JAZZ AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
UNDER THE DIRECTORSHIP OF ALTO SAXOPHONIST Rudresh Mahanthappa, JAZZ AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SERVES TO PROMOTE THIS UNIQUELY AMERICAN MUSIC AS A CONTEMPORARY AND RELEVANT ART FORM.
THE PROGRAM HOSTS A NUMBER OF PERFORMING ENSEMBLES, A WORLD RENOWNED FACULTY, A CELEBRATED ROSTER OF VISITING GUEST ARTISTS, AND A MUSIC PERFORMANCE MAJOR OR MINOR.
Jazz Festival 2026
Date and Time: Saturday, April 11th 2026 at 1pm -10pm EST.
Address: 68 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08544
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Rudresh Mahanthappa -
Director of Jazz
rudreshm@princeton.edu | (609) 258-2219
The Anthony H. P. Lee '79 Director of Jazz at Princeton University, Mahanthappa is an award winning alto saxophonist/composer who is widely known as one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century.
JAZZ STUDIES
major & minor
At Princeton, the Music Major and Minor are built around your individual interests and goals. You can compose, perform, research—or combine them in any way—within a program designed for creativity, flexibility, and depth.
ENSEMBLES
Jazz at Princeton University hosts a variety of performing ensembles, including the Creative Large Ensemble, several instrumental small groups, and two vocal jazz groups. Each group is directed by acclaimed professionals including director Rudresh Mahanthappa, Darcy James Argue, Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin, Jay Clayton, and Matthew Parrish.
Selection of performances from a variety of Jazz Ensembles
Featured
FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
Students involved in jazz performance have numerous opportunities to concertize, participate in master classes, study privately, and to pursue independent projects. They also have the opportunity to participate in academic courses from the music department curriculum that encourage the study of the historical, social, theoretical, stylistic, and creative issues that pertain to the jazz idiom.