
11/09/2025
his Sunday, September 14, on the ‘2nd Chance’ radio show, my guest will be Jazmin Ghent, an award-winning international jazz saxophonist, educator and Huntsville native. Over her brief career, Jazmin has become a decorated leader for the new generation of jazz, R&B and gospel music, as well as an accomplished music educator. While always striving for the pinnacle of success Jazmin recieved a B.A. from Florida State University in Jazz Studies/Music Education, an M.A. from Tennessee State University (TSU) in Music Educaton and a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida in Music Education. Jazmin currently resides in Ottawa, Canada with her husband, Maurice, a foreign serve office. She is a Professor of Music teaching Music Education and Music Cognition at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. She also teaches Entrepreneurship in the Arts virtually at TSU.
Jazmin has 7- top 5 Billboard singles and has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals and venues including: Dave Koz Cruise, Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, Newport Beach Jazz Festival and more. In 2019, Jazmin received the prestigious NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album, “The Story of Jaz.”
Jazmin joins me ahead of her headline performance at Jazz in the Park- Huntsville on this Sunday at Big Spring Park West.
Tune in at 3:00 pm CST at 90.1 FM (local radio), wjou.org (Net) and livestreaming on Fb and YouTube 90.1 FM WJOU for this great conversation.