Jeff Ellwood is the director of instrumental jazz studies at mt. San Antonio college. He received his bachelor of music degree from the Berklee college of music and master of music degree from Cal sate Fullerton.

Jeff Ellwood has studied saxophone and improvisation with: James Moody, Rick Margitza, Ralph Bowen, John Ellis, Billy Pierce, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Gary Foster, Eric Marienthal, Charlie Banacos, Jim Odgren, James Rotter, and Charles Richard.