Trombonist Conrad Herwig, head of jazz studies at Mason Gross School for the Arts at Rutgers University, discussed how the immediate transition to remote learning in spring 2020 laid the foundation for how the program prepared for the 2020–’21 academic year. The transition from in-person classroom teaching, rehearsals and performances to remote teaching, online rehearsals and virtual concerts happened almost overnight, as jazz studies programs improvised and adjusted to meet the challenge.ĭownBeat recently spoke with five jazz educators from around the country to explore how their programs adjusted, lessons learned in that process and strategies in place for a hopeful return to in-person teaching for the coming academic year.
Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges across the United States. University of Kentucky’s Miles Osland rehearses his band in accordance with COVID protocols.
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