All That Jazz
Cornell Alumni Magazine
More than 50 years after the first ever purely jazz program headlined by Dizzy Gillespie and his 18-piece orchestra made an impression on Vincent Rogers '49 and fellow jazz enthusiasts at Cornell, the visit by Wynton Marsalis to Cornell last spring had a similar impact on this generation of young musicians.A Cornell Alumni Magazine story discusses the history of jazz at Cornell, and the musicians who've passed through.