CSU faculty members Peter Sommer and Wil Swindler, Saxophones and Clarinets. With special guests Al Hood, Trumpet; Paul McKee, Trombone; Ben Markley, Piano; Bijoux Barbossa, Bass; and Paul Romaine, Drums

The Peter Sommer Septet, a four-horn jazz ensemble featuring guests from up and down the Front Range jazz community, performs swinging arrangements tailored for the ensemble by Professor Sommer. The ensemble presets the blues as it takes many forms in jazz music, including original music by Sommer and classics by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Jelly Roll Morton, and Ornette Coleman.