About this Event
Six extraordinary young jazz musicians from around the world were selected for the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA, Class of 2027. Each began the intensive, full-scholarship program in September 2025 and will attain a Master of Music in Jazz Performance degree from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in spring 2027. The concert will feature original music by the members of the sextet, program to be announced from the stage.
The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is a nonprofit education organization with a mission to offer the world’s most promising young musicians college level training by internationally acclaimed jazz masters and to present public school music education programs for young people around the world. The Institute preserves, perpetuates and expands jazz as a global art form, and utilizes jazz as a means to unite people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. All of the Institute’s programs are provided free of charge to students, schools and communities worldwide. The Institute’s programs use jazz as the medium to encourage imaginative thinking, creativity, a positive self-image, and a respect for one’s own and others’ cultural heritage.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LMU's Murphy Recital Hall, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, United States
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