Evidently not in jazz.
Yale Students Campaign for All That Jazz
Michael Hoot and his compatriots value their hard-won seats in the Yale Jazz Ensemble, a Yale University-sponsored big band. So it did not sit well when Thomas C. Duffy, who as university director of bands had led the ensemble for 34 years, suspended its operations for the coming year — and possibly beyond — citing a loss of rehearsal space and a lack of qualified brass players.
Translating such numbers into course changes is another story. Mr. Dubovoy said his plans for the school year might include lobbying for a certificate in jazz studies, drawing on elements of the program at Princeton, where students qualify after completing four related courses, taking part in educational outreach and performing in one of the music department’s jazz groups.
But Yale does not offer classes in jazz performance. With the suspension of the jazz ensemble, it does not sponsor extracurricular jazz bands. Nor does it offer lessons for credit with practitioners of the jazz repertory, though qualified undergraduates can take lessons with classical musicians through the School of Music.