Training
•Bullet: Roberto Miranda (string bass; directs a Jazz Combo) has played and recorded with Kenny Burrell, Horace Tapscott, Charles Lloyd and Bobby Hutcherson
•Bullet: The Bass specialization accepts either string bass or electric bass applicants
•Bullet: Capstone major: students complete a capstone project tailored to them, a seminar (GJ STDS 186A) and a capstone presentation such as a recital, lecture-demonstration, or lecture-recital (186B)
•Bullet: Majors take a studio class and at least one jazz combo or ensemble each quarter; the degree includes 12 units of studio coursework, 4 units of small jazz combo and 8 units of large jazz ensemble
•Bullet: Learning outcomes include demonstrated proficiency in styles of Africa, the African diaspora, and at least one other world musical culture, with jazz coursework paired with African American Studies
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Ensembles include the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Intercultural Improvisation Ensemble, Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, Charles Mingus Ensemble, Jazz Combos, UCLA Jazz Orchestra, UCLA Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Ensemble
•Bullet: Department chair Salim Washington leads a faculty that includes Charley Harrison (UCLA Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Combo), Duane Benjamin (Gluck Global Jazz Ensemble) and Hitomi Oba (Contemporary Jazz Ensemble)
