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2019 International Guitar Competition

Evgeny Pobozhiy wins top honors after a thrilling final round

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Jazz in the Classroom

We bring the greatest living jazz masters to students in public schools across America.

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Institute of Jazz Performance

Application now available for class entering fall 2020

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International Jazz Day

Cape Town selected as 2020 International Jazz Day Global Host City

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International Programs

Connecting communities around the world with America's indigenous art form.

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Jazz In The Classroom

The Institute’s worldwide, highly regarded Jazz in the Classroom programs are tailored for elementary, middle, high school, and college students to help them develop an understanding of and appreciation for jazz music. The series strives to share the positive aspects of jazz with young people who would not otherwise have opportunities to learn about this great national treasure.

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College Program

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance is a tuition-free two-year program that accepts one ensemble of musicians for each class. All of the students receive full scholarships, as well as stipends to cover their monthly living expenses. The students study both individually and as a small group, receiving personal mentoring, ensemble coaching, and lectures on the jazz tradition.

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International Jazz Day

International Jazz Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots, future and impact; raise awareness of the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding; and reinforce international cooperation and communication.

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Peer to Peer Program

Through the Institute’s Peer-to-Peer Jazz Education Tours, gifted student musicians from twelve public performing arts high schools served by the Institute present weeklong tours for their peers in other cities.

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International Tours

The Institute’s goal of preserving and promoting jazz includes introducing people around the world to this great American art form.

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Math Science & Music

With an initial gift from the Northrop Grumman Foundation, in 2016 the Institute launched its free STEM learning curriculum for students throughout the United States and around the world. With funding from additional partners, the Institute is in the process of expanding these groundbreaking curricula.

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Hancock Institute News

Getting the Band Back Together: National Peer-to-Peer Quintet performs at 2019 Competition

2019 Guitar Competition Finalists Share Stage with Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock & Others at All-Star Gala Concert

Semifinalists Announced for 2019 Guitar Competition, December 2-3 in Washington, D.C.

Newport Festivals Foundation supports Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA with donation of instruments

Dr. Dyas in DownBeat: Tour Etiquette for Young Musicians

2019 Guitar Competition To Take Place December 2-3 in Washington, D.C.

Application open for college program class entering fall 2020

Los Angeles Jazz in the Classroom students open 24th annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival

Five jazz musicians hold instruments and perform for a group of seated people

Institute brings life lessons of jazz to Federal Trade Commission

Sean Jones, Lisa Henry lead 2019 Peer-to-Peer Tour in New England Public Schools

International Jazz Day 2019 Worldwide Celebration Concludes with Extraordinary All-Star Global Concert in Melbourne, Australia

International Jazz Day 2019 Education Program puts focus on the students

Worldwide celebration of International Jazz Day, 30 April to kick off in Australia

Christian McBride Holds Free Master Class During February Residency

Hancock Institute Brings All-Star High School Jazz Sextet to Oklahoma Public Schools, Feb. 25 – Mar. 1

Two men stand smiling in a library in front of a television monitor

Institute VP recognized at inaugural UCLA Publications Showcase

Institute leads free workshop for talented South Central music students

Robert Hurst Concludes Weeklong Residency at Institute of Jazz Performance

Tom Oren Selected as First-Place Winner for 2018 Piano Competition

2018 Piano Competition to take place December 2-3 in Washington, D.C.

Announcement: Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz

Institute, LAUSD present P120 keyboard to music program at Rancho Dominguez Prep

Artist-in-Residence Carl Allen Leads Free Master Class at UCLA

Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Welcomes Class of 2020

2010 Competition Winner Cécile McLorin Salvant Featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk

Education VP Begins September Performing Arts High Schools Education Tour

In Memory of Aretha Franklin

Institute Students, Alumni Represented at 23rd Central Avenue Jazz Festival

Institute Trustee Shorter Announced as 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree

Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Lisa Henry lead 2018 Peer-to-Peer Tours to the Dakotas, San Diego

LA Jazz in the Classroom Spring Concert Swings in the Summer

Graduation for the Institute of Jazz Performance Class of 2018

College Program hosts final jam session at blue whale on Tuesday, June 5

Jazz in the Classroom students participate in 2018 DCPS Music Festival

International Jazz Day 2018 Comes to a Close Following Celebratory Concerts in St. Petersburg and New Orleans

International Jazz Day Weekend to Launch with Special Broadcast on PBS

Photos from an International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans

Program Announced for International Jazz Day 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia

International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans Concert to take place April 22 in Congo Square

National Performing Arts High Schools group, Wayne Escoffery to perform at the U.S. Department of Education, April 6

All-Star High School Jazz Sextet to Tour Fargo and Sioux Falls Public Schools for April Peer-to-Peer Program

Producer Larry Klein visits College Program, shares decades of musical experience

2015 Competition winner Jazzmeia Horn featured at PyeongChang Olympics

Institute of Jazz Performance Fellows to Tour Phoenix Public Schools

Peer-to-Peer All-Star featured on CNN’s “Turning Points”

UNESCO Announces 2018 & 2019 Global Hosts for International Jazz Day

VideosFeatured Peer-to-Peer Jazz in the Classroom Competition International Jazz Day College Program Performing Arts HS News TV Specials

Evgeny Pobozhiy Semifinals Set at 2019 Hancock Institute Competition

Max Light Semifinals Set at 2019 Hancock Institute Competition

Cecil Alexander Semifinals Set at 2019 Hancock Institute Competition

2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition Semifinals

“Building a Tune” with Herbie Hancock & Hancock Institute Fellows

Big Band Workshop with Antonio Hart

Jazzmeia Horn at 2015 Monk Institute Competition

Late musical icon Aretha Franklin performs “A Song For You” at International Jazz Day 2016

President Bill Clinton on Participating in the 2014 Trumpet Competition & Gala

#mathsciencemusic Launch Event at US Department of Education