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AU AU Jazz Ensemble Auditions will take place today, August 28 (8:00 to 10:00 p.m.), and tomorrow, August 29 (6:00 to 8:30 p.m.). Groups include the AU Big Band, the JazzRockModern Ensemble, the Jazz Workshop, and small combos. Sign-up sheets are posted outside room 151 in the Katzen Arts Center. The audition lasts 10 minutes and consists of sight-reading, improvisation (blues in F), scales, and a prepared excerpt. All members of the AU community are invited to audition, including students, faculty, staff, and community members. Contact Fernando Benadon at fernando@american.edu for more information.


Jazz class with Will SmithAmerican University’s jazz program is dedicated to providing an educational and enriching atmosphere through which the campus community can learn and foster an appreciation for jazz.  Through performances, classes, symposia, student ensembles and clubs, students are able to engage in the historical, cultural, stylistic, and artistic aspects of jazz music.  Furthermore, AU Jazz is engaged in outreach efforts throughout Washington, D.C., to expose the community to the greatness that is “America’s Classical Music.”

The jazz program features three performing groups:

Contact:
William E. Smith, Ph.D.
Katzen Arts Center, Room 226
202-885-3433
wsmith@american.edu