Jazz at Towson

10/05/2026

Deadline for nominations for the TU Honors Jazz/Commercial Music Ensembles Festival is Monday 10/12!!! Please join us!! https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/music/events/jazz-commercial-music-ensembles-festival.html

09/14/2026

Friday 9/25 at noon in the TU Recital Hall- 2 workshops featuring performers from this year's High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music! Please join us- free to the public. We are to excited to continue this annual collaboration with the High Zero Foundation!!

09/08/2026

Join us for our bi-annual Jazz/Commercial Music Ensembles Festival on November 20 with Murray Jazz Residency Artist, bassist Cameron Brown! Nominations are open through October 12! You can self-nominate or have your band director nominated you. Please join us and see what we're all about!!

08/24/2026

We're doing the First Tuesdays again this semester. Please join us! All events are free to all!

05/28/2026

It's been a wonderful year!!!!! Here are some of the highlights- Murray Jazz Residency artists Mike Holober and Drew Gress; Saxophonist Caroline Davis and guitarist Dustin Carlson played music of our students composers and the first TU Honors JC Ensembles Festival!!! Great work everyone! Congratulations to our graduating seniors!!!! Looking forward to another great year starting in the fall!!

03/30/2026

Next week! Please join us!!!

Drew Gress returns for the Murray Jazz Residency Artists one week from today!!! Please join us!

Here is a list of events open to the public:
Monday, 4/6/26
2 pm Jazz Repertoire Class- Open rehearsal with Jazz Faculty
8 pm Concert with the TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble- Live recording.
https://tickets.tuboxoffice.com/orderticketsvenue.asp?p=2850

Tuesday, 4/7/26
11 am Jazz/Commercial Division Masterclass with Drew Gress
5:30 pm Open rehearsal with TU Jazz Orchestra and Drew Gress CA 3071

Wednesday, 4/8/26
2 pm Jazz Repertoire Class CA 2092
3:30 pm Jazz/Commercial Composers’ seminar

Thursday, 4/9/26
12:30 Music Industry Class CA 2092
5:30 Open rehearsal with TU Jazz Orchestra CA 3017

Friday, 4/10/26
3:30 Open rehearsal with TU Jazz Orchestra
8 pm Concert with TU Jazz Orchestra and the TU Honors Jazz/Commercial Music Ensembles
https://tickets.tuboxoffice.com/orderticketsvenue.asp?p=2851

01/18/2026

We're starting something new this year.

First Tuesdays will be the first Tuesday of each month. We invite TU music alumni to join the TU Jazz Orchestra rehearsal at 5:30 playing side by side with the current band.

Then at 7:30, we'll have a jam session for all that want to participate. We hope this will help connect our current students and recent graduates!
Email [email protected] if you want more info. Please join us!

01/12/2026

Please join us for our first Honors JC Ensembles Festival! For students in the 10-12 grades. Open to all levels. The deadline for nominations is this Friday, Jan 16!

The nominations form can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRx3d5u2QAV2rmWbEBHhzfnQXxA2Jmk9WdhuDM5FUXRxFOrQ/viewform

The webpage with full description can be found here:
https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/music/events/jazz-commercial-music-ensembles-festival.html

10/25/2025

The great George Garzone will be in Baltimore next week for a series of workshops and a concert at the Keystone Korner. Join us on Thursday, 11/6 at 5:30 for an epic hang/workshop with THE Master! TU Center for the Arts, room 3071 (the band room). George will play and talk about his approach to improvisation!!! Don't miss this one! And it's free to all!!!!