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  • School of Music, Theatre & Dance faculty and staff.

    Oksana Ezhokina Professor of Music - Piano; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Full Profile 253-535-7604 ejokinoa@plu.edu

  • Music faculty and staff.

    Oksana Ezhokina Professor of Music - Piano; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Full Profile 253-535-7604 ejokinoa@plu.edu

  • Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more.

    Jazz at PLU The education of improvisation Jazz at Pacific Lutheran UniversityWelcome to the PLU Jazz website! Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more. PLU offers classes in jazz history, jazz theory, private instrumental lessons, as well as lessons in jazz composition and arranging. The jazz ensemble and combos provide students and audiences with the opportunity to experience jazz music both in its traditional form and in a variety

    Dr. Cassio Vianna, Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Music
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • School of Music, Theatre & Dance faculty and staff.

    Cassio Vianna Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

  • Music faculty and staff.

    Cassio Vianna Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies Full Profile 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu

  • arrangements by students may be performed by the University Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Combos. Instructor: Dr. Cassio Vianna Private Jazz Instrumental and Improvisation Instruction: Private jazz instruction is available for saxophone, electric guitar, electric or acoustic bass, piano, drum set, and improvisation (any instrument). Two semesters of traditional private instruction or permission from the Director of Jazz Studies is a prerequisite for private jazz instruction. Instruction focuses on technique

  • A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communications Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013, but she might have taken her most high-profile class just this year: an “Up Close With the…

    Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 21, 2014 Image: Natalie Burton ’13 plays a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International’s Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) February 21, 2014 A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communications Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013

  • 14th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Jazz Under the Stars at Pacific Lutheran University combines two ideas – provide outdoor, evening jazz performances and the chance to gaze at the stars from the university’s observatory. Vocalist and Tacoma native Sommer Stockinger will open the annual…

    . They have three CDs to their credit, all of which hit top-10 rankings with jazz stations all over the world. This nationally renowned treasure based in the Pacific Northwest has been featured by articles in Jazz Improv, LA Jazz Scene, Brass Herald and more. August 2 – David Deacon-Joyner Trio with Dennis Hastings David Deacon-Joyner is professor and director of jazz studies at PLU. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Deacon-Joyner was mentored by jazz piano great James Williams, and has performed with jazz

  • Semester and Assessment Jury Rubric, Jazz (pdf) view download

  • Performance/clinic: Each school band will perform and receive a 30-minute clinic from two professional jazz educators following their performance on stage Midday Concert:  The PLU Jazz Ensemble

    PLU Weathermon Jazz FestivalMarch 18, 2025Eastvold Auditorium - Karen Hille Phillips Center | Cassio Vianna, Director The PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance invites High School Jazz Bands to register for our PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival. The festival is sponsored by the Pacific Lutheran University School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies. A non-competitive music event, this festival aims to provide helpful feedback to jazz