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Jackson Churchill
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About Me
Jackson Churchill is a trombonist, composer, and educator based in the midwestern United States.
Jackson Churchill currently serves as Visiting Instructor and Jazz Ensembles Director at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. As a full time high school band director living in the midwestern United States, he won three international jazz trombone competitions facilitated by the International Trombone Association, American Trombone Workshop, and Jazz Trombone Day. His performance credits include the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Christian McBride’s JAS Academy Big Band, and the Broadway tour of “The Wiz.” During Jackson’s tenure at Valley High School in West Des Moines, IA, the program received numerous distinctions from such organizations as Bands of America, the Iowa Jazz Championships, and the National Band Association. While in Iowa, he was also a Teaching Artist of Jazz Trombone at Drake University in Des Moines. Jackson completed his master’s degree at the University of North Texas, where he studied with acclaimed artist Nick Finzer and played in the One O’Clock Lab Band. Before that, Jackson graduated summa cum laude from Luther College, where he was a Theodore Presser Music Scholar. He was the proud recipient of the 2025 “Next Generation” award from the Des Moines Community Jazz Center, and he was honored with the 2026 “Young Director” award by the Iowa Bandmasters Association.
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This page was last updated on 2026-10-21.
