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Steven Bernstein during Mirza Jazz Residency at Knox College

Professional Musicians Engage with Students through Mirza Jazz Residency

The Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency at Knox College is part of the Knox Jazz Year, a year-round series of festivals, speakers, and performances. The Mirza Jazz Residency is funded by the Jerome Mirza Foundation of Bloomington, Illinois. The foundation, which supports programs in education and the arts, was created by a bequest from Jerome Mirza, an attorney who served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and wrote several books on personal injury law. Mirza's daughter, Candace Mirza of Wilmette, Illinois, is a 1981 Knox graduate.