08/31/2026
Professor Chris Kozak, Electric Bass & Jazz Studies, presented a concert and masterclass with The U.S. Jazz Collective for the “Celebrating the Classics of Jazz” concert at the Centro Colombo Americano in Medellín, Colombia, South America on Friday, April 24, 2026.
Professor Kozak said, "This trip was especially meaningful to me because it confirmed that the work my colleague Dr. Jonathan Noffsinger and I did in 2008 to help develop the Centro Colombo Americano’s jazz camps in Medellín and Manizales has had a lasting positive impact in the region. It was Vermont pianist Eugene Uman who first connected us with the CCA, leading to our initial trip in 2007 at the invitation of Carlos Pino to perform at the Sevi de Valle Jazz Festival in his hometown. Jon and I returned in the summer of 2008 to perform again and to implement the framework for the jazz camps. Since then, the program has continued to grow, with participation from numerous institutions across the United States, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Purdue University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Michigan, the University of North Texas, and Middle Tennessee State University."
ROLL TIDE Professor Kozak!!!!
