Jazz Studies & Contemporary Music Top 10 schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Berklee College of Music

 

Department website: Berklee Global Jazz Institute 

Notable Faculty:  Terri Lyne Carrington Joe Lovano Danilo Pérez Marco Pignataro 

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2. University of North Texas College of Music

 

 

 

Department website: Jazz Studies 

Notable Faculty: Jazz Faculty Richard DeRosa John Murphy José Aponte Tony Baker Quincy Davis 

                            Jennifer Barnes Alan Baylock Lynn Seaton Brad Leali Jonathan Patterson Michael Steinel

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3. The Juilliard School & Columbia University

 

  Department website: Juilliard Jazz Studies Columbia Center for Jazz Studies 

   Notable Faculty: Wynton Marsalis Roxy Coss Billy Drummond Andy Farber Frank Kimbrough 

                                        Christian Jaudes Aaron Flagg (Juilliard)

                                         Christopher Washburne Robert G. O'Meally  (Columbia) 

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4. New England Conservatory

 

Department website Jazz 

Notable Faculty: Dave Holland Jerry Bergonzi Dominique Eade Jason Moran Miguel Zenón 

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5. USC Thornton School of MUsic

 

Department website: Jazz Studies 

Notable Faculty: Peter Erskine Alan Pasqua John Thomas Russell Ferrante

                            Kathleen Grace Jason Goldman Edwin Livingston Ronald C. McCurdy Roy McCurdy 

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6. The New School, School for Jazz

 

Department website: The New School, School of Jazz 

Notable Faculty: Faculty 

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7. U of Miami Frost School of Music

 

Department website: Studio Music & Jazz 

Notable faculty: John A Daversa Gary W. Keller Gary M. Lindsay Brian Lynch Kate Reid  

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8. Western Michigan University

 

Department website: Jazz Studies  

Notable faculty Scott Cowan Andrew Rathbun Greg Jasperse Keith Hall Matthew Fries 

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9. Temple University Boyer College of Music & Dance

 

Department website: Jazz Studies  

Notable Faculty: Stafford, Terell Oatts, Dick Barth, Bruce Warfield, Jr., Tim 

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10. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champagne School of Music

 

Department website: Jazz Performance 

Notable Faculty: Barrington L. Coleman Jim Pugh Ron Bridgewater Tito Carrillo Larry Gray Charles (Chip) McNeill 

                             Joel Spencer  ChipStephens  

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