MSU Receives $1 Million Gift for Jazz Studies Department

CREATED Jan. 22, 2013

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  • The gift from Michigan State Federal Credit Union is to create an "artist-in-residence" program, bringing jazz musicians to East Lansing to work with students. Video by fox47news.com

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A million bucks for jazz!

A new program at Michigan State University will bring some of the biggest names in jazz to campus. The jazz studies department received the one-million dollar gift from MSU FCU to create an "artist-in- residence" program.

The idea is to bring jazz musicians like Branford Marsalis to East Lansing for a week at time to work with students and perform.