After-Lunch Program - An Inspiring Program of Jazz

Sponsored by the UCLA Emeriti Association and the UCLA Retirees Association.

An Inspiring Program of Jazz: UCLA Herbie Hancock Jazz Ensemble 

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a masters degree in jazz performance in conjunction with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA and relies on a strong connection between great jazz artists and talented young musicians. As such, this instructional program recreates the mentorship model to which musical innovator Herbie Hancock is dedicated. Each year, students and their renowned instructors present a number of major concerts and community outreach programs across the U.S. and beyond; also, students lead master classes in public middle and high schools and provide individual instruction for aspiring young musicians. The students in this program, to be introduced by its director Daniel Seeff, will play a selection of jazz pieces to delight what they know is a jazz-loving audience. 

The 2018-20 student members of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA:

• Paul Cornish – piano (Houston, TX)
  
• Emma Dayhuff – bass (Bozeman, MT)
  
• Rony Eytan – harmonica (Jerusalem, Israel)
  
• Chris Lewis – tenor saxophone (Philadelphia, PA)
  
• Aidan Lombard – trumpet (Chicago, IL)
  
• Lenard Simpson – alto saxophonist (Milwaulkee, WI)
  
• Malachi Whitson – drums (Richmond, CA)
  

The UCLA Emeriti Association and the UCLA Retirees Association (UCLARA) are both all-volunteer organizations that advocate for UCLA's retired faculty/staff and plan programs for their members. Support their advocacy efforts by joining or renewing your membership. Membership forms will be available at the program.