The UNLV Division of Jazz & Commercial Music is pleased to announce its Fall 2023 Concert Series.
| 9/13, 7:00pm | Joe Williams Scholarship Combo | Clark County Library |
| 10/1, 3:00pm | Jazz Ensemble I CD release | UNLV Ham Hall |
| 10/7, 12:30pm | Latin Jazz Ensemble | Summerlin Library |
| 10/11, 7:00pm | Jazz Ensemble II | Clark County Library |
| 10/22, 2:00pm | Jazz Ensemble I & Joe Williams Scholarship Combo | Clark County Library |
| 11/3, 5:00pm | UNLV Art Walk Jazz Performance | UNLV Campus |
| 11/8, 7:00pm | Jazz Guitar Ensemble & Contemporary Jazz Ensemble | Clark County Library |
| 11/27, 7:30pm | Jazz Vocal Ensembles, Jazz Ensemble III | UNLV Ham Hall |
| 11/28, 7:30pm | Jazz Ensembles I & II | UNLV Ham Hall |
| 11/29, 7:30pm | Studio Scarlet Vocal, Contemporary, & Latin Jazz Ensembles | UNLV Ham Hall |
| 12/13, 7:00pm | Jazz Vocal Ensembles | Clark County Library |
The UNLV Division of Jazz & Commercial Music students and faculty were recently the recipients of five prestigious 2023 DownBeat Student Music Awards.
The DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most notable awards in jazz education. Hundreds of musicians, music educators, and music industry professionals received their first international acknowledgement as DownBeat Student Music Award winners. The UNLV Jazz & Commercial Music program has garnered 44 DownBeat Student Music Awards since 2010.
Congratulations to the following award recipients:
Large Jazz Ensemble: Graduate College Co-Winner UNLV Jazz Ensemble I - Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye
Jazz Combo: Graduate College Outstanding Performance Joe Williams Scholarship Honors Quartet - Dave Loeb with outstanding soloist Toscha Comeaux
Small Vocal Jazz Group: Graduate College Outstanding Performance - Studio Scarlet, Lara Vivian Smith
Latin Group: Graduate College Outstanding Performance UNLV Latin Jazz Ensemble - José “Pepe” Jiménez