Billy D. (William) Scott will perform his Doctoral Dissertation Recital for the Ph.D. Degree in Jazz Studies. Scott will perform as part of the Billy D. Scott Jazz Trio featuring Jeff Grubbs, James Johnson III, and Benjamin Barson. Graduate Faculty of the University and all Music Graduate Students are invited to attend.
Billy D. (William) Scott will defend his doctoral dissertation "Hybridity, Identity, and Liminality in the Pan-American Jazz Piano Tradition" for the PhD Degree in Jazz Studies. Graduate Faculty of the University may attend and participate in the examination. All Music Graduate Students are invited.
Guitarist Ryan Salisbury will perform his Senior Recital accompanied by James Johnson III, on drums and Cliff Barnes on organ. The program includes songs by Henry Mancini, Fred Rogers, Wes Montgomery, an original song by Salisbury, and much more.
Sarah Politz (Dietrich School Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities) will present a colloquium at the Humanities Center on "The Music of Afro-Diasporic Spirituality in the Lives of Beninese Jazz Musicians in New York City." The colloquium will include responses from Yolanda Covington Ward (Africana Studies) & Olivia Bloechl (Music). The event will take place at the Humanities Center (602 Cathedral of Learning) on Thursday, February 7 from 12:30-2 p.m.
Department of Music Graduate Students will present a conference on Music and Erotics from February 22-23. For complete conference information and schedule visit the conference Web Page.
5:00 - 6:30 — Concert & Roundtable — Chair: Eric Moe
Anna Elder, soprano
Department of Music Graduate Students will present a conference on Music and Erotics from February 22-23. For complete conference information and schedule visit the conference Web Page.
8:00 - 8:45 — Coffee/light breakfast
8:45 - 9:45 — Womens’ Eroticisms — Chair: Meghan Hynson
Department of Music Graduate Students will present a conference on Music and Erotics from February 22-23. For complete conference information and schedule visit the conference Web Page.
1:00 - 1:15 — Welcome, Opening Remarks
1:15 - 2:45 — Historicizing/Glocalizing Music and Erotics —
1:00 - 1:15 — Welcome, Opening Remarks
1:15 - 2:45 — Historicizing/Glocalizing Music and Erotics —
Chair: Andrew Weintraub
The University of Pittsburgh has named Nicole M. Mitchell, an award-winning creative flutist, composer, bandleader and educator, as its William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies, effective July 1, 2019.
The students in the Small Jazz Ensemble class will perform jazz standards by Henry Manicini, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Van Heusen, and their own original compositions.