Jazz Studies

Studies in jazz performance at NYU provide aspiring students advanced performance training combined with the finest related academic and music courses. The B.M., M.M. and Ph.D. studies in jazz performance and composition draw outstanding performers and composers interested in advanced training and extraordinary performance opportunities. Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, the world's Mecca for jazz music, students are offered unparalleled interaction and performance opportunities with internationally acclaimed artists and educators. Students perform weekly at landmark venues including the Blue Note Jazz Club, the Village Vanguard, Birdland, the Jazz Standard and the Knitting Factory.

Student interaction with our world renown artist/faculty is key to the NYU experience. Through private instruction, ensemble participation, master classes, and live performance opportunities, students learn "hands on" by assimilating their craft through their environment. Course study includes jazz theory, arranging, composition, jazz history, research and jazz industry internships. These are combined with our department's music technology applications in analog and digital recording, electronic and computer music synthesis, film scoring and music business opportunities. Our reputation, faculty and location provide students with a unique opportunity to develop as performers and to make the contacts necessary to launch a professional career.

The Department's acclaimed programs of study in Music Business (B.M. and M.A.), Music Technology (B.M. and M.M.), Music Composition (B.M., M.M., Ph.D.), and Music Education (B.M., M.A. and Ph.D.) provide a rich and valuable array of elective courses for music performance majors that prepare them for an ever-changing music industry and musical climate. Undergraduate and graduate students also benefit from the extraordinary opportunities available through the diverse offerings of a major university in the cultural capital of the world, New York City.

The Department of Music and Performing Arts offers a warm and collegial atmosphere. Students attend masterclasses with today's leading jazz players in New York City. Jazz performers enjoy the support of all of the faculty and their peers as well. Our reputation, faculty, and location provide students with a unique opportunity to develop as performers and to make the contacts necessary to launch a professional career.

David Schroeder,
Director of Jazz Studies

35 W. 4th Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012

Tel: 212-998-5446
Fax: 212-995-4043

Email: ds38@nyu.edu

Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions - 35 W. 4th Street, Suite 777 - New York, NY 10012 - (212) 998-5424