Downbeat Magazine Awards UMass Jazz Students with National Honors
April 26, 2019
Two solo artists – Grace McKay and Matt Twaddle – and a jazz combo – the UMass Odd Meters Combo – from the Jazz & African-American Music Studies Program at UMass Amherst's Department of Music & Dance received awards in Downbeat Magazine’s 2019 Student Music Awards.
UMass Jazz Professor Fumi Tomita Has New Book and CD
April 25, 2019
It’s been a busy month for Fumi Tomita, Assistant Professor of Jazz and String Bass in the Music & Dance Department. His new book, The Jazz Rhythm Section: A Manual for Band Directors, was published by Rowman & Littlefield and at almost the same time, his newest CD, The Elephant Vanishes: Jazz Interpretations of the Short Stories of Haruki Murakami was released by OA2 Records.
Club Jazz in July, Week 1
UMass Campus Center, Marriott Center, 11th floor
7:00 pm
Jazz in July All Star Concert, Week 1
Bezanson Recital Hall
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Jazz Futures Concert, Week 1
Bezanson Recital Hall
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Club Jazz in July, Week 2
UMass Campus Center, Marriott Center, 11th floor
7:00 pm
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