SFC Bill Linney earned both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Bill plays alto saxophone in The U.S. Army Blues, the jazz component of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, DC. SFC Linney also teaches applied jazz saxophone at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He has studied with Bert Ligon, Jim Riggs and Dan Haerle, and is the author of a forthcoming book titled Jazz Saxophone Fundamentals.