Welcome to the Jazz Season page.
Our four jazz ensembles perform twice each semester. SSU Jazz ensembles include:
- SSU Jazz Orchestra – the flagship 18-piece ensemble performing Big Band standards and modern jazz ensemble repertoire
- Concert Jazz Combos – two ensembles each semester rotating on a particular jazz sub-genre or era
- Latin Band – devoted to the styles, rhythms, and concepts found in music from the Caribbean, Brazil, and Haiti
Jazz Forums are now on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Schroeder Hall, room 1029
September 13 - Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm
October 4 - Schimscheimer Family Trio
October 11 - Tina Raymond Trio
October 25 - SSU Faculty Jazz Ensemble
November 1 - Alon Nechushtan
November 15 - Raffi Garabedian Octet
January 31 - Randy Vincent
February 7 - John Stowell
February 14 - Danielle Wertz
February 28 - Isaac Schwartz
March 13 - Noam Lemish & Amos Hoffman
April 10 - Ben Rosenblum
The SSU Jazz Studies program gratefully acknowledges the support of Zildjian Cymbals and Markbass.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
SSU Concert Jazz Ensemble & SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble
Monday, May 6, 2024
Jazz Orchestra: Such Sweet Thunder
Join us in Weill Hall where the Sonoma State Jazz Orchestra will perform several movements from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's landmark 1957 Such Sweet Thunder Suite , based on the works of Shakespeare. The 23-piece ensemble will also perform works by Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins, and others including director Doug Leibinger. SSU Jazz Ensemble "Dynamicism" opens the show.View Event Details