CCU Commercial Music & Jazz

08/24/2026

✨ Alum Spotlight! ✨
It’s always great to see our alumns doing incredible things! Last week CCU Commercial Music and Jazz alum and saxophonist Sam Hickman performed at Chase Field with Noah Kahan to a sold out crowd. What a wonderful spectacle to behold! We couldn’t be more proud of our Chanticleer! CCU Music

08/13/2026

🗓️ Save the date!
Kicking off the Fall semester with a guest artist, trombonist Nick Grinder, on Sep 16! Stay tuned for more details

06/26/2026

Summer wouldn’t be complete without some live music from some familiar faces! 😎
You can find CCU Music alum and faculty in the band all summer long!

06/03/2026

Check out a couple of our CCU Music students in The Bounty Hunters on Thursday on the Tito’s stage at 8pm! And keep an eye out for even more of our students and faculty playing at CCMF this week! 🤠

Carolina Country Music Fest is coming back to Myrtle Beach, SC with 40 + country artists to be announced! 2026 Tickets On Sale Soon.

05/15/2026

School’s out for summer! Except… many of our professors are traveling and teaching abroad! Check out Coastal Carolina University Department of Music’s Assistant Professor Emilio Terranova working with students in California.

05/12/2026

📢Attention CCU students!
If you'd like to be a part of our Commercial Music and Jazz (MCJ) Ensembles in the Fall (which include Country band, R&B Ensemble, Rock band, Jazz big band, and Jazz Combo), see the link below for audition requirements and online submission!
https://tinyurl.com/F26CCUMCJEnsembleAuditions
All audition materials must be submitted by August 3rd. Good luck!

05/11/2026

If you’re a CCU student and interested in joining our commercial music and jazz ensembles in the Fall, check your email for audition info! If you didn’t receive information from our coordinator (Prof. Emilio Terranova) or your applied lesson instructor, send us a DM and we’ll put you on our mailing list. You can also find a link to audition info in our Linktree bio.
All students, regardless of major, are eligible to participate in our ensembles.

05/08/2026

Yet another graduating senior in our Coastal Carolina University Department of Music is saxophonist Jordan Hutcherson!
If you've been to any of our jazz concerts, you've likely seen him in the ensemble. Jordan also plays regularly around the Grand Strand!
Please help us congratulate him in the comments!

05/07/2026

Next up on our graduate spotlight series is bassist Jimmy Risley!
Jimmy has been on an impressive journey as a Coastal Carolina University Department of Music student, and you can read all about it here in this post!
Help us congratulate Jimmy on his accomplishments in the comments and wish him well on the next chapter of his journey!

05/05/2026

Next up in our Senior Spotlight is vocalist Camren Wilkinson! 🎤
Camren is earning his Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with a concentration in Commercial Music and Jazz.
Help us send off Camren in style in the comments!
Coastal Carolina University Department of Music