Grammy award-winning bassist Todd Coolman has performed with James Moody, Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Golson, Ahmad Jamal, Art Farmer, Jay Jay Johnson, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and numerous others. Dr. Coolman’s faculty positions have included posts at Purchase College, Indiana University, and the Skidmore Jazz Institute.