music

Singer Madison Beer and NERVO, the Australian twin sister DJs Miriam and Olivia Nervo, are the guests for the first two sessions on the new cycle of “Office Hours.”

Jade Elliott, who studied jazz at UCLA, earned the opportunity of her young career: an all-expenses paid trip to Switzerland to perform at the high-profile event.

A class created by adjunct professor David Leaf will tell the band’s story through film, video and interviews with music industry executives.

The legendary musician has been a part of the faculty since 1978; Dean Judith Smith said the chair will extend his “tireless advocacy work for jazz as an American art form.”

Q&A with UCLA’s Cheryl Keyes about her latest musical project “Hollywood and Vine” — a foray into “nu-disco” and “trans-Atlantic house.”

New major is an extension of the jazz studies concentration, established in 1996 by jazz icon Kenny Burrell.

Henry Mancini’s original score was retrieved from UCLA Library Special Collections for a Hollywood Bowl “symphonic” screening.

The legendary bandleader sparked serious conversations about race, politics and music by performing with an integrated band.

The schedule, which runs from September 22, 2018, to May 10, 2019, offers 42 events and 59 performances, with one U.S. and seven West Coast premieres, plus two exclusive programs.

The proposed minor would create new opportunities to engage students across all majors on campus, and it would extend the campus’s existing strength in Iranian studies.

Singer-songwriter Eva B. Ross, a UCLA alumna, will perform at the closing concert, as will the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA and Superdevoiche, the UCLA Balkan Women’s Choir.

Four UCLA professors offer their thoughts on the prize going to a non-classical or non-jazz record for the first time ever.

Six of Newton’s original compositions, including two world premieres, offer a glimpse into his evolution as a composer at the free concert on April 22.

UCLA’s film composing students gain a solid grounding in varied musical styles while learning to score for the screen.

A $2 million gift left by the late actor will support students in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Featured among the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 100-plus events: Kyle Abraham, Angélique Kidjo, Kenya HARA and Brett Steele.

The school will present more than two dozen performances this winter quarter by world-class student ensembles and guest artists, as well as masterclasses and symposia.

Known for bringing together jazz and classical music, Jang will present a series of concerts, lectures and a film screening

The annual series includes talks on intersectionality, as well as magical and occult styles of thought, and a mini-symposium on Jamaican popular music and dance.

The singer and conductor, who has guided opera in Los Angeles for decades, also conducted a public master class at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Highlights include several world premieres of new work, symposia, and programs celebrating works by American and British composers.

Inventive, intriguing and interdisciplinary: how new minors are changing undergraduate education at UCLA.

The UCLA design media arts professor talks about creating the eye-catching visuals for four new songs by the critically acclaimed group.

Program opens Sept. 5 with the world premiere of “David’s Quilt,” featuring 15 L.A.-based composers including one UCLA faculty member and three graduate students.

“He has been a powerful champion for the arts in Los Angeles for five decades, and his exceptional commitment to arts education embodies UCLA’s highest ideals,” said Chancellor Gene Block.