What does a jazz professor do? Is studying jazz like the movie Whiplash? - Interview w/ a Jazz Prof

What does a jazz professor do? What does a jazz studies program at a major American university look like in 2020? How has covid affected the upcoming school year?
Dr. Jared Sims, Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at West Virginia University joins LTA to talk about all that and more.
This was a fascinating conversation and we will be posting more of it in the coming days. If you have even a passing interest in jazz, you'll want to watch the whole thing.
Follow the WVU Jazz Studies Program on Facebook: / wvujazzstudio and Instagram / wvu_jazzstudio - and check out their website: www.music.wvu.edu/jazz
Follow Jared on Instagram / jaredsims and check out his latest single, Awakenings, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement: helpgive.to/Awakenings
This interview was recorded on May 21, 2020
Thumbnail photo by Janine Robinson - www.janinekrobinson.com

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Great topics! I went to a music school in Baltimore and I wish they offered a “ How to live a functional life as a musician” class.