Dr. Wayne E. Goins, Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Kansas State University, completed his Ph.D. at The Florida State University. After previous elementary school teaching experience in Boston and Chicago, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where he conducted jazz ensembles and taught guitar at Morehouse College, Emory University, and Kennesaw State University. Dr. Goins toured extensively throughout Europe for Ichiban Records, for whom he recorded over twenty albums.
He has performed music in Broadway plays for August Wilson’s Seven Guitars,
and Pearle Cleagge’s Blues for an Alabama Sky. He
has had his music performed on film, including the soundtrack
for the movie, Roses. Dr. Goins has recorded five jazz albums on Little Apple Records: Home… Cookin’ (2006), Bluesin’ With the B3 (2006), Standard Fare (2005), Smokin’ at the Oak Bar (2005), and West Coast Swing (2005).
Dr. Goins has written four books, The Wise Improviser (KS Publishers 2006), Charlie Christian: Jazz Guitar’s King of Swing ( Mellen Press 2005), The Jazz Director’s Handbook: A Guide to Success (Mellen Press 2003), and Emotional Response to Music: Pat Metheny’s “Secret Story,” (Mellen Press 2001). He continues to be an active participant in the field of music research, with numerous articles and presentations delivered at conferences across the United States.
