From Count Basie to the classroom: Carmen Bradford's jazz journey
August 24, 2026
August 24, 2026
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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From Count Basie to the classroom: Carmen Bradford's jazz journey
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Carmen Bradford almost missed the phone call that changed her life.
The Grammy Award-winning singer, now a professor of vocal jazz in the Michigan State University College of Music, performed at local venues during her time as a student at Huston-Tillotson University . . .
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From Count Basie to the classroom: Carmen Bradford's jazz journey
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Carmen Bradford almost missed the phone call that changed her life.
The Grammy Award-winning singer, now a professor of vocal jazz in the Michigan State University College of Music, performed at local venues during her time as a student at Huston-Tillotson University . . .