An innovative, genre-bending ensemble based in Indianapolis. Project Jumpstart’s theme for September is “Innovation in Improvisation” – and there’s no band more fitting for this theme than the Tucker Brothers, a forward-thinking contemporary jazz group based in Indianapolis, IN. The Tucker Brothers Group is composed of four musicians: Joel Tucker (guitar), Nick Tucker (bass), Sean… Read more »
By popular demand, the Brownbag Lunch Series, “What I Didn’t Learn in Music School” returns! This semester we feature faculty new to the Jacobs School of Music, and ask them to riff on their music, their careers, and lessons learned along the way. Our first featured guest is jazz saxophonist and composer Greg Ward. In… Read more »
With a major shout-out to Career Specialist and all-around good guy Nathan Fischer, the OECD is pleased to announce a relaunch of our resource site in Canvas: JSoM Career Development 2.0. The new site is streamlined and reorganized to bring you the most-requested and most-relevant information – at a glance and in 2 clicks. 2.0… Read more »
Jacobs School alumni and an internationally acclaimed band. Recently, Project Jumpstart had the opportunity to catch up with Jacobs alumni, discuss how they met here in Bloomington, learn how they stay inspired, and gather advice for students. Read the full interview below! Durand Jones & the Indications aren’t looking backwards. Helmed by foil vocalists in… Read more »
As musicians, we spend a LOT of time in the practice room. But at some point we must shift our focus from technique and repertoire and begin to think about where we’re going with all this (and how we’re going to get there). It’s important to engage in some self-reflection: Why are you here at… Read more »
Project Jumpstart’s March Entrepreneur of the Month is Dr. Raymond Wise! As Director of IU’s African American Choral Ensemble, Dr. Wise is a leader of the African American Arts Institute. Recently, Project Jumpstart had the opportunity to explore our March theme, Unapologetically You. We caught up with Dr. Wise to chat about his career and… Read more »
Learn about the presented projects and the 4 winning teams! This February, Project Jumpstart is exploring the theme of Innovation. Naturally, we’re featuring all the Innovation Competition winners and contestants as our February Entrepreneurs of the Month. The 6th Annual JSoM Innovation Competition took place on February 2nd. Thirteen teams competed for a grand prize of… Read more »
During the Cleveland Orchestra’s recent visit to Bloomington, Project Jumpstart caught up with cellist and IU alumnus Mark Kosower. During this special interview, Project Jumpstart gathered advice and discussed Kosower’s impressive career. Mark Kosower embodies the concept of the complete musician, performing as concerto soloist with symphony orchestras, in solo recitals, and as a much… Read more »
“I always had an internal question begging to be answered: ‘Is this as relevant as you can be to our world today?’” Exploring the theme, Use Your Voice, Project Jumpstart named Nathan Schram their November Entrepreneur of the Month. An alumnus of the Jacobs school and a highly successful musician and entrepreneur, Nathan and his… Read more »
Exploring our October theme, Classical Remix, Project Jumpstart celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month. Naturally, our October Entrepreneur of the Month is the IU Latin American Music Center and its director, Javier León! Project Jumpstart had the opportunity to catch up with LAMC Director, Javier León, to chat about his experiences with the Latin American Music… Read more »