Training
•Bullet: Jazz Studies faculty include Associate Professor Paul Wertico, a seven-time Grammy Award winner and former drummer with the Pat Metheny Group, alongside guitarists Neal Alger, Henry Johnson, and John Moulder, bassist Marlene Rosenberg, and saxophonist James Gailloreto
•Bullet: Applied study with jazz theory, improvisation, arranging, ensemble, recording, and professional development
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: The Jazz Combo sequence runs eight semesters and rotates stylistic emphases, with performance, repertory study, and stylistically informed improvisation
•Bullet: Performances at Chicago's historic Jazz Showcase give students the opportunity to share their music on a nationally celebrated stage
