Glenn Korff School of Music faculty members Hans Sturm and Tom Larson will present a set of historically overlooked gems from the jazz canon of the 1960s and 70s, including works by Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden and Sam Rivers in the Westbrook Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Double bassist Hans Sturm has performed as soloist, chamber, orchestral, jazz and improvisational musician throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, Africa and the United States. He is associate professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies as well as Area Head for Strings.
Tom Larson is Assistant Professor of Composition (Emerging Media and Digital Arts) at the Glenn Korff School of Music. At the Glenn Korff School of Music, Larson has taught courses in Jazz History, Rock History, Digital Audio Recording and Production, and Jazz Piano. His current course work includes teaching Orchestration and Digital Audio Recording/Production classes, and private Composition lessons. He also is a member of the UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble, for which he serves as Music Director and Composer in Residence.
This performance is free and open to the public.