Vicki Cox is an alumni of the University of Oregon School of Music and studied with the LCC Jazz Lab Bands as well as Washington State’s 144th and 133rd Army Bands. Additionally, she has specialized in Traditional (Dixieland) studies at adult jazz camps in San Diego and Sacramento. Swing bands she has played with as lead and/or solo trumpet include the Swing Shift, Blue Skies, Lincoln Pops, and Yachats Big Bands. Dixie bands include the Sugarfoot, Oregon and Calamity Jazz Bands. Currently, she is the appointed Jam Coordinator for the Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon (TJSO) and serves as a clinician for jazz camps along the West Coast.