Spring Jazz Concerts Stimulate the Spirit
At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus

Brooklyn, N.Y. – The Music Department of Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus will present a series of jazz clinics and concerts this spring that will excite jazz fans. Among the highlights are appearances by noted drummer Jimmy Cobb and jazz guitarist Dave Stryker. Most events will take place in the Library Learning Center Room 122. All events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, February 24, 4 p.m. – Drummer Jimmy Cobb will work with Brooklyn Campus music students, as part of the Jazz Clinic and Concert series.

Tuesday, March 9, 4 p.m. – Jazz guitarist Dave Stryker, called by the Village Voice "one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years," will speak and perform with students.

Tuesday, April 6, 4 p.m. – The New Jazz Composer’s Octet will perform and instruct students.

Tuesday, April 27, 4 p.m. – Faculty members will perform in the All-Star Faculty Jazz Concert.

Monday, May 3, 7 p.m. – The Long Island University Chorus and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will hold their spring concert in the Triangle Theater.

Tuesday, May 4, 1 p.m. – Student jazz ensembles will perform in concert.

For more information, call Professor Bob Aquino at (718) 488-1668.

In addition to a B.A. in traditional studies, the Music Department offers a B.F.A. degree in Jazz Studies. Students may study privately with professionals off-campus for credit. The program can be tailored to suit students’ needs with either a minor or double major in other fields.

Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus opened in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. More than 30,000 students currently are enrolled at the University’s three residential and three regional compuses, including more than 11,000 at the Brooklyn Campus.