Juilliard Jazz
Wynton Marsalis, Director
Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director
Anika Adilifu, Administrative and Production Manager
Alex Ball, Manager of Performance and Academic Operations
Laura Lizcano, Jazz Program Coordinator
Briana Antiri, Administrative Apprentice
Jelly Roll Morton Ensemble
Doug Wamble, Ensemble Coach
Ava Preston - Voice
Jon Badiola - Trumpet
Eneko Dieguez - Alto Saxophone
Aidan McKeon - Tenor Saxophone
Andre Perlman - Trombone
Nathan Mesler - Vibraphone
William Schwartzman - Piano
Allison Lee - Bass
Beckett Miles - Drums
Now in its 24th season, Juilliard Jazz offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the Artist Diploma.
Juilliard Jazz alumni are Grammy-winning recording jazz artists, leaders of touring ensembles, members of major jazz ensembles, leading jazz educators, and musical directors, composers, orchestrators, and arrangers for film, stage, and television.
Juilliard Jazz students enjoy extraordinary opportunities to share their artistry around the U.S. and the world in person and via livestreams.
Students have performed with the Albany and Princeton symphonies as well as the Juilliard Orchestra at festivals in Amsterdam, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Cod, the Cayman Islands, and Japan and for audiences in China, Italy, Mexico, and Switzerland.
Juilliard Jazz has contributed to WBGO's annual celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month on several occasions, and this year we're delighted to feature The Juilliard Jazz Jelly Roll Morton Ensemble, honoring the influential, New Orleans progenitor of jazz music. Each of Juilliard Jazz’s small ensembles is named after a jazz legend. In addition, ensemble coaches incorporate important aspects of each artist’s work into their ensemble teaching throughout the year.
Here are video recordings of their recent JAM '26 session at Yamaha Artist Services Studios in New York City.