A SOUND future in the arts!

concertphoto9 Welcome to the Pasadena City College Department of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music. The site is full of information, pictures, events, music and media.

Feel free to roam around our site. Listen to sound bytes and visit our outstanding roster of faculty concertphoto7 members. Don't forget to visit the link to PCC Bands, the place to find information on the Tournament of Roses Band, as well as other prestigious musical offerings at our school. Sign our "Contact" list and feel free to get in touch with us for any questions you have regarding our outstanding program.

Visit the Pasadena City College web site for a complete listing of our music classes. Just click the link at the bottom of the page.

You can also visit the PCC Jazz Facebook pages.

Important Announcements

What Gordon Goodwin had to say.

I recently had the opportunity to spend several days working with the students in the jazz studies department at Pasadena City College and came away with a healthy respect for what I saw and heard. The students are inquisitive and enthusiastic and are thriving in the positive atmosphere that Andrea Baker Wilkerson has created. The program is well rounded and covers a wide range of jazz disciplines, from traditional to contemporary, with both small and large ensembles. I hope to get back to Pasadena City College again soon!

Gordon Goodwin,
Grammy Award winning composer and Jazz Educator

Gary Foster will be our clinician at the 7th annual Jazz Day which will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Check the Jazz Day Festival link above.

Gary Foster

Congratulations to our 2013 graduates.

Alex Pac, jazz bass, heading to the University of North Texas in Denton,Texas; Chris Salgado, jazz drums, heading to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas; Jon Alvarez, jazz bass heading to UCLA; Austin Drake, jazz trumpet, heading toCal State Northridge; John Stone, trombone, heading to Cal State Long Beach; Melissa Fuentes, percussion heading to Cal State Fullerton

Alumnae News: Congratulations as they move ahead in their careers!

Vanessa Martinez, jazz drums, just graduated from Berklee School of Music 2013 with a degree in Music Business and is now heading to Law School; Yesuel Park. jazz piano, just graduated from Berklee School of Music 2013; Lucas Dedmond, bass, (class of 2011) just graduated from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music this spring with a BFA in Jazz Performance and is heading to Hunter College for his MFA in Music Education; Chris Rolontz, bass, (class of 2010) just received his Bachelors in Jazz Studies from USC; Michael Alvidrez, (class of 2008) bass just received his Bachelors in Jazz Studies from CSUN; Joel Zobrist, (class of 2010) jazz drums, just received his Bachelor's in Jazz Studies from Loyola in New Orleans; Lupe Ojeda, jazz and classical voice (class of 2010) just received her Bachelor's in Music from Cal State Fullerton