Category Archives: Jazz

Wil Swindler's Elevenet

Jazz professor Wil Swindler featured at Jazz Education Network Conference

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Jazz, Jazz Studies

The head of CSU Jazz Studies, Wil Swindler, and his band, The Elevenet were featured performers at the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference. The fourteenth annual conference was held on Jan. 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. According to the organization’s website, the conference offers a variety of events, including sessions and clinics to fit every attendee’s […]

Peter Sopmmer playing saxophone

Saxophone Professor Peter Sommer is making music!

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Saturday, October 22, 2022
Jazz, Jazz Studies, Woodwinds

CSU Music Professor, Peter Sommer, has had a prolific season of music-making. Here are recent activities by the head of CSU’s Woodwind Area: Soulful Songs and Spirits, original music and arrangements for jazz sextet was released in June by the Peter Sommer Septet. According to the KUVO Jazz calendar, the release was inspired by his […]