Western Michigan University's Gold COMPANY IS MAKING THEIR DEBUT AT
THE 2018 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL AND WE GET TO HEAR THEM FIRST! Gold
Company, part of the innovative Jazz Studies program at WMU, maintains
an active performance schedule throughout the United States, Canada,
and Europe. This past year Gold Company performed with MOSS, the New
York Voices, Kurt Elling and toured California, where they placed
first at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, earning the
invitation to the Monterey Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Studies program has earned over 160 _DownBeat_ awards since
1984, consistently ranking it among the top three collegiate award
winners in the nation since. Over 75 of those awards have been earned
by Gold Company and members of the Gold Company program.
Gold Company is directed by Greg Jasperse and is comprised of
undergraduate and graduate students whose majors range from jazz
studies to vocal performance, music education, music therapy and more.
Graduates of the program are currently working everywhere from
Broadway to Hollywood
music
festivals
jazz
trade shows
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