Academic and Performance Areas
Jazz Studies Area
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| Student Jazz Ensembles |
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Director |
| Jazz Orchestra I |
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Rodney Whitaker |
| Jazz Orchestra II |
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Derrick Gardner |
| Jazz Orchestra III |
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Robert Collazo |
| Octet I |
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Diego Rivera |
| Octet II |
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John E.M. Hiemstra (Mike) |
| Octet III |
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Lawrence N. Javier (Nik) |
| Octet IV |
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Michael D. Sailors |
| Octet V |
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Lawrence N. Javier (Nik) |
| Jazz Combos |
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Randy Gelispie |
| Vocal Jazz Ensemble I |
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Sunny Wilkinson |
| Vocal Jazz Ensemble II |
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Ashton N. Moore |
The Jazz Studies faculty at MSU has performed nationally and internationally with many of the who's who in the jazz world, such as
- Wynton Marsalis & The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
- The Late John Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie & Dinah Washington
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- Wes Montgomery
- Brandford Marsalis
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Tony Bennett
Click here for a more complete listing.
Members of the faculty perform professionally and tour together - locally and nationally - as "The MSU Professors of Jazz," one of the most distinguished and innovative jazz ensembles in the United States today. Click here to go to their webpage
Faculty
Jazz faculty members:
Rodney Whitaker, Professor of Double Bass and Director of Jazz Studies
Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies
Derrick Gardner, Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet
Randy Gelispie, Instructor of Jazz Drums
Ken Prouty, Assistant Professor of Musicology and Jazz Studies
Diego Rivera, Instructor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone and Improvisation
Rick Roe, Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano
Sunny Wilkinson, Assistant Professor of Vocal Jazz
Performance Opportunities
Jazz Ensembles: two vocal bands, three big bands, five octets, eight jazz combos
Four Orchestras: Symphony, Philharmonic, Chamber and Concert
Seven Bands: Wind, Symphony, Concert, 2 Campus Bands, Marching Band and Brass Band
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