The Jazz Studies program offers top quality instrumental and jazz training to young musicians from the Greater Milwaukee area, with a focus on urban students whose culture and heritage are deeply rooted in the origins of jazz and Latin jazz music.

Musicians play at Jazz Heritage Festival (2019-03-02) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Jazz Studies at MYSO was founded in 2004 by Cliff Gribble, This program offers top quality jazz training for young musicians in grades 6 – 12, emphasizing the small jazz combo experience.

Jazzers (2020-02-29) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

MYSO Jazz Studies provides musicians a deep understanding of the language of jazz, the composers, musicians, and their music.

MYSO Jazz Studies Combo (2018-10-22) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

There is an emphasis on music theory, improvisation skills, and the history of this uniquely American art form

MYSO Jazz Heritage Festival with Guest Artist Bobby Floyd (2020-02-29) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Musicians explore jazz in a fun environment with their peers, sit in clinics with local & national artists, and participate in regular jam sessions with the pros. Recording artist and educator, keyboardist Bobby Floyd at right.

MSYO Jazz Heritage Festival with Guest Artist Tim Albright (2019-03-02) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Educator and recording artist, trombonist Tim Albright coaching this jazz ensemble.

Guitarists in Latin Jazz Combo (2018-01) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

By coincidence, MYSO’s studios are located in a district formerly known as Bronzeville.

Conga Drummer in Latin Jazz Combo (2018-01) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Bronzeville is the African American neighborhood that was once home to a vibrant jazz and blues entertainment district in the 1920s through the 1940s.

Bronzeville Jazz (2020-01-15) by Ron OshimaMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

MYSO's jazz faculty often performs as Bronzeville Jazz, named in honor of the musical legacy of the Bronzeville neighborhood in which MYSO's home is located. Bronzeville was once a thriving African-American neighborhood in the early 1900s with a vibrant jazz and blues entertainment district.

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