Monthly Archives: April 2015

2015 Emory Jazz Festival

Thank you to all of you who attended the 2015 Emory Jazz Festival. All three nights of the festival were completely sold out: standing room only. Irvin Mayfield and his exceptional group of remarkable musicians, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, thoroughly entertained the regulars and visitors from the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series. Bob McKay, […]

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Concert and Events: Spring 2015

In his poem Today, poet, Billy Collins noted: “If ever there were a spring day so perfect…” Well, today the air is warm, tulip and cherry trees are alive with color, and a perfect spring is on the horizon. It is a time to plan for jazz. Luckily, Jazz Studies has several outdoor and indoor […]

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2015-16 Candler Jazz Concerts

The 2015-16 Candler Series has three concerts that will be of particular interest to jazz fans.  Our opening Candler Series event, on October 3, features the legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea with bebop/bluegrass banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck. Corea and Fleck play together with breathtaking precision and verve, weaving and intertwining through remarkable contrapuntal excursions. They […]

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Students Prepare for Travel to Colombia

Jazz fills the air on the Emory campus, and soon will do the same in Colombia! Four members of the Emory Jazz Studies Program will have an opportunity to share their enthusiasm for jazz with young students this summer as a part of a performing and teaching mission to Colombia. Saxophonist Neel Ghosh, pianist John […]

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Irving Mayfield and NOJO Kickoff JazzFest 2015

by Kevin Williams 16C On January 12, 2014 Grammy-winning Irving Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) performed for a full house. They didn’t disappoint. More than just a group that performs jazz, NOJO ambitiously supports and encourages jazz through educational endeavors that provide free experiences for young jazz musicians. Their most recent project, […]

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