MUS 102 - Introduction to Jazz

    Recent Professors
    Jonathan Garner, Ellen Weller
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MUS 102
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    Surveys the historical and musical development of jazz as a unique African American expression from the beginning of slavery in the U.S. to the current global multicultural expression of jazz in the twenty-first century. Emphasis is placed on how racial, socio-economic, and gender relationships between whites, African Americans and Latinos were reflected in and influenced by jazz musicians, and the evolving technological contexts in which jazz has developed. Students become active listeners, and develop culturally relevant aesthetic criteria in contextualizing jazz performances.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm