Training
•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
•Applied study with jazz theory, improvisation, arranging, ensemble, recording, and professional development
Performance & Productions
•Theme-based combos (including Avant Garde, Bebop, Brazilian, and Contemporary Combo) explore repertoire from bebop to Afro-Cuban to Earth, Wind & Fire
•Student performances at Chicago's historic Jazz Showcase, a nationally celebrated jazz venue
