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  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    An Analysis of Mary Halvorson's Improvisational and Compositional Style
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Paul Mock
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    An Analysis on Brad Mehldau's Improvisation on Nobody Else But Me
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Alton Wong – West Virginia University
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Analysis of the Career and Playing of Steve Grossman
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: David A. Bernot (he/him/his) – University of Northern Colorado
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Beyond the Right Notes: Examination of the Artistry of Jazz Bass Through the Analysis of Ron Carter’s Performance
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Seungyoung Hong
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Beyond Thematic Improvisation: Sonny Rollins’ Radical Improvisational Tendencies Post-Bridge 1962-1967
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Andrew Janak
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Commercial Trumpet Style: A step-by-step guide to sounding like the masters
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Donald L. Albrecht
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Early New Orleans Jazz Education
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Jonathan C. Bumpus – University of Northern Colorado
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Expanding the Drummer's Role in Jazz: An Analysis of Paul Motian’s Drumming on Sunday at the Village Vanguard
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Gabriel W. Espitia, N/A
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    How Narratives Inspire Ambrose Akinmusire's Composition and Performance Practices
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Eric Devey
    Co-Presenter: Andres Reyes
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Irene Higginbotham: Unsung Songwriter
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Christy N. Bennett
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Jazz Education Online: Mapping the Landscape of Digital Learning Platforms.
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Rayne Vitorino Dias
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Modern Day Ragging, Tracing the Compositional Approach to Improvisation from Jelly Roll and Armstrong through the 21st Century
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Keegan Marshall-House
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    More Than a Good Beat: A Pedagogical Method for Adapting Hip Hop Repertoire for Small Jazz Ensembles
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Brian D. Stark – Colgate University
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    One Hundred Years Of The Charleston: It’s Origins, Essence, And Staying Power
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Scott E. Brown
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Plugged In and Left Out: Why Guitar Ensembles Deserve a Place in Jazz Education
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Bailey A. Ehrgott – University of North Texas
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Psyche of a Jazzwoman: Gendered Psychological Barriers to Jazz Participation
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Ella Grace
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Ravel, Satie and post-bop jazz
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: John W. Crigler, n/a – University of Northern Colorado
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    Rolling Out the Redd Carpet: Life and Career of Female Saxophonist Vi Redd
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: Katharine Steffen
    RESEARCH: Poster
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    The Compositional and Improvisational Style of Kenny Kirkland
    Location: Strand Foyer
    Lead Presenter: José M. Beviá – The College of New Jersey
    RESEARCH: Poster