Department of Music Senior Lecturer Doug Gately
Department of Music Senior Lecturer and Director of the UMW Jazz Ensemble Doug Gately is quoted in the FXBG Advance in an article titled “Giving Everyone a Voice Through Jazz.” Gately discussed jazz music in the article highlighting the 11th annual Jazz4Justice concert at UMW, which raises funds for Legal Aid Works and provides scholarships to members of UMW’s Jazz Ensemble. “Jazz is creating music on the spot. It’s spontaneous composition and it’s the performer’s way of speaking to the audience,” Gately said. Read the article.