Two Eastman Community Music School Seniors Receive Jazz Festival Scholarships To Continue Studies At Eastman

Saxophonist Erik Stabnau of Brighton and guitarist Alex Patrick of Penfield are the recipients of the ninth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival/Eastman School of Music Scholarships and will attend the Eastman School this fall as first-years in the Department of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media. As part of the 2010 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival,…

Eastman School Students, Faculty, Alumni Featured Prominently in 2010 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

The 2010 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival prominently features Eastman School of Music students, faculty, and alumni in the nine-day celebration in downtown Rochester. Held in the area surrounding Eastman’s campus on Gibbs Street, colloquially known as “Jazz Street” during the festival, the 2010 XRIJF will envelop Rochester’s East End in bebop, hardbop, latin, swing, and…

Annual Commencement for Eastman School of Music Undergraduate and Master's Students is Sunday, May 16

Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, will give the Commencement Address and receive the Eastman School of Music’s Luminary Award during the School’s commencement at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, May 16, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. In addition, faculty member Vincent Lenti will receive the University of Rochester’s Charles Force Hutchison and…