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Jazz Scholarships

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Incoming and current students are eligible for scholarships specifically for those interested in jazz.  Look below at the various offerings for jazz students.


  • Bill Bell Jazz

    Award is made annually to a full-time student who is a sophomore or higher with previous jazz band membership. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to the A-State jazz music program including exemplary rehearsal and performance attendance.Excellence in and/or most improved performance in the A-State jazz music program; demonstrated instrumental proficiency, improvisation skills, and jazz music literacy (e.g. familiarity w/jazz artists, composers, recordings, and jazz music history) is preferred as well as demonstrated ensemble and solo performance; commitment to the preservation and future of jazz music.

  • Dr. Thomas Miles O'Connor Award for Jazz Performance

    To qualify for this scholarship students must be sophomores or higher with previous jazz band membership, be committed to the A-State jazz music program through exemplary rehearsal and performance attendance, demonstrate excellence or improvement in jazz performance, instrumental proficiency, improvisation skills, and jazz music literacy, and demonstrate outstanding ensemble and solo performance in jazz and a commitment to the preservation and future of the medium. 


Jazz Scholarships
Schedule your Audition!
Contact The Interim Director of Jazz Studies

Mr. Michael Medrick

Phone: (870) 972-2094

Room: 213
Fine Arts Center