Jeff Salisbury retired from the UVM Music Department after 25 years as the sole drum set instructor. Many of his alumni are professional drummers in VT and around the globe. He is the author of Melodic Motion Studies For Drum Set, published by Hal Leonard Music, which received outstanding reviews from both Modern Drummer magazine and the Percussive Arts Society. He has accompanied Albert King, Linda Tillery, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Cold Blood, James Harvey, Gordon Stone, Dave Grippo/ Bruce Sklar Sextet, Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Ray Vega, Alex Stewart, and many other blues, R&B, jazz and popular artists. After teaching for close to 40 years, he is a lifelong, loving, student of the drums, and is actively performing throughout the region.