest Division Representative
Band Director
 Mount Si High School
Snoqualmie,, Washington
Jeremy George (2026-2028), Southwestern Division Representative
Director of Jazz Studies/Asst. Professor of Music Education
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas
Megan Franke (2025-2027) Western Division Representative
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Development Director
Las Vegas, Nevada
John Reynolds (2026-2027), Member-At Large Representative
Senior Director, Instrumental Music
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana, California
Lisa Linde (2026-2027) Member-at-Large
Music Educator
Newton South High School and Jazzhers
Newton, Massachusetts
Hannah Mowry (2026-2027) Member-at-Large
Nichole Heglund (2026-2028) National Executive Board Liaison
Lisa Mink
Constituency Engagement Manager
NAfME Staff Liaision
What does Tri-M mean to you? Tri-M Alumnus Madelynn W.
Image of Hilton at Long Beach. September 30-October 3. 2026 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. Early bird deadline August 12. Hotel block rate good through September 7. Logos for Society for Research in Music Education and Society for Music Teacher Education.
Read the June Teaching Music magazine. Cover art for June 2026 issue of Teaching Music