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    Jazz Studies at Pitt

    Our program provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to develop their individual interests in jazz through performance, composition and research.

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The "Pitt Jazz" program, within the Department of Music, is one of the oldest jazz studies programs in the country. Founded by Dr. Nathan Davis in 1969, it provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to develop in jazz performance, composition, and scholarship, while engaging the Pittsburgh community with entertaining and stimulating events.

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Student Jazz Ensemble swings into Jazz Seminar week
Jazz and Culture's Vol 4. No. 2: "Jazz' in the Present Tense" Now Available
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