Jazz Studies
The performance aspect of the Duke Jazz Studies Program includes the Duke Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Brown, and the Duke Jazz Combos, directed by Dave Finucane.
The Duke Jazz Ensemble is comprised of some twenty musicians presenting a full schedule of concerts each year, in which they are joined by guest artists who have included jazz greats Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, T.S. Monk, and Branford Marsalis.