Bill Dobbins Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Conductor, Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra Coordinator, Jazz Composition and Arranging Program Bill Dobbins teaches courses in jazz composing and arranging, gives applied lessons to jazz writing majors, and directs the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the Eastman Studio Orchestra. As a pianist he has performed with classical orchestras and chamber ensembles under the direction of Pierre Boulez