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Feb 25 2021

Ruth Naomi Floyd Residency: Masterclass

Ruth Naomi Floyd
jazz, masterclasses

Vocalist, composer, and educator Ruth Naomi Floyd leads a masterclass with UCLA Global Jazz Studies vocal students.

"Floyd's voice highlights not only her superb dynamic control, flexibility and faultless diction, but also her most important asset: an unmistakable emotional integrity that conveys her music's power.”
- The Times London

Ruth Naomi Floyd is an Emancipatory Artist, who has focused on the arts and justice throughout her career. A vocalist and composer, Ruth leads her multi-faceted ensemble and her discography consists primarily of original compositions. Ruth performs and lectures prolifically around the world on the intersection of beauty, theology, justice, and culture.  In 2019, Concordia College-New York awarded Ruth an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters for her unique and valuable contribution to the arts, her commitment to music education, and her justice work.

Register in advance for this event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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ACCESSIBILITY

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to provide a variety of accommodations and services for access and communications. If you would like to request accommodations, please do so 10 days in advance of the event by emailing ADA@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-0174.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.