CSU, Chico - Department of Music

CSU Jazz

Jazz Studies at CSU Chico offers a well rounded curriculum to prepare incoming students to deal with a wide variety of opportunities upon graduation. Performance ensembles include both small groups and large ensembles and put an emphasis on the student’s involvement from a composition standpoint. Styles range from standard repertoire to funk, latin, rock, and on to the newest creations by our own student composers. In addition to the standard classes in music such as theory, history, etc. the jazz area offers specific study in areas such as improvisation, jazz history, arranging/composition, applied performance lessons in jazz, form and analysis, and jazz theory. In addition to our jazz program, CSU Music proudly offers one of the best and most thriving music industry and recording industry programs around today, helping to provide the ultimate opportunity for today’s up and coming musicians.

About Chico

The city of Chico provides a student of the arts with the perfect atmosphere for creative development and the honing of one’s skills. Chico revolves around the University which in turn provides our city with a unique, truly college town evolutionary type environment, filled with artistic energy, character, and opportunities.

Chicovana

Chicovana is represents the CSU Chico Jazz Combo program. Formerly just a single latin style group, Chicovana is now designed involve several mainstream jazz combos, jazz choir, funk, latin, or whatever opportunity might arise with our student personel to acquire experience in the chamber area of popular music. Our goal with Chicovana is to provide a versatile chamber jazz ensemble program with multiple groups focusing on some of the “straight ahead” jazz repertoire while other groups will branch out to any other style. This allows Chicovana to add a significant amount of educational versatility to CSU Jazz.


	CSU Jazz Jazz Studies at CSU Chico offers a well rounded curriculum to prepare incoming students to deal with a wide variety of opportunities upon graduation. Performance ensembles include both small groups and large ensembles and put an emphasis on the student’s involvement from a composition standpoint. Styles range from standard repertoire to funk, latin, rock, and on to the newest creations by our own student composers. In addition to the standard classes in music such as theory, history, etc. the jazz area offers specific study in areas such as improvisation, jazz history, arranging/composition, applied performance lessons in jazz, form and analysis, and jazz theory. In addition to our jazz program, CSU Music proudly offers one of the best and most thriving music industry and recording industry programs around today, helping to provide the ultimate opportunity for today’s up and coming musicians. About Chico The city of Chico provides a student of the arts with the perfect atmosphere for creative development and the honing of one’s skills. Chico revolves around the University which in turn provides our city with a unique, truly college town evolutionary type environment, filled with artistic energy, character, and opportunities. Chicovana Chicovana is represents the CSU Chico Jazz Combo program. Formerly just a single latin style group, Chicovana is now designed involve several mainstream jazz combos, jazz choir, funk, latin, or whatever opportunity might arise with our student personel to acquire experience in the chamber area of popular music. Our goal with Chicovana is to provide a versatile chamber jazz ensemble program with multiple groups focusing on some of the “straight ahead” jazz repertoire while other groups will branch out to any other style. This allows Chicovana to add a significant amount of educational versatility to CSU Jazz.		Links ----------------------- · Bands · Choral Ensembles · Opera Workshop · North State Symphony · Jazz Ensembles · Chamber Music · Popular Music Groups · Brass Ensembles · Piano/Keyboard · Organ Contact ----------------------- Prof. Rocky Winslow Phone: 898 6986 Email