Category: Jazz Alliance

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,…

Dear Jazz Friends and Members of Emory Jazz Alliance, 2013-14 was a banner opening year for the Emory Jazz Alliance.  Designed to support the Jazz Studies Program at Emory, EJA has enabled jazz supporters from the Emory neighborhood, greater Atlanta, and beyond to become appreciated and vibrant participants in the Emory music and arts community.…

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,…

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…

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…

The Newport Turns 60 Tour culminated this summer with the  60th anniversary of the  legendary Newport Jazz Festival. EJA’s Hank Siegelson shares his experiences from the festival. ‘We Morning Zealot Dogs’ gather early for the Newport Jazz Festival / Video By Hank Siegelson Published: July 31 2014, The Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island NEWPORT, R.I.…