Brubeck Institute

The Brubeck Institute: Impacting society through the arts, continuing the life's work of Dave and Iola Brubeck in Education, Community Engagement and Serving as a Catalyst for Social Change.
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BIJQ Play at the United NationsOn Wednesday, April 24, the UN Department of Public Information and the Brubeck Institute jointly hosted “Jazz, A Language for Peace: The First Dave Brubeck Forum in honor of the General Assembly Committee on Information” at UN Headquarters. It featured the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, with special guest appearance by Darius Brubeck. It coincided with the observance of the International Jazz Day, a UN observance, on April 30. |
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2013 Brubeck FestivalMarch 18-23, 2013 in Stockton, California for the 12th annual Brubeck Festival. World-renowned jazz trumpeter-composer, nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra headlined the music and education jazz extravaganza on March 22. |
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Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck '42 Dies at 91Jazz icon Dave Brubeck, a world-renowned pianist and composer of jazz and classical music whose experimentation with unusual time signatures introduced millions of listeners to jazz, died early December 5 in Norwalk, Conn., from heart failure. He would have turned 92 December 6. A 1942 graduate of University of the Pacific, Mr. Brubeck achieved extraordinary success throughout his music career, including the Dave Brubeck Quartet's highly acclaimed album "Time Out" (1959), which sold more than two million copies and remains one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Read the full story Watch the Dec. 13 event commemorating Dave Brubeck at Faye Spanos Concert Hall |
The Brubeck CollectionThe Brubeck Collection is an accumulation of materials representing the creative life of one of jazz's most renowned practitioners. Learn more by visiting the collection online and watching the video below. |
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New Brubeck Blog!Check out our new Brubeck Blog! Get day to day insight into the Brubeck Institute. Here about what past BIJQ members are up to and see what current BIJQ members are doing! |
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Brubeck Collection
One of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections from a contemporary musician
Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony
Information about & application for the Summer Jazz Colony
Brubeck Outreach Program
The Brubeck Outreach Program promotes understanding of the work and influence of Dave Brubeck
Brubeck Fellowship Program
Details and Information about the Brubeck Fellowship Program
Brubeck Festival
Information about and history of the Brubeck Festival









