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The seven graduate students of the Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble will finish their program this year after playing at the White House and in Marrakech, Morocco. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)

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Graduation Issue 2016

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Jazz serves as common language for Thelonious Monk Institute graduates

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Pianist Carmen Staaf said her favorite memory with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz was playing at the open-air El Badi Palace in Marrakech, Morocco. The Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble is comprised of seven student musicians who were accepted into the graduate program in 2014 from a variety of musical backgrounds and age groups.

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Jazz serves as common language for Thelonious Monk Institute graduates

By Erin Nyren

June 5, 2016 1:22 p.m.