UCLA students who volunteered to collaborate with musicians they’d never worked with before will perform together in concert. The UCLA Jazz Combos Concert, taking place Monday in Schoenberg Hall, features six groups of UCLA jazz students who worked together throughout the quarter to produce their own individualized set list of songs. Read more...

Photo: Six groups of UCLA students will perform Monday night at Schoenberg Hall’s UCLA Jazz Combos Concert. Each group consists of around six student members, and is led by a faculty director under whose guidance they devise an individualized set list, rehearse and synchronize their performance styles. (Courtesy of Steve Murillo)

Composers forced into exile during the Holocaust had their voices heard through a performance by the Ensemble for These Times. Alumna Perla Karney, the artistic director for the Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel, said she was thrilled to put together a concert on campus when she got a call from Ensemble for These Times. Read more...

Photo: Xin Zhao, Nanette McGuinness, Anne Lerner-Wright (left to right) are members of the Ensemble for These Times, which performed its concert, “Emigres and Exiles in Hollywood,” at UCLA Hillel on Sunday. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Students danced along to loud music in a packed room. No, this wasn’t a house party or concert – it was one of Foundations Choreography’s Saturday Sessions. Read more...

Photo: Foundations Choreography offers weekly Saturday Sessions meant to teach participants new styles of dance as well as the art form’s history. Director Alex Byun said the group presents a space for students to explore urban dance styles without worrying about perfecting the skills. (Rachel Hefner/Daily Bruin)