Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation
Upcoming Events
Marlena Boedigheimer, jazz saxophone
McIntosh TheatreEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
Improvisation master’s student Marlena Boedigheimer performs a recital.
Rowan Tucker-Meyer, jazz piano
Cady RoomStearns Building
Free - no tickets required
Undergraduate student Rowan Tucker-Meyer performs a final senior recital.
Pan-tastic: Korean Singer of Tales Meets Jazz
Hankinson Rehearsal HallEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
A performance by guest artists Hee-won Park, pansori; Lisa Sung, jazz piano; Tom Knific, bass; and Kevin Dalton-Jones, Bujo (percussion), presented by the Nam Center for Korean Studies. (* Pan is the Korean word for an interactive stage that breaks down the barrier between performers and audience.) Join us for an exceptional musical experience that brings together the vibrant worlds of jazz and Pansori, a traditional Korean form of storytelling music. Both genres are known for their elements of improvisation and active audience participation, making this event a rare and captivating blend of two distinct traditions.
Sunny Wilkinson, vocal jazz
Cady RoomStearns Building
Free - no tickets required
Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a master class as part of the Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series.
Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Lab Ensemble
Rackham AuditoriumRackham Graduate School
Free - no tickets required
Jazz Ensemble: Ellen Rowe, conductor / Jazz Lab Ensemble: Dennis Wilson, conductor
Harrison McComb, jazz saxophone
Cady RoomStearns Building
Free - no tickets required
Harrison McComb, DMA candidate in jazz and contemporary improvisation, performs a dissertation recital.
Creative Arts Orchestra
Hankinson Rehearsal HallEarl 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.
Sunny Wilkinson, vocal jazz
Cady RoomStearns Building
Free - no tickets required
Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a master class as part of the Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series.
Campus Jazz Ensemble
Rackham AuditoriumRackham Graduate School
Free - no tickets required
Dennis Wilson, conductor
Jazz Lab Ensemble
Rackham AuditoriumRackham Graduate School
Free - no tickets required
Dennis Wilson, conductor
