including Ray Charles and jazz legend Cannonball Adderley. Despite his frenetic improvisation, Batiste did some of his best work in the classroom. He started teaching while he was earning a master ...

a class on improvisation and a course on music appreciation that focused on jazz and 20th-century American music. He knew before we even got here that he would be teaching a jazz ensemble.” ...

Jazz & Improvisation have been important to the musical landscape of University of Delaware for decades. Consisting of big bands, combos, academic classes, and private lessons, the Jazz program has ...

B.A. Music Performance on Saxophone from the University of West Florida; studied Jazz Improvisation at the Georgia State University. In addition to teaching private lessons for the last 12 years, ...

Yet “improvisation is not random. It’s not the same as just generating randomness as a form of novelty. It’s actually purposeful, intentional and also very individualized – one jazz person ...

Saxophonist Brian Landrus, who specializes in teaching jazz improvisation and arranging, has been recognized as an essential voice on the low woodwinds. Landrus, who earned his Ph.D. in ...

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...