爵士研究课程提供传统和现代爵士风格的培训和广泛的表演机会。它为表演和历史奠定了坚实的基础，使学生可以进入专业音乐界或继续深造。通过在蒙特克莱尔州立大学提供音乐，人文科学方面的广泛课程，学生可以获得其他学科的知识以及对音乐行业工作的需求和现实的了解。他们将获得从事表演事业并为爵士艺术形式的发展和保存做出贡献所需的坚实基础。
The Jazz Studies program offers training and extensive performance opportunities in both traditional and contemporary jazz styles. It provides a solid foundation in performance and history that will allow students to enter the professional music world or pursue advanced study. Students at the Cali School have the advantage of using the rich resources of New York City, which is located 30 minutes from campus. Whether on campus through outstanding faculty and guest artists, or in the City, our students are participants in a rich listening and learning environment. Through a broad range of course offering at Montclair State University in music, the liberal arts and sciences, students gain knowledge of other disciplines and an understanding of the demands and realities of working in the music business. They will receive the solid foundation needed to pursue careers in performance and to contribute to the growth and preservation of the jazz art form.