Titlebaum also included one of his own compositions in the program. The selections the band played featured work from jazz greats such as Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington and Bill Holman. The concert lasted about an hour, seeming to capture the young audience’s attention the entire time. “What is Jazz?” is just one of the many campus and community concerts the ensemble puts on. All musicians at the college, regardless of major, are able to take part in blind auditions to be part of the group. He directs the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, a group made up of student musicians. Titlebaum is also a saxophonist, composer and arranger. “To try to connect with the local community and teach the next generation to love jazz as much as I do.” “Ever since I started here, I knew it was something that was important to do,” Titlebaum said.
Titlebaum said he has been directing this event for about nine years. The goal of the concert was to teach children about the fundamentals of jazz and blues in a way that would allow them to participate and understand, Mike Titlebaum, associate professor in the Department of Performance Studies and d irector of Jazz Studies said. Whalen Center for Music’s Ford Hall with dozens of young families looking to expose their children to jazz. At the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble’s “What is Jazz?” children’s concert, any noise children made complemented the robust sounds of horns, accented the swinging jazz rhythms and was considered “joyful noise. At most concerts, parents worry about keeping their young children quiet.
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