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Quick Contacts
email the dept. of performing arts email
the music dept. email
the theater dept.
UIC Department of Performing Arts
College of Architecture and the Arts
EPASW Bldg. 1040 W. Harrison St. MC-255
Chicago, IL 60607-7130
phone 312-996-2977 | fax 312-996-0954
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For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu.
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Chicago Jazz Philharmonic/UIC Jazz Academy is a UIC sponsored summer program that builds on CJP's school year programming known as JazzAlive. Students will develop skills and knowledge about music and performance through participation in various ensembles such as Jazz Band, Drumline, and Handchimes. Additional courses offered range from Jazz Aesthetics to Instrumental Technique.
Located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the camp will open up new opportunities for the participants. Students will:
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Enhance their jazz education annually from grade school through high school by participating in the jazz academy.
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Have unique opportunities to play alongside and perform with professional CJP Artists-in-Residence in a culminating event.
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Have the opportunity to develop their musical skills
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Have access to private practice rooms, rehearsal halls, and performance venues.
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Learn important life skills, such as setting goals, time management, team work, communication, and positive interaction with their peers.
- Encounter specific campus-based activities that will introduce students to a college campus, while encouraging them to seek higher education.
For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu. |
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Chicago Jazz Philharmonic/UIC Jazz Academy helps resolve three critical issues:
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The need for children in underserved communities to become interested in pursuing higher education
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The lack of sustained music education from grade school through high school
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The need to preserve jazz as a genre for the next generation
The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic/UIC Jazz Academy will connect students to an outstanding institution of higher learning. This exposure helps students break down perceived barriers to higher education and enhances their chances for life-long success.
For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu. |
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University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Performing Arts (DPA)
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UIC is conveniently located on the near west side of Chicago and it is easily accessible by car, train, and bus.
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More than 25,000 students who study at UIC come from the city of Chicago, its suburbs, from all 50 states, and 95 foreign countries.
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DPA is committed to music and theatre as forms of artistic expression that have a crucial role to play in the cultural, intellectual, social, and political life of the community in which they exist, and in the world as a whole.
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DPA is housed in the College of Architecture and the Arts, which also includes the Schools of Architecture, Art and Design, and the Department of Art History.
- UIC Performing Arts faculty hold national and international credentials as artists, teachers, and/or scholars.
For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu. |
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Students need to register in advance for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic/UIC Jazz Academ. The $100 tuition includes coursework, materials, lunch, and recreational activities. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu. |
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Orbert Davis
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| Director of UIC Jazz Studies |
Orbert Davis has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from DePaul University and a Masters of Music in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University. In addition to being a world-renowned jazz musician, he is a composer and conductor and the Founding and Artistic Director for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. His two critically acclaimed recordings, Priority and Blue Notes, both reached the top ten on the national JazzWeek jazz charts. Davis is Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies in UIC's Department of Performing Arts.
Dr. Michael J. Anderson
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| Chair, Department of Performing Arts |
Dr. Anderson is the Chairman of the Department of Performing Arts and Director of Choral and Vocal Studies. He holds the D.M.A. degree from the University of Colorado and the M.MusEd and B.MusEd degrees from Georgia State University. Dr. Anderson has conducted, lectured, and adjudicated choirs across the United States, in Sweden, France, Hong Kong, Israel, China, Japan, Korea, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
Melody Balicki
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Director of Education
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
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Ms. Melody Balicki currently serves as the Director of Education for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Melody Balicki is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Music Education. Most recently her Jazz Ensemble was only the second high school jazz band in history to be invited to perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival in Grant Park in 2006. In December of 2006 she was honored as one of Who’s Who Among Emerging Leaders in America First Edition.
For more information, email Kimberly Watson at jazzacademy@uic.edu.
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