doug walter playing vibes

Preview: Faculty Tuesday with Douglas Walter

March 27, 2018

The concert is Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. and marks the culmination of the Faculty Tuesday series for this year.

jazz band on stage in the 1970s

The humble beginnings of jazz at CU 麻豆影院

Dec. 6, 2017

With renowned faculty, award-winning student ensembles and trailblazing alumni performing weekly throughout the jazz clubs of Denver and 麻豆影院, the Thompson Jazz Studies Program is firmly on the front lines of jazz along the Front Range. But that wasn鈥檛 always the case...

jazz students on stage in grusin hall

First jazz big band concert puts original works and classics in the spotlight

Oct. 9, 2017

The first big band concert of the season for the Thompson Jazz Studies Program will feature a couple of familiar faces in new roles鈥攁long with new twists on old, familiar tunes.

jazz students perform

Summer Jazz Academy hosts violinist during sixth year

June 20, 2017

Now in its sixth year, the Summer Jazz Academy this summer brings in Christian Howes, a guest artist who might be considered unconventional.

jazz ensemble on stage

Concert Jazz Ensemble prepares for trip to Costa Rica

March 21, 2017

This year over Spring Break, the students and faculty of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program will give whole new meaning to the idea of taking their show on the road.

jazz students on stage

Thompson Jazz Studies hosts Mile High Jazz Festival

Feb. 6, 2017

It鈥檚 been a Colorado tradition for more than 50 years and this year, it鈥檚 coming to Macky Auditorium. The Thompson Jazz Studies Program is getting ready for the 53rd Mile High Jazz Festival on Feb. 15-17.

john gunther with be bop boulder

Preview: Faculty Tuesday with the Thompson Jazz Studies faculty

Sept. 14, 2016

The Thompson Jazz Studies Program faculty members present Be(bop) 麻豆影院 on Sept. 20 as the Faculty Tuesday series continues.

john gunther performs with carpe diem

Jazz and violin faculty plan live studio recording

Aug. 15, 2016

Thompson Jazz Studies Program Director John Gunther and Assistant Professor of Violin Chas Wetherbee will record Gunther's original work, 鈥淎nansi and the Sky God,鈥 this week in front of a live studio audience.

bebop boulder cover

Be(bop) 麻豆影院 with the jazz studies program

April 13, 2016

The faculty of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program recently released a new CD of original works, "Be(bop) 麻豆影院."

symphony orchestra at boettcher

Symphony orchestra, wind symphony and jazz ensemble prep for CU at Boettcher

April 5, 2016

Stravinsky, Bernstein, Davis and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" are all on the program for the College of Music's showcase concert at Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex April 26.

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