Music 103 - History Of Jazz

Fall
2026
01
4.00
Shigefumi Tomita

M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM

UMass Amherst
15765
Thompson Hall room 102
stomita@music.umass.edu
15771
Chronological survey covering pre-jazz, ragtime, blues, New Orleans/Chicago, early swing, swing, bop, the '50s (cool, hardbop, thirdstream), '60s, '70s, '80s to present, through lectures, listening, readings, writing, and live performances. Guest lecturers usually include many members of the music faculty. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)

Open to Non-Music majors only. This section open to Non-Music majors.
Music majors not in JAAMS (Jazz and African-American Music) concentrations may enroll in section 02.

BMUS (JAAMS) and BA (JAAMS) enroll in MUSIC 295J instead (offered alternate years).

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.