Since 2009 coordinators of the annual spring jazz festival at NCCU have added - to the public's delight - more jazz performances and entertaining events. This year the festival is extended to six days of music events.
For more information
Anita Walton
abwalton@nccu.edu
NCCU Jazz Combos II, III and IV; Big Bands II and III
April 16, 7:30 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium – No ticket is required
NCCU Combo I and US Air Force Big Band – "Airmen of Note"
April 17, 7 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium – No ticket is required
NCCU Faculty Jazz Group and UNC-CH Faculty Jazz Group and Gary Smulyan
April 18, 7:30 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium – No ticket is required
Master Class Workshop
April 19 and 20, noon, Jazz Band Room – No ticket is required
NCCU Vocal Jazz Summit
April 20, noon, B. N. Duke Auditorium – $50 per participant or ensemble [Details]
Opening Performance featuring Take Six and NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble
April 20, 8 p.m., B.N. Duke Auditorium - Purchase $30 Ticket
Cyrus Chestnut and NCCU Jazz Ensemble Performance
April 21, 8 p.m., B.N. Duke Auditorium - Purchase $20 Ticket
Jazz Studies Program Upholds State’s Jazz Legacy
FALL 2011
It’s no secret that North Carolina is the birthplace of some of the most recognizable names in jazz — John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Lou Donaldson, Nina Simone, Dr. Billy Taylor, Percy Heath and Tal Farlow, to name a few. Under the leadership of Dr. Ira Wiggins, a 1977 NCCU graduate and North Carolina native, the NCCU Jazz Studies Program has played a vital role in upholding ...
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Release of “Slightly Blued”
Thursday, March 8, 2012
“Slightly Blued” is the seventh recording released by the NCCU Jazz Studies Program, and the first recording released by the NCCU Jazz Combos and Jazz Brass Ensemble. The jazz combos are directed by Professors Brian Horton and Baron Tymas, and the brass ensemble is directed by Robert Trowers. The combos consist of top undergraduate and graduate student performers, with guest solos provided by faculty members...
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NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Announcements
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble has been chosen as one of six finalists in the college vocal jazz ensembles division for Next Generation Jazz Festival. The six finalists were chosen from 125 entries. The NCCU ensemble is the only finalist from an HBCU.The competition and festival will take place March 31 and April 1. The ensemble will be competing for cash prizes, trophies...