Topic: unlv jazz
Arts and Culture | May 6, 2021
Established in 1976, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious awards in jazz education, and UNLV Jazz has garnered 33 DownBeat Student Music Awards since 2010.
Arts and Culture | December 8, 2020
The UNLV Honors Jazz Trio also was a winner at the prestigious Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival College Combo Division in 2018 and 2020.
Arts and Culture | October 6, 2020
The recording, available for download on BandCamp, receives a rave review from Jazz Times Magazine in its upcoming November issue.
Arts and Culture | January 30, 2020
The festival is sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Jazz Outreach Initiative, UNLV, and Thomas Bridge.
Arts and Culture | October 15, 2019
Bissonette recently returned from an international tour with Ringo Starr.
Arts and Culture | September 24, 2019
Since 2010, UNLV Jazz studies students have won 20 "DownBeat" Magazine Student Music Awards.
Arts and Culture | April 25, 2019
The students recently won three DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards, bringing their total to 20 since 2010.
Arts and Culture | April 2, 2019
The festival will be held April 5-7 in Monterey, California.
Arts and Culture | February 26, 2019
The concert, featuring several well-known guest artists, is 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre.
Arts and Culture | January 10, 2019
The Essentially Ellington organization is focused on the perpetuation of jazz in schools, promoting jazz as a true American art form.
Arts and Culture | November 26, 2018
The festival features guest artist and renowned trumpeter Allen Vizzutti.
Arts and Culture | September 26, 2018
The concert celebrates the release of their latest CD, "Fascinating Rhythm/Latin Journey III."