Music 103 - History Of Jazz

Fall
2026
02
4.00
Shigefumi Tomita

M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM

UMass Amherst
15771
Thompson Hall room 102
stomita@music.umass.edu
15765
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)

This course is open to BMUS-Music & BA-Music majors only. This section open to Music majors not in JAAMS (Jazz and African-American Music)
Non-Music majors may enroll in section 01.

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.