Jazz Studies

Jam with the best

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Jazz Studies Department
Helena Walsh
helenw@indiana.edu

Admissions

See the Jazz Studies audition requirements

We have one of the first and foremost jazz studies programs in the world—and all of our students benefit from the wildly creative and collaborative atmosphere we cultivate.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees that ensure you are trained in virtually every aspect of jazz performance and pedagogy, including improvisation, history, arranging/composition, small and large ensemble playing, rhythm section techniques, private instrumental study, studio techniques, vocal jazz, and pedagogy.

Undergraduate degrees

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field

Bachelor of Music Education

Graduate degrees

Master of Music in Jazz Studies

Doctor of Music in Jazz Studies

Diploma programs

Performer Diploma, Solo Performance

Artist Diploma

Study with world-class jazz faculty

You’ll study with faculty members who possess impressive performance and educational credentials. Our world-class jazz studies faculty boasts scholars, authors, award-winning composers and performers, Grammy winners, National Endowment for the Arts recipients, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Jazz Masters.

Each week, you’ll have a private lesson with your faculty mentor. And you’ll get the benefit of our other faculty members’ varied expertise through classes and ensemble work.

Thomas Walsh

Robert J. Waller Sr. and Robert J. Waller Jr. Professor of Music

Phone:: 812-855-4446
Email:: tpwalsh@indiana.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS329

Jeremy Allen

David H. Jacobs Professor of Music

Phone:: 812-855-5541
Email:: jlallen@indiana.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS235

Natalie Boeyink

Associate Professor of Music (Jazz Studies)

Email:: nboeyink@iu.edu
Office:: Merrill Hall, MU211

Rachel Caswell

Adjunct Lecturer in Music (Jazz Studies: Voice)

Email:: rcaswell@indiana.edu
Office:: Merrill Hall, MU215B

Sean Dobbins

Professor of Music (Jazz Studies)

Email:: skdobbin@iu.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS031

Luke Gillespie

Professor of Music (Jazz Studies)

Phone:: 812-855-5744
Email:: lgillesp@indiana.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS211

John Raymond

Associate Professor of Music (Jazz Studies: Trumpet)

Phone:: 812-855-8338
Email:: raymond@iu.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS322

Wayne Wallace

Professor of Practice (Jazz Studies and Jazz Trombone)

Phone:: 812-855-4892
Email:: waywalla@indiana.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS302

Brent Wallarab

David N. Baker Associate Professor of Jazz Studies

Phone:: 812-855-4681
Email:: bwallara@indiana.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, MU218

Greg Ward

Associate Professor of Music (Jazz Studies)

Email:: wardg@iu.edu
Office:: East Studio Building, JS323

Alexander (Sandy) Williams

Adjunct Lecturer in Music (Jazz Studies: Guitar)

Perform on a regular basis

As a jazz studies student, you’re required to perform as part of an ensemble.

You’ll have plenty of choices—we are home to three jazz big bands, the Latin Jazz Ensemble, and several combos.

As an added bonus, you’re encouraged to put on ad hoc performances with your peers.

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Support the Jazz Studies Department

Help support activities of the Jazz Studies Department and students enrolled in a degree program in Jazz Studies at the Jacobs School of Music.

Jacobs has provided me with the mentors and lifelong friends that have taught me what it means to really know and love music.
Jonathan de la Cruz, M.M. Jazz Trumpet Performance