Adjunct Faculty

Kazuko Adachi is a native of Tokyo, Japan. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Hungarian pianist Béla Siki. While at CCM, Kazuko was a ballet accompanist for the preparatory department. Upon graduation, she served as an accompanist for the […]

Inna Amromin has a multifaceted career as an accompanist, chamber musician, teacher and concert pianist. She has extensive experience as a piano accompanist for vocals, instrumental ,choir music and ballet. Specialist in the field of concert performance, accompaniment, pedagogy, musicology. Inna Amromin received a deep academic education at the Ural State Academy in Russia ,and […]

Alexis Andrikanich received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Architecture in 2023 at UNC Charlotte and a Master’s in Architecture in 2025 at UNC Charlotte. She currently serves as a Teaching Fellow at the school, hoping to encourage students to delve into understanding the process and methods of making through computation and drawing. Her research and […]

A native of Washington, DC, Le Roy graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts in June 1997. In 2001 he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from North Carolina Central University located in Durham, North Carolina. He later obtained a Master of Music […]

Jessica Bilgrad holds a BA in communications and sociology from Georgia State University and an MA in theatre with a concentration in drama therapy from Kansas State University. During her three years in Kansas, Bilgrad studied and honed her craft to incorporate the intersection of wellness and creativity through directing, playwriting, sociodrama, playback theatre, creative […]

Jill earned three degrees: B.F.A. from Kent State University, M.A. from Bowling Green State University, and M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University.  She began her work at UNC Charlotte way back in 1985. After 4 years of teaching acting and voice, Jill moved over to The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte where she spent 17 years teaching, acting, and directing […]

A North Carolina native, Patrick Brown holds a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from Appalachian State University, a Master of Music in Multiple Woodwind Performance from Winthrop University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies from University of Nebraska- Lincoln. He has presented clinics and research at the Jazz Education Network International […]