ESP Biography



JONAH PHILION, Harvard sophomore studying physics and music



Major: Math, Physics, and Music

College/Employer: Harvard

Year of Graduation: 2018

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I joined a jazz ensemble in fourth grade and since then I've played with Dave Brubeck, Mulgrew Miller, and Vijay Iyer. I'm currently a sophomore in the Harvard/NEC Dual Degree program which means I'll receive a bachelor's in physics and math from Harvard and a master's in jazz performance from New England Conservatory in about three years. I first started to fall in love with jazz when I started playing it with other people so one of my goals for this class is to create an environment at Splash where others can have a similar experience.



Past Classes

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M10961: Factorials (!) in Splash 2016 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2016)
The function that's just as fun to write down as it is to evaluate: !. Course will be rigorous and full of what appears to be mathematical coincidence. Featuring an in-depth look at Big O analysis of n!, inverse of n!, and why $$n!$$ and $$e$$ and $$\pi$$ are all connected. Topics to be covered: Stirling's Approximation, Prime Number Distribution, Gamma function and Beta Function.


W9764: Music Jam in Splash 2015 (Nov. 21 - 22, 2015)
The best way to learn how to improvise is to do it with other people! Come to listen, learn, and/or play. Saxophonists, pianists, singers, jazz enthousiasts, guitarists, and percussionists are all welcome. We will perform music that could be categorized as jazz, classical, rock, R&B, and maybe even some rap.