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Duke Jazz Studies Program

The performance aspect of the Duke Jazz Studies Program includes the Duke Jazz Ensemble and the Duke Jazz Combos, both directed by John Brown.

The Duke Jazz Ensemble is comprised of some twenty musicians presenting a full schedule of concerts each year, in which they are joined by guest artists who have included jazz greats Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, T.S. Monk, and Branford Marsalis.

2007-8 Concerts:

  • Friday, September 28, 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    with guest artist Johnny Griffin, saxophone
  • Friday, November 2, 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    Parents' Weekend Concert: Duke Jazz, Djembé and Afro-Cuban Ensembles, with guest artist Joey DeFrancesco
  • Thursday, December 6, 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    with guest artist Nnenna Freelon, vocals
  • Friday, February 22, 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    with guest artist TBA
  • Friday, April 11, 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    with guest artist TBA
  • Saturday, April 12, 3 pm, Baldwin Auditorium
    PRISM Concert - gala performance featuring the Duke Chorale, Collegium Musicum, Djembe Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Opera Workshop, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony

Rehearsals:
Monday and Wednesday, 7:15 - 9:15 p.m. in Bone Hall (019 Biddle Music Bldg.)

Duke Jazz Combos give musicians the opportunity to work in smaller groups and perform in more informal settings.

Rehearsals:
Tuesday, 7:15 - 9:15 p.m. in Room 104 of the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building

*Students may participate in either the Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Combos, or both.

At the audition, students should demonstrate competence in performance on a musical instrument or in voice.

For more information about joining the Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Combos, please contact John Brown. A new page for the Jazz Program is under construction.

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