Good jazz colleges in NJ

[tplyons]

Looking at colleges for fall 2005, looking to major in jazz performance or something of the sort. Who has good jazz programs in NJ? Good music programs in general?

[Phil Smith]

Depending on what part of NJ you're in, SUNY Purchase, in Purchase NY has a great Jazz program.

[tplyons]

Northern NJ. An hour from the city.

[Phil Smith]

Purchase is about 15 to 20 minutes from the Tapan-Zee Bridge.

[Sam Sherry]

My pal Janet Reeves is on the faculty at William Paterson. Check out the roster there -- monsters all! James Williams, Harold Mabern, Steve LaSpina, Horacee Arnold . . . man, I should go learn something . . .

Here's the adjunct list:
http://www.wpunj.edu/coac/music/faculty/adjunct.html

Good luck.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by Sam Sherry

My pal Janet Reeves is on the faculty at William Paterson. Check out the roster there -- monsters all! James Williams, Harold Mabern, Steve LaSpina, Horacee Arnold . . . man, I should go learn something . . .

Here's the adjunct list:
http://www.wpunj.edu/coac/music/faculty/adjunct.html

Good luck.

Was just up at WPUNJ on Tuesday for Dialogue Day. Great musicians there, but I have no chance at the jazz program. Maybe as a standard music major I can concentrate on jazz there though...

[godoze]

Originally Posted by tplyons

Was just up at WPUNJ on Tuesday for Dialogue Day. Great musicians there, but I have no chance at the jazz program. Maybe as a standard music major I can concentrate on jazz there though...

I'm confused; Do you think it will be easier to be a "standard" music major than being in the Jazz program ? 'Cause if you do you are sadly mistaken...

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by DonZ

I'm confused; Do you think it will be easier to be a "standard" music major than being in the Jazz program ? 'Cause if you do you are sadly mistaken...

Only at Willy P. Their program is #2 in the nation and they are very selective. I won't even be able to get into the jazz program.