Music Jazz - Cumberland University

Music Jazz from Cumberland University is a Campus Bachelor Music and Instruments degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The Cumberland University Jazz Ensemble is a select group of musicians who perform a variety of music including Big Band Jazz, Swing, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, and Hip Hop. The ensemble consists of five saxophones, four trombones, four trumpets, guitar, bass, piano, drums, vibraphone, auxiliary percussion, and vocalist. The university also sponsors a smaller, seven-piece, Cumberland University Jazz Combo. The twenty-piece ensemble is one of the most popular performance groups at Cumberland and is showcased at many events throughout the year. In addition to concerts and community events, the jazz ensemble regularly performs atelementary, junior high, and high schools in the region. Each year the group co-sponsors (along with the Cumberland Arts Academy) the JazzFest, an all-day jazz festival featuring performances by ten high school bands, guest artists, and the Cumberland University Jazz Ensemble itself. GOALS: The primary goals of the Cumberland University Jazz Ensemble are to prepare the music student for a career as a music educator and as a professional performer. It is deemed essential that all music educators and professional musicians should have experienced jazz, pop, rock, and rhythm and blues styles as a performer. However, there are many non-music majors who participate in the ensemble just for sheer fun of it! View more details on Cumberland University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music and Instruments courses.