佐治亚州立大学爵士研究计划致力于为当今的职业音乐家提供实用的职业准备。佐治亚州立大学爵士乐队和组合对所有大学生开放，无论其班级或学习领域如何。鼓励各个级别的音乐家参加，并根据他们的能力和经验将他们分组。尽管顶级爵士乐合唱团都是以表演为导向的，但所有表演团体都将达到某些表演质量标准。通过表演，学生可以学习判断音乐价值并运用所学知识。爵士研究计划已能够将具有地区，国家和国际地位的爵士艺术家带到佐治亚州进行表演并开设大师班和诊所。这些知名艺术家包括肯尼·加勒特（Kenny Garrett），马库斯·罗伯茨（Ma
The Georgia State Jazz Studies Program is dedicated to providing practical career preparation for today's professional musician. The Georgia State Jazz Bands and Combos are open to all University students regardless of class standing or area of study. Musicians of all levels are encouraged to participate and are placed in groups according to the level of their abilities and experience. Although the top jazz ensembles are performance-oriented, certain performance quality standards will be expected of all performing groups. It is through a performance that students can learn to judge musical values and apply what they have learned.<br><br>The Jazz Studies Program has been able to bring jazz artists of regional, na­tional and international stature to Georgia State to perform and give master classes and clinics. Among these notable artists are Kenny Garrett, Marcus Roberts, Randy Brecker, David Sanchez, Slide Hampton, Nick Payton, Kenny Werner, Dave Douglas, Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Hagans, Dick Oatts, Bobby Shew, Jimmy Heath, Clare Fischer, Joe Lovano and many others.