We’re happy to announce our newest Doctoral of Musical Arts student, Guggenheim and Grammy winning musician, and Professor of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, Michael Dease. Dease will begin his work at USC Jazz Studies in the Fall!
Please join us in welcoming Michael Dease!
We could not be prouder of our @uscjazz cats and how they performed at the National Collegiate Jazz Championship last week. Thank you, @jazzdotorg , for a weekend we will never forget!
Stay tuned for more Left Bank Big Band performances as well as others featuring @uscjazz at our School of Music.
Next up: The Koger Heritage Jazz Festival featuring Jon Faddis and Vincent Gardner culminating with our Essentially Ellington Regional at the @kogercenterforthearts !
A huge congratulations to the following members of the Left Bank Big Band on these recognitions by the NCJC over the weekend! Stay tuned for a recap of the weekend.
The Koger Heritage Jazz Festival is pleased to announce its first event of the 2026-27 season in partnership with the City of Columbia and Finlay Park. 🎶
Join us on September 18, 2026 at Finlay Park for a booming jazz program featuring Left Bank Big Band, Clark Combo and DJ Shaina Dashiell with very special guest artists JUNO-Award-winning clarinetist Virginia MacDonald and Guggenheim-winning composer and trombonist Michael Dease.
Free & open to the public! Bring a friend and enjoy live jazz under the sky!
#DeaseJazz
#KogerCenterHeritageJazzFestival
#VirgFM
#KogerCenterForTheArts
#CityOfColumbiaSCGov
#USCJazz
Next up!
So excited and happy to partner with the @alabamajazzhall to launch Jazz Girls Day®: Alabama on June 13, 2026 at the Carver Theater.
Another element of this day will be a free evening concert at the Carver Theater, in the Hall of Fame!
I’m happy to feature these incredible Jazz Girls Day® Artists (and fans):
-the 2024 South Arts Jazz Road Grant recipient and brilliant @arcopolo on piano
-the 2025 Guggenheim winning composer and tremendous trombonist @deasejazz
Arco and Mike will join myself, @mattwhitejazz (Chair of USC Jazz), and one of our outstanding uscjazz students @wilsonplaysmusic , to teach at JGD as well as play the concert.
We look forward to bringing Jazz Girls Day® to Alabama and hope to see you at both events!
We hosted my mentor and colleague Dr. Colleen Clark for the first day of our jazz festival!! It was fun hanging, chatting, teaching, and playing with you Dr. C!
Thank you for coming!! 🫶🏽
Also thank you to my CMAP colleague and the great Amy Yin! ❤️
Our Spring Carolina Alive Concert is only ONE day away! You don’t want to miss it!!
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If you can’t make it and still want to see the show, we have a link in our bio for the LIVESTREAM! Come join us for a great time tomorrow night!
We had an amazing time at Jazz Girls Day®: Lowcountry at the @chsjazzacademy today!
Super proud of these fantastic musicians and their commitment to learning! What a blast 💥had by all!
Huge thanks to the amazing JGD Participants, our volunteers, @d_boodoctor , @gamecockmusic , and @tayloeharding for continuing to support and uplift our JGD Vision!
Join us this Sunday at the Charleston Jazz Academy for our 4th edition of Jazz Girls Day®: Lowcountry in partnership with the CJA and the Charleston Jazz Organization! We can’t wait to learn and make music together.
This program is free and lunch is included but registration is required. See the link in the bio to sign up.
“Won’t you listen to our song then join us and sing along?”
Huge thanks to @d_boodoctor for having us yet again!
Join Swing Shift Big Band for their final concert of the academic year, this Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:30pm in the School of Music Recital Hall. Playing the music of Machito, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and a Perez Prado classic, you don’t want to miss this one!
