The Jazz Studies Program at CSUF offers students a chance to prepare themselves for the world of professional performance and composing/arranging opportunities in the Southern California region and throughout the nation. The Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in Jazz and Commercial Studies prepares students for this vibrant field.
Performing Ensembles
Ensembles include the Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Small Groups (combos), and the Jazz Singers. From participation in these groups, students are prepared to take their place in the jazz and commercial performing opportunities available in the region.
The Jazz Ensembles and Combos are active in performing a wide variety of styles; from cutting edge contemporary styles of Maria Schneider and Jim McNeely to the classics of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. They perform concerts on campus and at top local, regional and international jazz festivals. Students may also audition for any of the jazz combos. The CSUF jazz groups have been selected as the winning ensembles & combos at the Reno Jazz Festival, Fullerton College Jazz Festival and the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Singers performs music that encompasses a wide variety of contemporary and historical jazz styles. In Jazz Singers an emphasis is placed on solo improvisation. |
Jazz Studies Faculty
> Dr. Charles (Chuck) Tumlinson, director, jazz ensembles and small groups
> Bill Cunliffe, director, small groups (combos), Jazz Ensemble II, jazz piano
> Laura Harrison, jazz singers director
> Jeff Ellwood, jazz saxophone
> Ron Escheté, guitar
> Luther Hughes, bass, combos
> Paul Kreibich, drum set
> Andrew Martin, trombone
> Mark Massey, piano
> Charles Sharp, jazz history
Auditions
All students wishing to study jazz at Cal State Fullerton must audition.
Audition information is available
1.) Online:
2.) Watch your mail for information sent from the music department, or;
3.) Contact area coordinator, Dr. Chuck Tumlinson, listed below, for more information.
Both scholarship and regular auditions for incoming students are scheduled in the spring of each year. Students who hope to begin study in a spring semester may make special arrangements for an audition through the area coordinator.
To Learn More
Contact: Chuck Tumlinson at
(714) 278-5523 or
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Write:
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Music
P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
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