<p>On the music events page for December 1st the Duquense University Jazz Combos were playing at a Jazz club in Pittsburgh and I know all the professors were all professional jazz musicians in town so sounds like tehre are plenty of opportunities for small combos. The music admissions director (Troy Centofanto) there is a really nice person so I would contact him about the auditions. I do know that you have to pass the music theory exam at some point before joining the department and it does look like you have to pass a classical as well as jazz audition.</p>