Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation

Upcoming Events

January 19 | 3:00 pm

Sunny Wilkinson, vocal jazz

Cady Room
Stearns Building

Free - no tickets required

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a master class as part of the Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series.

Free Talk Workshop North Campus
Sunny Wilkinson
February 23 | 3:00 pm

Sunny Wilkinson, vocal jazz

Cady Room
Stearns Building

Free - no tickets required

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a master class as part of the Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series.

Free Talk Workshop North Campus
Sunny Wilkinson
February 27 | 8:00 pm

Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Lab Ensemble

Rackham Auditorium
Rackham Graduate School

Free - no tickets required

Jazz Ensemble: Ellen Rowe, conductor / Jazz Lab Ensemble: Dennis Wilson, conductor

Concert Free Central Campus
A close-up of three players in the saxophone section during a performance of the Jazz Ensemble
March 20 | 8:00 pm

Creative Arts Orchestra

Hankinson Rehearsal Hall
Earl V. Moore Building

Free - no tickets required

This is a unique, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance, theatre, and music technology.

Concert Free Interdisciplinary North Campus
Players on guitar, strings, saxophone and drums performing with the Creative Arts Orchestra
March 23 | 3:00 pm

Sunny Wilkinson, vocal jazz

Cady Room
Stearns Building

Free - no tickets required

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a master class as part of the Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series.

Free Talk Workshop North Campus
Sunny Wilkinson
March 26 | 8:00 pm

Campus Jazz Ensemble

Rackham Auditorium
Rackham Graduate School

Free - no tickets required

Dennis Wilson, conductor

Concert Free Central Campus
March 27 | 8:00 pm

Jazz Lab Ensemble

Rackham Auditorium
Rackham Graduate School

Free - no tickets required

Dennis Wilson, conductor

Concert Free Central Campus
Pianist, bassist, and three rows of brass and wind players on stage at a Jazz Lab Ensemble performance
April 3 | 8:00 pm

Jazz Showcase


The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI

Tickets Required

SMTD Jazz Ensembles perform at the Ark in downtown Ann Arbor. Tickets will be available at the door and at the Michigan Union Ticket Office.

Concert Tickets Required
jazz Rackham Dennis Wilson Alli Taylor voice
April 6 | 7:00 pm

Small Jazz Ensembles

McIntosh Theatre
Earl V. Moore Building

Free - no tickets required

Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program, coached by Professors Andy Milne, Robert Hurst, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets, performing original and standard repertoire.

Concert Free North Campus
April 7 | 8:00 pm

Small Jazz Ensembles

McIntosh Theatre
Earl V. Moore Building

Free - no tickets required

Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program, coached by Professors Andy Milne, Robert Hurst, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets, performing original and standard repertoire.

Concert Free North Campus