Jazz education in Italy: Two case studies

Abstract

This article arises from an interest in understanding the various ways that schools of jazz in Europe have engaged in various partnership relationships. Of particular interest are arrangements between public and private educational institutions, private educational institutions and for-profit venues, and non-degree-granting and degree-granting institutions. The following schools were selected for study: Jazz and Modern Music Department, Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal; Escola Superior De Musica De Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; MusicTime Music School, Milan, Italy; Siena Jazz National Jazz Academy, Siena, Italy; and Kunst Uni Graz Jazz Department, Graz, Austria. This article will present the case studies of the Italian schools and comparisons of those schools to other European schools of the study.