Listening plays a fundamental role in jazz improvisation; but is it necessary for each player to hear all others in a successful improvisation? To better understand the interactions and dynamics of improvisation, a two-part project was started.
The UCLA Ethnomusicology Department was honored to host the annual conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California and Hawai'i Chapter (SEMSCHC) on March 1-2, 2025, at UCLA. This year's conference held special significance as it marked the 70th...
Bette Yarbrough Cox (1921-2017) was a music educator in Los Angeles for more than 30 years, the founder of the BEEM (Black Experience as Expressed through Music) Foundation for the Advancement of Music, a Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of Los Angeles, and a...
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