World Music Ensemble Open House
UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology features short demonstrations by eight world music ensembles. These ensembles are 2-unit classes that are open to UCLA students.
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Masterclass: Bandleader and Saxophonist Chris Potter
A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Chris Potter presents a vibrant masterclass.
Mary Stallings in Concert
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.
New start time! 10:00am – Society for Ethnomusicology Conference Paper Presentations 2019
Graduate students from the Departments of Ethnomusicology and Musicology will present their papers to be read at the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) 2019 Annual Meeting.
A Jazzical Celebration for Professor Gary Gray
A night celebrating and honoring the career of our esteemed clarinet faculty member, Gary Gray. The performances feature musical delights presented in duos, trios and quartets from composers George Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, and Miguel del Aguila.
Music Finance Forum
Both Gigi Johnson and Dae Bogan, from the Music Industry Program, will be speaking at this September’s Music Finance Forum, just down Sunset from UCLA. Music Finance Forum — Presented by Winston Baker — will bring together debt and equity financiers, strategic and operational executives, and seasoned deal makers in the music sector. Through the conference, participants will explore new revenue streams, acquisition strategies and evolving business models.
Tech and . . . Music | General Assembly DTLA
TECH AND…is an event series where General Assembly hosts thought-leaders from a specific industry and explore new intersections between their field and technology. Together, they discuss how they’ve been impacted by the rise of tech, ways they’ve adapted and innovated along the way, and what they expect to see in the future. In September, General
Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music—Book Talk by Kyle Devine
This presentation by Kyle Devine uncovers the hidden material histories of recorded music. It will show that recorded music has always exploited both natural and human resources, and that its reliance on those resources is more problematic today than ever before.
Symposium: Publishing the Archive—The Ethnomusicology Archive/Adam Matthew Digital Project of 2019
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and the new partnership between UCLA’s renowned Ethnomusicology Archive and British publisher Adam Matthew Digital are celebrated in this half-day symposium featuring lectures, workshops, and performances.
Bake Restudy Continues: Muslims and Music in Malabar
In this multi-media presentation, Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy will speak about local repatriation and restudy of Arnold Bake’s 1938 recordings and films in Kerala, especially those from the Mappila Muslims of Malabar.