A weekly radio series featuring Eastman School of Music jazz performances through the years premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, on Jazz90.1 WGMC.
Titled Jazz@Eastman: Past, Present, and Future, the programs will feature performances as well as works by Eastman faculty, students, and alumni. The series is a collaboration between Eastman and Jazz 90.1 and is underwritten in part by RG&E.
Each hour-long program is hosted and co-produced by saxophonist Alexa Tarantino ’14, who majored in jazz saxophone performance and music education at Eastman. Jazz@Eastman: Past, Present, and Future has been curated by Jeff Campbell, chair of the Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Department.