Music Business, ’01
Music Director,
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival;
Founder and trumpet, Dirty Dozen Brass Band; and
Instructor
of Music Business
“Loyola provided me with skills that I put to use on a daily
basis in the variety of music industry functions I’m required
to perform. The personalized attention I received from the faculty
helped achieve my educational and personal growth goals.”
Alumni Successes in the Music Industry
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Kevin Coogan, ’86, ASCAP
Gregory Davis, '00, trumpet/founder Dirty Dozen Brass Band; jazz booking manager New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; instructor Loyola's Music Industry Studies Progam
Charles Fernandez, ’84, bassoonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger; numerous film and television series soundtrack credits for Disney, MGM, Universal, Dreamworks, HBO, Artisan, New Line Cinema; received two Emmy and one Annie nominations for his work on the Universal cartoon series "Casper"
Anna Hall, ’03, Independent festival organizer
Jennifer Kelley, ’97, Clear Channel Radio
Sarah Pelch, ’02, IMG World
Ellis Marsalis, G’86, Louisiana Music Commission, chairman
Peggy Monastra, ’86, G. Schirmer Music Publishers, Inc.
Virginia Donaldson Olander, ’73, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Jason Trapani, ’98, EMI Music Publishing
Ashley White, ’01, Atlantic Records
