BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation founded in 1999 by trumpeter, arranger and composer Vance Thompson. The mission of the organization is to promote jazz music through performance and education. The group is governed by an independent board of directors comprised of local leaders who are passionate about jazz.

2026-27 directors

John McCarty - chair
Paul Clay - vice chair
Josh Walker - secretary
Chris Hill - treasurer

Janice Cole
Barbara Crist
Brooks Hall
Cindy Hassil
Don Hough
David King
Phil Lawson
Jay McBride
Sheena McCall
Jerome Miller
Julia Mullaney
Suzanne Prince
Vance Thompson
Mollie Turner
Edie Volk