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Jazz Studies
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UIC Education in JazzInformation, Exposure, and ExperienceEducation in Jazz at the
Chicago provides a busy and diverse working environment for jazz, classical, and commercial musicians, and many students find professional playing opportunities off campus. The students of UIC can experience all that the Chicago jazz community has to offer. This experience includes many opportunities for exposure and interaction with organizations and events such as Jazz at Symphony Center, The Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Unites, the Ravinia Festival, The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Millennium Park's Made in Chicago Series and the world-renowned Chicago Jazz Festival. Jazz Faculty
Ernie Adams is a very experienced, high profile all-styles drummer, who has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians. He is known for his perfect timing, solid groove, and brilliant technique that he combines with great musical taste and a wonderful personaity. He has performed, recorded, and toured with the likes of Ramsey Lewis, AI DiMiola, Joe Williams, Billy Dickens, Arturo Sandoval, Steve Cole, Dianne Reeves, Stanley Turrentine, Ahmad Jamal, Richie Cole, James Moody, Joe Zawinul, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Orbert Davis, the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and the list goes on. Having graduated as Jazz major from
Popular tenor saxophonist/pianist, Ari Brown is an important member of the
His technique and traditional jazz chops are excellent and highly expressive on both of his instruments. Chicago Reader critic Peter Margasak calls Brown "A terrific saxophonist with a deep understanding of both bop's complex rhythms and the wild expressionism of free jazz." Ari blends two traditions; the
Nicole Mitchell has been celebrated for bringing a exciting new approach to flute improvisation. Co-president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Mitchell is the founder of the critically acclaimed Black Earth Ensemble and Black Earth Strings. #1 in Downbeat magazine's critic's poll for "Rising Star Flutist 2005, 2006 and 2007," Nicole Mitchell is one of few African American women to take the path as a creative instrumentalist, composer, band leader and an educator. With her ensembles and as a featured flutist, she has been a highlight at art venues and festivals throughout Europe, the
Bassist Stewart Miller is a native of
After two years of touring with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the early 1980s, Stewart worked in a wide variety of musical settings in the Louisville-Lexington-Cincinnati area and eventually came to
He can be heard on recent recordings by
Zvonimir Tot is a jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger with a style deeply rooted in the jazz tradition but flavored by his European origin. His twisty trek to America has resulted in an unusual collection of degrees: a Bachelor's degree in jazz guitar and music education from Franz Liszt Academy of Musical Arts in Budapest; another Bachelor's, in jazz performance, from Amsterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands; and a Master's in composition and jazz studies from Northern Illinois University. Tot has performed and/or recorded in The Netherlands,
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