MHMUS 411J — Jazz History IV

3 credits
Fall
Fredara Hadley

Prerequisite: MHMUS 311J . Jazz History courses explore the music and musicians that defined critical eras in jazz, and the political and social context in which they were situated. Jazz History IV, the final course in the sequence, examines modern jazz history from 1980 to the present with a focus on identifying the many streams in the genre that are current and enduring. Reflecting on this history, students will be challenged to project what their position in the world of jazz will be twenty years into the future, based on their evolving artistic vision, their mission statement as musicians, and their view of 21^st-century society.