Jasmine Pigott ’19
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
This award is given to alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years and who are emerging leaders in their fields.
Dr. Jasmine “Jazzie” Pigott is an award-winning tuba soloist, composer, and educator whose work centers on representation, innovation, and elevating Black music in classical spaces. She was the first Black woman to place at the International Leonard Falcone Festival (2016) and to earn a D.M.A. in tuba performance from the Peabody Conservatory (2024).
A passionate advocate for equity in music, Dr. Pigott co-founded the Chromatic Brass Collective and directed the COVID-19 Black All-Star Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. Her groundbreaking EP, Revolution: The Next Generation of Tuba Music, commissioned Black composers (including Malachi Brown—IC class of 2019 and Keeghan Fountain—IC class of 2020)to write new works for tuba in Black musical styles.
As a soloist, Dr. Pigott has performed concerti with the Peabody Concert Orchestra, Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, and others. She has toured internationally through the Promising Artists of the 21st Century Program (Costa Rica) and Iberacademy Resonante Festival (Colombia). She has held residencies, performing recitals and presenting masterclasses at institutions such as UNC Greensboro, Western Michigan University, Texas A&M Kingsville, and more.
As a composer, Dr. Pigott blends contemporary classical music with Black musical idioms. Her works—performed by student and professional ensembles alike—include Against All Odds (Chromatic Brass Collective), Midnight Escape (Palisade Trumpet Collective), The Quarantine(r) March (performed by the IC Wind Ensemble in 2023) and a series of tuba and spoken word pieces showcased at the International Women’s Brass Conference, Shriver Hall Concert Series, and International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. Her first work for ensemble and spoken word, Roots Torn, Routes Chosen premiered with the Long Island Philharmonic in Fall 2024.
Dr. Pigott currently holds positions at The Peabody Preparatory, Hofstra University, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Annually, she serves on the faculty for the LA Philharmonic’s YOLA National Festival. She has also previously served on the faculty at Ohio University. Dr. Pigott holds degrees from Ithaca College (B.M.), Michigan State University (M.M.), and Peabody Conservatory (D.M.A.), having studied with Velvet Brown, Phil Sinder, Dr. David Earll, and Dr. Justin Benavidez.
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