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Arts educators get help prepping for new year at E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative Kickoff

Teachers and coordinators from the Collaborative’s 14 partner school districts had opportunities to network with representatives from 25 area fine arts organizations....

Matthew Henry brings his Afro-Cuban jazz sextet to Jazz St. Louis

The director of percussion studies and associate teaching professor of music led Agbara in two shows last week....

UMSL awarding honorary doctorates to Gene Dobbs Bradford, late Kirk Richter as it celebrates new graduates

The university will honor Bradford, the longtime director of Jazz St. Louis, and Richter, the former president of the UMSL Alumni Association, as it holds three commencement ceremonies on Saturday....

Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative partners with St. Louis Dancing Classrooms to teach kids confidence and kindness

Five UMSL education students are volunteering with St. Louis Dancing Classrooms this semester through the College of Education’s Community Agency Partners program....

HEC Media features innovative new website from Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative

The website serves as a digital resource for educators and students to access arts videos, master classes and other tools from local arts organizations....

Living legend Benny Golson grants UMSL jazz students a look behind the curtain

Golson treated the audience to stories about his songs "Blues March," "Stablemates," "Killer Joe" and more during a clinic for the UMSL Jazz Combo....

UMSL to establish David & Thelma Steward Institute for Jazz Studies after lead gift from the Steward Family Foundation

The institute will serve as the educational foundation for jazz in the St. Louis region....

Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival celebrates 10 years

Over the last ten years, the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has grown to be one of the most significant jazz festivals in the Midwest. Produced by the University of...

Area youth to ‘Get Hip’ at Touhill

Presented by PNC Arts Alive and Jazz St. Louis, "Get Hip!" will introduce kids of all ages to the great American art form known as jazz while also teaching core...