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 & IV; Big Bands II
April 15, 7 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium – No ticket is required
Vocal Jazz Summit – NCCU Vocal Jazz Combo & Ensemble & High School Students
April 16, 7:30 p.m. – No ticket required
NCCU Faculty Jazz Group & UNC Chapel Hill Faculty Jazz Group
April 17, 8 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium – No ticket is required
Master Class Workshop
April 18 at 2:30 p.m. and April 19 at Noon, Jazz Band Room – No ticket is required
Meet & Greet
April 18, 7 p.m., Beyu Caffe, Durham - Complimentary – No ticket is required
Opening Performance featuring Benny Golson & NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble
April 19, 8 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium - Purchase $15 Ticket/Combo Ticket $30
Opening Performance featuring Carl Allen Quartet & NCCU Jazz Ensemble
April 20, 8 p.m., B. N. Duke Auditorium - Purchase $20 Ticket/Combo Ticket $30
Benny Golson, Carl Allen Quartet to Perform at NCCU Jazz Festival
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The 23rd Annual North Carolina Central University Jazz Festival will feature performances by saxophonist Benny Golson and the Carl Allen Quartet. The schedule for the festival, running from April 15–20, was announced today by Dr. Ira Wiggins, director of NCCU’s Jazz Studies Program.
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Longtime Music Professor Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Friday, March 30, 2012
Dr. Ira Wiggins, associate professor in Department of Music and director of the Jazz Studies program at North Carolina Central University, has received the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Annual Award for Teaching Excellence. Wiggins is one of 17 recipients to be honored. The...
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Last Year's Jazz Festival Release
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The 22nd Annual NCCU Jazz Festival will take place April 16 – 21 and will include performances by Take 6, a Grammy-winning Christian vocal jazz group; pianist Cyrus Chestnut; the U.S. Air Force big band Airmen of Note; the UNC–Chapel Hill Faculty Jazz Group and Gary Smulyan; and the NCCU Jazz Combos, Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Faculty...