Jazz Studies

Jazz always offers something a little different and the jazz studies department at UW-Eau Claire keeps it that way! Learn classic and contemporary jazz while adding your own funky spin on it.

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The Eau Claire campus of the University of Wisconsin has one of the most well regarded jazz studies programs in the country.

New York Times

The Jazz Culture

In the Jazz Studies area, we make a point to be as inclusive as possible of all types of students so that everyone can benefit from the many opportunities we offer students. The program has participants from many cultural, academic, and musical backgrounds. The goal here is for all students to learn from our faculty as well as from one another. In order to facilitate this kind of group learning, we regularly host Jazz Series events such as clinics and masterclasses, which bring phenomenal artists from around the world to the University. Additionally, there are open jam sessions every Monday night that are held at and sponsored by The Lakely eatery in downtown Eau Claire.

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The opportunities that have been granted to me here are extraordinary. From accompanying professional musicians, playing in jazz bands, to conducting operas and musicals, I have had experiences that have not only shaped me as a musician, but as a human being as well. There just isn’t another place like Music & Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Miles Plant | Student

Jazz Series

The professors and students working in the Jazz Studies department organize clinics and performances for every semester that enrich the studies of our students and bring educational and entertaining opportunities to the whole community.