Events

Blake Leigh and Friends present a night of swinging tunes and arrangements by Blake Leigh.

Spencer Stevens directs his senior recital, premiering small band arrangements of jazz standards and an original extended jazz composition.

This great night of music will feature the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra performing works by Jeff Claassen and Ayn Inserto, faculty members in the Harmony and Jazz Composition Department.

Guitarist and composer Víctor Barragán presents original compositions for small and large jazz ensembles.

Hidemi Akaiwa is a Japanese pianist/composer/micro-jammer. Her passion is to create a new artform fusing the tenets of Japanese Zen with the sounds of jazz and contemporary classical music with microtones.
 

Vibraphonist Ben Keller presents his work in jazz composition for mixed ensembles.

Chris Lee started playing piano at the age of 9. Although classically trained, his main inspirations are Yiruma and Joe Hisaishi. He is studying jazz composition, but Lee has a deep appreciation for songwriting and listens to a wide variety of music from an array of genres and eras. 

Voice principal Kamoru presents Latin jazz original compositions and arrangements as part of his jazz composition portfolio.

Composer/arranger Dahee Bae holds her jazz composition senior recital, playing jazz originals and arrangements.

Ross Turman presents a concert showcasing his original compositions, as well as arrangements in a modern jazz style.