Each year, I make a point to attend the Newport Jazz Festival. I continued this annual pilgrimage with a high school band mate of at least eleven years prior to my assignment as a resident physician at Emory University Hospital. The long hours of internal medicine residency do not permit much time for reflection, let […]
Clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. Cohen will join the Gary Motley Trio in concert on Friday night of Emory Jazz Fest 2016. Motley’s ensemble will also feature bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Sean Dobbins. The Jazz Journalists Association has voted Anat […]
Julian Bliss Septet: A Tribute to Benny Goodman, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m. One of the world’s finest solo clarinetists, Julian Bliss leads his septet through some of the great tunes of the swing era off their debut disc, “Benny Goodman – The King of Swing” as part of the 2016 Emory Annual […]
Emory Jazz Studies students began the fall 2015 semester with the addition of a second studio classroom/rehearsal space. The new facility, known as Studio B will be used for combo rehearsals, percussion instruction and as an auxiliary recording suite. Studio B-which is adjacent to the Strickland Jazz Studio is connected to the master suite via […]
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 […]
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, […]
All around the Emory campus, there are telltale signs that fall is quickly approaching. From crystal clear skies to the ever so gentle rustling of the leaves, everyone eagerly anticipates relief from the searing heat that has become so associated with Atlanta. As norms and traditions go, it is also the time to get your […]
Emory Jazz Studies Director Gary Motley has been selected to present a clinic at the 6th Annual Conference of the Jazz Education Network in San Diego on January 7-10, 2015. The conference features performances, clinics, workshops and research presentations by some of the most prolific artists, educators and students in jazz. As a professional jazz pianist, […]
The 2015 Annual Emory Jazz Festival will feature an all-star lineup. Violinist Regina Carter will join pianist Gary Motley in concert in Emerson Hall of the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Friday night February 13 at 8:00 pm. Carter is a master of improvisational jazz violin. Though her work draws upon a wide […]
Legendary drummer Joe Chambers will conduct a master class and perform with the Emory Big Band and jazz faculty ensemble Professors at Play as a part of National Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2015. Chambers has worked with some of the most influential jazz figures of the last several decades and is a recognized perfomer and composer […]
