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The Global Jazz Studies program at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers robust programming, from internationally-renowned guests to inventive concerts of genre-defying mixes featuring our stellar faculty.

Every Fall, Winter and Spring we offer a three-day jazzfest, featuring our student ensembles. These concerts showcase students under faculty direction performing in everything from small combos to big band, from Afro-Latin jazz to contemporary and experimental works.

Our concerts are free and open to the public. We welcome you to come and experience UCLA Jazz.

Concert Dates

EXPLORE ALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS
EXPLORE ALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS
EXPLORE ALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS
Fall Jazzfest, Concert 1
Nov 22 Sun
4:00pm
Free
jazz
Fall Jazzfest, Concert 1
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 …
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Fall Jazzfest, Concert 2
Nov 23 Mon
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Fall Jazzfest, Concert 2
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 …
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Fall Jazzfest, Concert 3
Nov 24 Tue
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Fall Jazzfest, Concert 3
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 …
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Winter Jazzfest, Concert 1
Mar 4 Thu
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Winter Jazzfest, Concert 1
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Winter Jazzfest, Concert 2
Mar 5 Fri
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Winter Jazzfest, Concert 2
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Winter Jazzfest, Concert 3
Mar 6 Sat
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Winter Jazzfest, Concert 3
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
An Evening with the String Queens
May 6 Thu
7:00pm
Free
jazz
An Evening with the String Queens
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to present an evening of string jazz, from The String Queens. The String Queens is an award-winning, genre-defying string trio celebrated …
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Spring Jazzfest, Concert 1
May 23 Sun
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Spring Jazzfest, Concert 1
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Spring Jazzfest, Concert 2
May 24 Mon
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Spring Jazzfest, Concert 2
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Spring Jazzfest, Concert 3
May 25 Tue
7:00pm
Free
jazz
Spring Jazzfest, Concert 3
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 …
Schoenberg Hall Learn More

Jazz in the Headlines

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Theoreticals Return
Theoreticals Return
From the Daily Bruin: music theory faculty reprised their pandemic-era concert with the 2026 follow-up “Theoreticals Return.” Faculty performed new music from Dante De Silva, Nick DePinna, David Lefkowitz, Dwane …
JB Dyas Inducted into DownBeat Magazine’s Hall of Fame, Named Jazz Educator of the Year
JB Dyas Inducted into DownBeat Magazine’s Hall of Fame, Named Jazz Educator of the Year
By Birka Chen For JB Dyas, jazz education is about more than teaching scales or technique. It’s about knowing how to collaborate and how to stand out, and how to …
Regina Carter Speaks Up and Stages a Comeback
Regina Carter Speaks Up and Stages a Comeback
From Strings Magazine: Jazz violinist Regina Carter on overcoming an injury and fighting the stigma of performer injuries.
Global Jazz Studies Celebrates Coltrane's 100th Birthday
Global Jazz Studies Celebrates Coltrane's 100th Birthday
It may well be impossible to capture John Coltrane’s full achievement in words. He wasn’t just an outstanding musician. He wasn’t just a gifted composer. He was a kind of …
Album Drop: Gretchen Parlato, "The Wise Ones"
Album Drop: Gretchen Parlato, "The Wise Ones"
Gretchen Parlato, global jazz studies faculty, just dropped her new album “The Wise Ones” with Edition records. Reuniting with Robert Glasper, Gerald Clayton, Mark Guiliana and long-time collaborator Alan Hampton, …
Gretchen Parlato: The Wise Ones review – snappy grooves and languid covers from always-arresting jazz singer
Gretchen Parlato: The Wise Ones review – snappy grooves and languid covers from always-arresting jazz singer
From The Guardian: Hearing Gretchen Parlato’s spellbinding version of the Herbie Hancock song Butterfly was unforgettable when the eloquent LA-born singer’s star glimmered into view in the 2000s.
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