About Andy Nevala
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Director of Jazz Studies at Jacksonville State University, Dr. Andy Nevala directs the Downbeat Award-Winning (2015, 2023) Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Ensemble IV, Co directs the Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program (6 Combos), and produces the annual Jazz Festival (in it's 12th year). As Director of Jazz Studies, he has overseen the JSU Jazz program more than double in size during his time at JSU, and has implemented a new degree in Jazz Studies (2012). Andy has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2015), and has has toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Steve Lippia, and Eddie Turner, among others. He currently can be seen with the Atlanta Latin Jazz Orchestra, Orchestra MaCuba (Atlanta, GA), Climate Change with Bradie Speller, and the Andy Nevala Quartet. Dr. Nevala holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Piano Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Boise State University.
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