Giants of Jazz: A Journey into the Lives and Music of the Masters of Jazz Music
AAAS 252S
In the Giants of Jazz Seminar, students will delve deeply into the music and lives of the biggest names in Jazz. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey and Cannonball Adderly (to name a few) are among those who created various levels of the art form known as jazz, and this course allows students a unique opportunity to get down and dirty with the music and blueprint they left for the world to enjoy. This highly interactive course engages students with the Professor, and it is a fun and exciting way to get up close and personal with some of the greatest music and musicians of all time.