Epstein, Jacob Annis, Russell
Description
First UMass Dept. of Music graduate teaching assistant in the African Music and Jazz, working with Frederick Tillis, Horace Boyer, and Max Roach in the early 1970s and from 1976 to 1980 was an Assistant Professor of Music in the department. Describes first experience as a student at UMass, playing clarinet in the marching band, becoming part of the University's jazz program.
Oral Histories (Document Genres)Sound Recordings
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Digital CommonwealthKeywords
- Boyer, Horace Clarence 1935 2009
- History
- Instruction And Study
- Jazz Musicians
- Music
- Roach, Max 1924 2007
- Students
- Tillis, Frederick 1930
- Universities
- University Of Massachusetts Amherst
- University Of Massachusetts Amherst. Department Of Music And Dance
- University Of Massachusetts Amherst. Marching Band
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