Jay D. Zorn

Dr. Jay Zorn was a prominent music educator and professor at the University of Southern California (USC), where he chaired the Music Education Department and taught music appreciation to thousands of students. A native of New York City and graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, he devoted his early career to conducting and performing as a trumpet player before focusing on training music educators for nearly 30 years. He died of lung cancer complications on July 31 at age 75.