UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight’s concert will feature the following groups: Jazz Combo directed by Clayton Cameron Jazz Combo directed by Michele Weir Gluck Combo directed by
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight’s concert will feature the following groups: Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA Jazz Combo, directed by Charley Harrison Jazz
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of music featuring the brass family of instruments. This performance is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight’s concert will feature the following groups: Jazz Combo, directed by Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán Charles Mingus Ensemble, directed by Hitomi Oba Contemporary Jazz
The Promise Armenian Institute hosts a full-day conference that brings together a diverse group of experts to delve into the rich Armenian cultural heritage of the South Caucasus and Eastern Turkey, featuring musical offerings in collaboration with the event co-sponsor, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program. AMP oud mentor, Antranig Kzirian,
The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology is thrilled to host the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California and Hawai’i Chapter (SEMSCHC) on Saturday and Sunday, 1-2 March 2025. The conference will be in honor of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Mantle Hood to UCLA. There will be papers, panels, a
Music and Trauma: A Conversation in the Midst of Fire (a preview of Theorizing Trauma and Disability in the Arts, Fall 2025) Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4pm Livestream: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/school-of-music-live-streams/#lani-hall Reception to follow in the Green Room The entire community of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is invited to gather for “Music and
This talk presents the musical, political, and intellectual role of jazz at Angola Prison, tracing its impact on incarceration and cultural history within the shifting music ecosystem.
Liv Lande will talk about her work experience outside academia, where she combines her background in Ethnomusicology with in-depth expertise in Japanese language and culture.
This talk explores how the aesthetics of blues-based swing and bebop, and the performance practices of key contributors originated in the socioeconomic and intellectual progress of Black Kansas communities.
