Christian McBride Masterclass
Six-time Grammy-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride hosts a masterclass with students from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA
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Uri Dorchin: Popular Music and Holocaust Commemoration in Israel
Visiting Professor Uri Dorchin examines the playing of popular music during events commemorating National Holocaust Memorial Day.
Meet Harriet Tubman: Gospel Music’s Influence on the Evolution of Jazz
In celebration of Black History Month, Friends of Jazz at UCLA presents a program examining the life and influence of Harriet Tubman, with performances by pianist Eric Reed and the Calvin Rhone Ensemble.Â
Distinguished Lecture Series: Musicologist Gillian Rodger
Exploring the early history of variety theater and its connections to other musical theater forms including minstrelsy and burlesque, musicologist Gillian Rodger examines theater law in New York State, showing how variety theaters were run and how what could appear on their stages was shaped by changes to theater law and the threat of police raids.
Seraphic Fire – Masterclass
Two-time Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire presents a masterclass with the UCLA Chamber Singers, working with students on a variety of professional skills and presenting a town hall conversation about the in’s and out’s of a professional singing life on the road.Â
Miracles, Myths, and Maestros: Social Action through Music in South America
Musicologist Geoffrey Baker is a specialist in music in Latin America, including colonial Peru as well as Latin American popular music.
Julie Landsman Horn Masterclass
Julie Landsman, Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 years and current faculty at the Juilliard School and Bard College Conservatory, hosts a Horn Masterclass including group Caruso Method exercises, UCLA horn students performances and feedback.Â
Global Musics and Musical Communities (Day One)
This two-day conference explores how and why specific musical genres travel outside their countries of origin and lead to the formation of new musical communities. Day one of the conference features presentations of papers from renowned ethnomusicologists followed by a performance with Red Sun/SamulNori.
Event Cancelled: Inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital: Soprano Angel Blue
Soprano Angel Joy Blue, M.M. ’08, is the featured artist of the inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series, celebrating talented vocalists and the distinguished tenure of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Founding Dean Judith Smith. Blue made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2017, and returns to her alma mater for this special performance.
Marine Corps Jazz Orchestra with the UCLA Brass Ensembles and Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Ensemble at UCLA
Join us for a brass extravaganza of the highest order! The UCLA Brass program presents an evening featuring the Marine Corps Jazz Band and school of music students and faculty.