Dr. Molly Redfield is an Assistant Professor of Music at Folsom Lake College. At FLC, Dr. Redfield is the Director of Jazz Studies and teaches applied lessons, improvisation courses, conducts the FLC Jazz Band, coaches multiple combos, and instructs courses in jazz history. Additionally, she is the Lecturer of Bass at Sacramento State University where she teaches applied lessons in jazz bass, classical bass, and directs one of the combos. She has also served as an Assistant Professor of Jazz studies at LSU. Dr. Redfield holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in string bass performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a Master of Music in jazz studies from UNLV, and a Bachelor in Music Education, classical bass, and Bachelor in Jazz Studies from California State University, Sacramento.

Some of Dr. Redfield’s professional appearances include studio and live sessions with jazz and pop musicians Gerald Clayton, Ingrid Jensen, Carmen Staff, Allison Miller, Clint Holmes, Kenny Rampton, and was the bassist with the Grammy considered JOI Jazz Orchestra, Grammy-winning UNLV Wind Ensemble and UNLV Jazz Ensemble I. Her most recent recording with the Joi Jazz Orchestra, A JOIful NoiZZ, can be heard on all streaming services.

A few of the awards she has received for her playing and arranging include being a selected member of the 2022 JEN Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Combo, awarded the 2017 Outstanding Festival Soloist Award at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, the 2016 Outstanding Collegiate Rhythm Section Performer at the Reno International Jazz Festival, and a 2021 DownBeat Magazine, Student Music Award for her vocal arrangement of “Moonglow.”

Dr. Redfield has made significant contributions to the jazz education community through various leadership and teaching roles. She serves as the scholarship representative for the California Alliance for Jazz and has served as the President-elect for the Louisiana Association of Jazz Educators.

As an educator, Dr. Redfield has also been on faculty at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Camp and Jazz Camp West. She was the invited guest conductor for the 2023 Montana Allstate Jazz Ensemble and the 2024 Louisiana District VII Honor Jazz Band. Additionally, she was the invited artist-in-residence for the 2024 First Honduras Double Bass Festival and invited faculty for the 2024 American-Costa Rican Bi-National Center Promising Young Artists. As a scholar, Dr. Redfield has presented her work at major conferences, including the LMEA In-Service, the JEN Conference, the Capitol Section CMEA In-Service, and the NAfME Northwest Division Conference.