Welcome to the Thompson Jazz Studies Program at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! CU Boulder jazz ensembles offer students exposure to a variety of jazz styles through the rehearsal ...

Thank you for your interest in the jazz studies program at Sacramento State. To learn more about our jazz degree offerings, entrance auditions, ensemble placement auditions, performing opportunities, ...

Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

Music and language seem to be processed in the same part of the brain, a new study has found. Researchers studied the brain activity of 11 male jazz pianists while they engaged in a spontaneous ...

There’s a popular myth that divides people into “left brain” and “right brain” categories, whereby the former are analytical and logical, while the latter are creative and innovative. The reality, of ...

hundreds of people will descend on Greenwood Community High School to get a taste of jazz this weekend. Dozens of high school and middle school students will break out their instruments and show off ...

And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with the bellow 11 albums, listed in artists’ alphabetical order, are among those ...