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university of maine at augusta
AuGuSTA, MAINe
Student Body: 86 jazz students.
tuition: In-state: $6,240/year;
out-of-state: $15,120/year.
faculty: Russ Lombardi, Bill Moseley, Richard
Nelson, Steve Grover, Bob Thompson, Pam
Jenkins, Anita Jerosch, David Wells.
Music Degrees: Bachelor’s of Jazz and
Contemporary Music with concentrations in
Performance, Composition, Audio Recording,
Music Education; Associate’s Degree in Jazz
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and Contemporary Music.
Jazz Bands: 12 performing groups including
various jazz, fusion and progressive rock
combos, vocal ensemble and vocal jazz quartet,
plus gigging groups: Café Jazz Ensemble, Large
Latin Ensemble, Jazz On Tour Ensemble.
Auditions: On campus by appointment, tapes
also accepted. Information upon request.
financial Aid: Available, (207) 621-4455.
Scholarships: Available. Russ Lombardi, (207)
621-3214; rlombardi@maine.edu
Application Deadline: Rolling admission. Apply
early for financial aid and scholarships.
Contact: Russ Lombardi, (207) 621-3214;
rlombardi@maine.edu.
university of maryland
COLLeGe PARk, MARYLAND
Student Body: Approximately 20 undergraduate
jazz majors; 10 graduate. 200 undergraduate
music students; 350 graduate.
tuition: Undergraduate: In-state: $8,416/year;
out-of-state: $24,831/year. Graduate: In-state:
$12,000/year; out-of-state: $25,848/year.
Jazz Degrees: Bachelor’s of Arts in Jazz Studies;
Master’s of Music in Jazz. Bachelor’s of Music
Jazz Studies being added in the near future.
Jazz Bands: Three Jazz Ensembles, including a
lab band, and four Jazz Combos
faculty: Gerard Kunkel, Jazz Guitar; Tom
Baldwin, Jazz Bass; Jon Ozment, Jazz Piano;
Ben Patterson, Jazz Trombone; Leigh Pilzer,
Jazz Theory & Arranging; Chuck Redd, Jazz
Percussion; Chris Vadala, Jazz Saxophone/
Woodwinds; Tom Baldwin, Jazz Bass
notable Alumni: Terell Stafford, Steve Fidyk, Wade
Beach, Scott Drewes, Doug Morgan, John Ozment.
Auditions: Mid-January dates. Exact dates
available from the School of Music Admissions
Office (music.umd.edu). Three prepared pieces
of different styles with improvisation (e.g.,
swing, ballad, Latin) done with play-a-long
accompaniments, jazz transcription and/or jazz
etude, sight-reading are required.
financial Aid: Available. See admissions.umd.
edu/admissions/finaid/default.asp
Scholarships: Available. Music merit
scholarships are awarded to top candidates
of the incoming class, based on audition. No
separate application is needed. See music.
umd.edu/scholarships for details. Academic
merit scholarships are awarded by the
University through the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
Application Deadline: Nov. 1 for undergraduates.
Dec. 1 for graduate study. Students must also
apply to the university. See admissions.umd.
edu/admissions/apply/default.asp.
Contact: Jenny Lang or David Powell,
musicadmissions@umd.edu. (301) 405-8435.
university of massachusetts
at amherst
AMheRST, MASSAChuSeTTS
Student Body: 35 undergraduates,
seven graduates.
tuition: In-state: undergraduate: $20,500,
graduate: $12,000; out-of-state: undergraduate:
$32,500, graduate: $24,000.
faculty: Jeffrey W. Holmes, Catherine Jensen-
Hole, Felipe Salles, Thomas Giampietro, Salvatore
Macchi, T. Dennis Brown, Robert Ferrier.
Student-to-faculty Ratio: 7:1 (in music program).
Jazz Degrees: Bachelor’s of Music, Bachelor’s of
Arts, minor in Jazz and African American Music
Studies (performance); Master’s of Music in Jazz
Composition and Arranging.