"Jazz legend Jimmy Cobb to receive President's Medal"
San Francisco State University
Denize Springer
May 4 , 2011
SF (San Francisco) State will
honor jazz drummer
Jimmy Cobb for his mentorship of students and emerging jazz musicians.
Cobb will receive the
President's Medal at the University's 110th Commencement exercises on
May 21.
Cobb is an
internationally recognized
jazz giant and
mentor to emerging artists. Each year he
teaches and
mentors music students and emerging jazz musicians at venues and universities across the
U.S. including
SF State, Stanford University, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, the University of Greensboro in North Carolina and the
Berklee School of Music in Boston.