MUS 108 - History of Jazz and Blues
- Recent Professors
- A. Steinberg, S. Vaughan, J. Tribelhorn
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026
- Class Size
- 40 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of MUS 108
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
- Description
- This course introduces students to the sound, history, and cultural contexts of jazz and blues music. Beginning music listening and appreciation skills and vocabulary are taught alongside a history of the genres, from their ancestor musics in Africa and the 19th century American South to modern 21st century jazz and blues artists.
- Usually Held
- Mon 12:00pm–1:50pm, Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm