UCLA Jazz Combo Concert
UCLA Jazz Combos perform well-known jazz standards, popular songs, and student compositions, directed by Terence Blanchard, Clayton Cameron, Jesús Guzmán, Charley Harrison, Roberto Miranda, and Michele Weir.
UCLA Jazz Combos perform well-known jazz standards, popular songs, and student compositions, directed by Terence Blanchard, Clayton Cameron, Jesús Guzmán, Charley Harrison, Roberto Miranda, and Michele Weir.
Join ethnomusicology Ph.D. student, Dexter Story, and Dr. Hadley in conversation as they discuss her roles in conservatory diversity and her current research project on the under-acknowledged contributions of HBCUs to both conservatory success and American music.
Tony award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori discusses her contributions to musical theater and opera, focusing especially on her career-long commitment to fostering musical representations and stories of traditionally underrepresented people on stage.
Interested in music and copyright protection? Hear the latest from leading music attorney Richard Busch, as he discusses cutting-edge court cases, issues in the music copyright field and his experiences in protecting musicians and their rights.
Every quarter our composition students come together and showcase their latest works. This winter, we will be featuring both our graduate and undergraduate composers in a combined concert performance. Please join us for an evening of compelling, thought-provoking, and vibrant music.
A lively interdisciplinary discussion about Jewish Music in America featuring a conversation between scholars Professors Sharon Avni (Linguistics, CUNY) and Laura Yares (Religious Studies, Michigan State University) with authors of a newly published collection of articles on contemporary Jewish music in the Journal for Synagogue Music.
World-renowned UCLA Global Jazz Studies faculty Tamir Hendelman and Justo Almario perform music by Kenny Burrell as well as their original compositions.
Eugene Friesen, cello virtuoso and faculty at Berklee College of Music and the author of “Improvisation for Classical Musicians,” conducts a masterclass helping string players develop and improve classical, improvisatory, and rhythmic techniques.
Three experts will present stories of the Ghanaian xylophone in celebration of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive’s 60th Anniversary.
Concert featuring UCLA Jazz Combos, directed by Terence Blanchard, Clayton Cameron, Charley Harrison, Roberto Miranda, and Michele Weir. With special guests, the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA.