Jazz Studies Director Nicole Mitchell returns to the podcast to preview the upcoming We Have Voice Collective Presentation and Concert happening on January 17th. For that event she'll be joined by talented New York We Have Voice Collective members María Grand (saxophones), Kavita Shah (vocals), and Fay Victor (vocals) for a discussion panel on Music, Equity and Safe(r) Spaces, followed by a perform
From Roger Zahab, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Our guest for this week’s Music at Pitt Podcast is Nicole Mitchell, world-renowned flutist and composer and the new director of Pitt’s Jazz Studies Program. Nicole joins us to talk about the upcoming 49th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concerts, the Jazz Studies program, her recent creative endeavors, and her favorite things about Pittsburgh.
Doctoral candidates Emilie Rook (Ethnomusicology) and Ben Barson (Jazz Studies) have been awarded Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships. These fellowships are awarded by the Dietrich School and provide a year of funding to pursue dissertation research.
