Author Archives: Jazz at Emory

Master Class With Saxophonist Bill Sears

Saxophonist Bill Sears will host a master class on Wednesday January 28, 2015 in the Strickland Jazz Studio at 7:00 pm. The class is open to all Emory Jazz Studies students and EJA members. Bill Sears has been director of jazz studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy since 1987 and the Interlochen Arts Camp since […]

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Studio Gets Hybrid Piano

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Emory Jazz Alliance, the long awaited Yamaha N3 Hybrid Piano was delivered to the Strickland Jazz Studio on May 8. “This instrument is a real game changer for us” program director Gary Motley states. “It gives the students the feel of a concert instrument while enabling them to […]

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Emory Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). This initiative led by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History is intended to draw public attention to the glories of jazz as both an historical and a living treasure. Join the Emory Jazz Studies Program as we help to celebrate JAM with concerts and outdoor performances. Emory […]

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Strickland Jazz Studio Named

Through a generous gift from Robert Strickland ’87C, the Jazz Studio formerly known as BRB 114 has been renamed the Strickland Jazz Studio. The renaming took place in a special ceremony during the 2014 Annual Emory Jazz Festival in early February attended by Strickland himself and family members. The technology based multi-use facility developed by […]

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Jazz Faculty CD Now Available

  The new CD by the Emory Jazz Studies program entitled “Professors at Play” is now available. the recording features original compositions by the jazz faculty. All proceeds from the sale of the CD will go directly to the Emory Jazz Studies Program. Available soon in the campus Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

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Combo Plays for Emory Mardi Gras

The Tuesday 6:30 Combo provided a two-hour outdoor concert at Dobbs University Center as a partof campus Mardi Gras festivities. the ensemble led by artist affiliate Justin Chesarek got a chance to show off their Dixieland chops while managing to stay warm. The jazz combos and small band will be featured in concert later this […]

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Introducing the EJA Newsletter

Welcome to the Emory Jazz Alliance Newsletter. Find out about upcoming performances and events by the Emory jazz ensembles, Jazz Alliance activities, fundraising projects and Emory Jazz Studies Program activities.

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