Topic: Studio Music and Jazz
A veteran musician keeps growing in a new album
Frost School professor and jazz bass master Chuck Bergeron’s album “Bass & Face” is a collection of revelatory, intimate duets with renowned vocalists being praised in the jazz world.
Musical winners in the world’s biggest games
Graduates of the Frost School of Music’s Studio Jazz Writing program have the right combination of technical and creative skills to succeed in the vast arena of video gaming.
Frost School students honored by DownBeat
Graduate and undergraduate students from the Frost School’s renowned jazz program had an outstanding showing in the 2026 DownBeat Student Music Awards.
Honoring faculty accomplishments
The 2026 Provost’s Awards offered a chance to elevate the work of some top instructors and researchers from across the University’s three campuses.
Finding his sound and his place
Drummer Brenten Handfield discovered jazz at the Frost School, and has soared with the mentorship of professor and award-winning jazz musician Etienne Charles, who has included Handfield in his Creole Soul ensemble.
Accolades for music’s ‘invisible artists’
Students and alumni of the Frost School’s Studio Jazz Writing Program were honored for their achievements as composers and in the crucial but little-known field of arranging.
Showcasing the powerful intersection of dance and music
Frost School jazz artist Etienne Charles has organized a concert with Miami’s Peter London Global Dance Company, showcasing their collaboration in a vital blend of Afro-Caribbean and contemporary culture that highlights the importance of artistic mentorship.
Frost School artists in 2025 Downbeat Critics Poll
Multiple Frost School alumni, faculty, and former faculty members appeared in the jazz world’s most prestigious list.
Major awards for 2 generations of Frost School jazz singers
The success of jazz vocalists Carmen Lundy and Kate Kortum, who graduated decades apart, showcases the enduring potency of the Frost School’s pioneering jazz vocal program.
Celebrating the transformative jazz of Miles Davis
Frost School jazz artists played a riveting concert commemorating the 100th birthday of jazz genius Miles Davis to open the Jazz Roots series at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami.
