In this participatory workshop, internationally acclaimed composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith introduces performers into the art of the Ankhrasmation symbolic language, including the Global Jazz Studies Program and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA.
To share the complexity and depth of Smith’s work and philosophy, this open rehearsal with the RedKoral Quartet features the composer’s String Quartet No. 11, which has yet to be played in public.
UCLA musicologist Nina Eidsheim and composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith discuss his compositions and Ankhrasmation language as well as their collaborative recording and book project.
In this inaugural collaboration with the American Youth Symphony (AYS), the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music presents a concert of chamber repertoire for the whole community that celebrates the holiday season and highlights American Jewish composers both in the Milken Archive and at large.
In the book talk Anneliese Landau’s Life in Music, author Dr. Lily Hirsch explores the life of a remarkable woman who broke boundaries and defied expectations. Through this talk about Landau, Hirsch also provides fresh perspective on the Nazi period, in addition to composers of music in southern California.
Los Angeles based percussionist Brian Kilgore presents a masterclass to teach orchestral percussionists how to perform on Latin rhythm instruments, especially within the context of recording and orchestral situations.
Virtuoso artist David Taylor presents a multi-faceted masterclass on perfecting various musical genres for the trombone.
UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology features short demonstrations by eight world music ensembles. These ensembles are 2-unit classes that are open to UCLA students.
A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Chris Potter presents a vibrant masterclass.
San Francisco’s legendary Jazz Vocalist Mary Stallings performs at UCLA, backed by pianist Paul Cornish of the Hancock Institute for Jazz Performance at UCLA, drummer Kevin Van den Elzen, guitarist Tom Rizzo, bassist David Ross and on Tenor Sax Dayna Stephans.
