Program Recognition
•NASM accredited since 1928
•Built on the legacy of jazz icon and alumnus Dave Brubeck '42
•Exclusively undergraduate conservatory with abundant personal attention
Training
•Performance track focused on a career in jazz performance — recording studios, cruise ships, armed-forces ensembles, or leader/sideman work in a live band; may lead to a graduate degree
•Coursework in jazz history, theory, improvisation, and composition
•Solo, small-ensemble, and large-ensemble performance experiences
•On-campus performances plus off-campus sets at the Take 5 Jazz Club
•Pacific Jazz Ambassadors, annual Pacific Jazz Festival, and master classes with renowned guest artists
Notable Alumni
•Pacific Jazz Studies alumni perform at Dizzy's Club (NYC), Yoshi's (Oakland), the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Blue Note (Tokyo)
•Alumni receive jazz assistantships at top graduate schools and serve in military bands nationwide
