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05/07/2026

Meet our students 🎻

This is the final entry in this year’s “Off the Record” series, which explores the personal stories and musical journeys of our Jazz Studies students through candid conversation.

This video features Zoe Shepard (), our MM Jazz violin student — she’s also a talented vocalist, dancer and arranger!

Special thanks to Marissa Baker () for creating this video series as a platform to feature our students!

04/21/2026

To Incoming Students📝💭

, , and .swyers, last Spring’s featured student arrangers, offer their advice to new students at Jacobs. Make the most of your opportunities here, be persistent, and take care of yourself!

🎧: Pennies from Heaven, arr. Alex Hoberty

Special thanks to for these interviews!

04/17/2026

LJE BACKSTAGE🥁🔥

Join us in the MAC this upcoming Monday at 8PM for the final Latin Jazz Ensemble concert of the season!Get hyped!! While you wait, enjoy these interviews from the previous explosive LJE concert🎤🎻

04/16/2026

Brent Appreciation Post👑

Brent Wallarab is a backbone of our program and truly leaves his mark on all of his students, whether through arranging courses or in his big band. Take it from , , and .swyers! Let’s all show Brent the love and appreciation he deserves!❤️

🎧: Night and Day - Cole Porter, arr. Willie Bays

Special thanks to for these interviews!

Don't miss this incredible concert Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with the Natalie Boeyink Jazz Ensemble + ...
04/11/2026

Don't miss this incredible concert Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with the Natalie Boeyink Jazz Ensemble + the Plummer Jazz Group, directed by Greg Ward, with guest artist Walter Smith III. Tickets are FREE!

04/09/2026

JAZZ STUDENTS - APPLY NOW✏️🎷

Applications for the Summer Jazz Workshop are closing next week! Apply by April 13th for the chance to secure a scholarship🎺🎤

The Summer Jazz Workshop takes place June 7-13 this year, and it wouldn’t be possible without our faculty members. The Workshop is an opportunity to learn from world-class musicians with a talent for sharing their secrets with the next generation. Come hear your teachers play, and that next lesson will hit different!

Time’s running out! Spread the word and sign up TODAY at the link in bio! ✨

04/08/2026

Student Spotlight! 🎤✨

Welcome back to “Off the Record,” our video series celebrating the Jacobs School’s Jazz Studies community, where each entry platforms a student’s voice to share their personal story and musical journey.

Today we’re featuring Dana Badcock (), an incredible vocalist, arranger and composer. You’ll be hearing from Dana soon, if you haven’t already!😉

Special thanks to Marissa Baker () for capturing this conversation and creating this video.

04/02/2026

MOTOWN MEETS MAMBO🎻🥁

Wayne Wallace’s Latin Jazz Ensemble lit up the stage last month with a full set of reimagined Stevie Wonder classics. Our students blew the roof off the place, with at the center of it all. This show left us truly Overjoyed😉

03/30/2026

REGISTER NOW — SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE💵🗓️
Sign up by April 13 for the Summer Jazz Workshop, June 7-13! 🎷

Masterclasses from esteemed guests like Jamey Aebersold are a highlight of the workshop. Jazz is a community-centered tradition with a tangible lineage — now’s your chance for face-to-face experiences with people ready to share some serious life-changing wisdom.

❗Application deadline is April 13 – just two weeks left!
Don’t wait! Spread the word and sign up now at the link in bio! ✨

See you soon!

03/25/2026

Brass section is in effect🎺🔥

Check out this epic passage from the Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble's performance of Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes", arranged by trombonist and IU alum Sam Swyers.

Full video at the link in bio!📎

03/17/2026

Last chance to signup for Jazz Girls Day! 🚨

Don’t miss out on this FREE event, Saturday March 28, for middle school and high school jazzgirls and girl-identifying jazz musicians. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from Indiana-based professional jazzwomen mentors, and our guest artist, trumpeter . It’ll be a great day of mentoring, playing together, coachings, and fun!

Link in bio. Spread the word and signup now!

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