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Degrees Available
- Bachelor of Music
- Master of Music
About the Jazz Studies Program
Ideally situated near the jazz capital of Chicago, Northwestern’s Jazz
Studies program is opening a new chapter with the recent appointment of Victor
L. Goines as director.
 The jazz studies program currently offers the bachelor of music degree. In
addition to the excellent instruction at the Bienen School of Music, students
have ready access to a wide array of challenging coursework in other fields,
something that can be found only at a major research university. Performance
opportunities for jazz students include large and small ensembles that are
heard regularly throughout the year, as well as performance opportunities in
the thriving jazz scene in the greater Chicago area. Program graduates
can be found in a variety of important performance and university settings
throughout the United States and abroad.
Well-known as both a jazz educator and artist, Goines’ long list of
credentials include current membership in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
as well as recordings and concerts with many of the jazz and popular music
greats of today. Additionally, he served as artistic director of the
Juilliard School’s jazz studies program for seven years, developing curricula
for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the artist diploma
program.
Goines firmly believes that jazz performers must have highest-level technical
skills and an in-depth knowledge of the language of jazz and its historical
roots. These elements, he feels, combined with self-understanding, are
invaluable in developing artists who are articulate in the idiom and who can
contribute to the evolution of this important American art form.
Contact for further information:
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Jazz Studies Faculty
Victor Goines
Professor, Jazz Studies
v-goines@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7228
MMus, Virginia Commonwealth University
Recent Activity
Director of Jazz Studies. Previously served as first artistic director of
the Juilliard School's jazz program from 2000 until 2007. Specialist in jazz
clarinet and saxophone. Has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993. Has collaborated with such artists
as Terence Blanchard, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley,
Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Green, Lionel Hampton, Freddie Hubbard,
B.B. King, Lenny Kravitz, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, James moody, Dianne
Reeves, Marcus Roberts, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder. Performed on more than
20 recordings, including the soundtracks for three Ken Burns documentaries
and the films Undercover Blues, When Night Falls on Manhattan, and Rosewood.
Composed more than 50 original works, including Jazz at Lincoln Center commissions.
Also served on the faculties of Florida A&M University, University of New
Orleans, Loyola University in New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Artist for Conn-Selmer and Vandoren.
Willie Jones III
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
Studied under Albert "Tootie" Heath. Co-founder of jazz band Black
Note, which won the 1991 John Coltrane Young Artist Competition. Produced and
performed on all four Black Note albums. Semifinalist, 1992 Thelonious Monk
Drum Competition. Has performed in ensembles with Milt Jackson, Arturo Sandoval,
and Horace Silver.
Carlos Henriquez
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
847-491-7228
Jazz bass. Performed with such artists
as Steve Turre, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, and George Benson.
Former member, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Has recently recorded, toured,
and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Danilo, and Celia Cruz.
Christopher Madsen
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
c-madsen@northwestern.edu -
847-491-4772
Administrative Coordinator, jazz studies. Jazz arranging/composition and
jazz ensembles. Has performed with and/or wrote for such artists as Wynton
Marsalis, Loren Schoenberg, Wycliffe Gordon, Kenny Washington, and Jon
Gordon. Saxophone solos and compositions featured on recordings by the
Juilliard and DePaul Univeristy Jazz Ensembles. Studied with Mark Colby,
Tom Matta, and Dr. Bob Lark. Published composer with Walrus Music Publishing.
For more information, visit his personal
web site. 
Peter Martin
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
847-491-7228
Jazz piano. Accomplished arranger and composer, with works performed by
orchestras worldwide. Currently musical director and pianist for Dianne
Reeves and a member of Chris Botti's touring band. Performed with such
orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, New
York Philharmonic, Lyon National Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Sydney
Symphony, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Toured and recorded with
such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Roy Hargrove, Terence Blanchard, Jazz
Futures II, 4-Sight, and Stanley Turrentine. Second-place prize winner
at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Served on the music
faculties of Tulane University, University of New Orleans, and the New
Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Artist for Steinway. For more information,
visit his personal web site. 
Elliot Mason
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
847-491-7228
Jazz trombone. Member of the Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra. Studied with Hal Crook, Tony Lada, Phil Wilson, and Barry
Mason. Performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson, Mingus Big
Band, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi Orchestra, George Gruntz
Concert Jazz Band, Willie Nelson, Natalie Cole, Randy Brecker, Joe Zawinul,
Hiram Bullock, Marcus Roberts, Slide Hampton, Carl Fontana, and The Temptations.
Clinician with the Randy Brecker Quintet and for Taylor Trombones. For more
information visit his personal
web site. John Moulder
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
847-491-7228
Jazz guitar. Biographical information to come.
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