Training
•BM Jazz Studies is UConn's conservatory-track jazz degree, combining private lessons, ensemble work, and coursework in style, musicianship, improvisation, and arranging with a junior half-recital and a senior full recital
•The department describes the program as balancing "modern jazz performance and composition" while respecting jazz's traditions, with individual creativity emphasized alongside ensemble collaboration
•Solo convocation performances and master classes with visiting guest artists round out the training
Performance & Productions
•UConn's jazz ensembles are described by the department as award-winning and perform on and off campus throughout New England, from concert halls and auditoriums to jazz clubs and outdoor stages
Notable Alumni
•Alexandra Eckhardt (BMus Jazz Studies/BS Music Education 2011) is a Broadway bassist who has played in the pit orchestras of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Wicked
Facilities
•Recitals and convocation performances are staged at the 470-seat von der Mehden Recital Hall, with additional exposure through the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
