Jazz BGSU College of Musical Arts Faculty and Staff Jazz Visit the jazz area page David Bixler Position: Professor (jazz saxophone); Director of Jazz Activities Phone: 419-372-2953 Email: dbixler@bgsu.edu Address: MMAC 2015 Faculty Profile Ariel Kasler Position: Assistant Teaching Professor (guitar, piano) Phone: 419-372-2909 Email: arielk@bgsu.edu Address: MMAC 2019 Faculty Profile Jeremy Marks Position: Assistant Professor (trombone, jazz) Phone: 419-372-8066 Email: jamarks@bgsu.edu Address: MMAC 1067 Faculty Profile Daniel Piccolo Position: Associate Professor (percussion) Phone: 419-372-2163 Email: dpiccol@bgsu.edu Address: MMAC 1016 Faculty Profile Aidan Plank Position: Assistant Teaching Professor (jazz, double bass) Phone: 419-372-8148 Email: aplank@bgsu.edu Address: MMAC 2017 Faculty Profile Charles Saenz Position: Professor (trumpet); Associate Dean Phone: 419-372-8507 Email: csaenz@bgsu.edu Address: MMAc 1047 Faculty Profile Faculty and Staff Administration/Staff Brass/Percussion Conducting Ensembles Jazz Keyboard MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music Music Education Music Industry Musicology/Ethnomusicology String Theory/Composition Voice/Opera Woodwinds Emeritus/Emerita Updated: 05/29/2026 10:33AM