Skip to main content

Fall 2026 Ensemble Auditions begin in August. Find details for Band, Orchestra, Choral, and Jazz ensemble auditions here.

Masterclass with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jazz Vocalist

Friday, October 4, 2024
Murray Hall
1:30 pm

This event is free and open to the public.

Dee Dee Bridgewater sports a huge smile and round sunglasses

Dee Dee Bridgewater works with MSU jazz vocalist students.

Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater started her career with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and has been a force in the music world ever since. Having an equally impressive musical theater resume, Bridgewater is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Her signature spin on standards and intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioned jazz classics make her one of jazz’s most influential figures