<p>(Same as Anthropology M158 and Ethnomusicology M130.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended requisite: Anthropology 3 or 4 or Ethnomusicology 20A or 20B or 20C. Aesthetics of jazz from point of view of musicians who shaped jazz as art form in 20th century. Listening to and interacting with professional jazz musicians who answer questions and give musical demonstrations. Analytical resources and historical knowledge of musicians and ethnomusicologists combined with those interested in jazz as cultural tradition. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Global Jazz Studies

The school cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus, throughout Los Angeles, and beyond.

Herb Alpert School of Music

The curriculum is designed around performance courses, musicianship and music theory, and a broad understanding of the historical and societal context of the development and advancement of jazz.

General Catalog

Culture of Jazz Aesthetics

GJ STDS M130

4 units