CSU Jazz Ensembles kick off their spring semester with a special combined concert with Rocky Mountain High School on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Jazz Ensembles I and II under the direction of Peter Sommer and Wil […]
March 15, 2015 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Jim and Wendy Franzen generously sponsor the Jazz Barn Concert Series and annually support the Jazz Program at Colorado State University. These concerts are a unique gift to the Front Range community. The Jazz Barn Concert Series continues to be a series of special occasions when guests have the opportunity to enjoy fine music, stimulating […]
The CSU Jazz Ensembles I and II perform with jazz-great Paul Hanson at the University Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Tickets are $7 for CSU students, $1 for youth (under 18), and […]
The Alumni Series at Colorado State University this fall features a special performance by CSU alumnus Ryan Van Scoyk ’11, saxophone, on Monday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Tickets are $7 for CSU students, $1 for youth (under […]
The Birth of the Cool Hits the CSU Stage The CSU Jazz Ensembles kick off the fall jazz season at the University Center for the Arts on Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. with a concert entitled ‘The Music of Miles Davis’ in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located […]
CSU brings back that big band sound! Join the Colorado State University Jazz Ensembles on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of modern, big band music. The performance will be held in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Under director Peter Sommer, […]
Colorado State University saxophone faculty and Director of Jazz Studies Peter Sommer is traveling to Fife, Scotland to perform at the 2012 World Saxophone Congress XVI, held at St. Andrew’s on July 10-14, 2012. The Congress features an elite program of concerts, lectures, and recitals selected from a pool of submitted proposals and recordings, of […]
The Jazz Studies Program at Colorado State University is rising to prominence through the leadership of Director Peter Sommer and Jazz enthusiasts Jim and Wendy Franzen. Consisting of two large jazz ensembles and two small jazz combos, the students have had the opportunity to perform at Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge in Denver, named one of […]
Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, teacher, and producer, Erik Deutsch performed a concert in the Organ Recital Hall at the UCA on Monday, January 31, 2011. Joining him was friend and CSU masters student John Gray on Trumpet.
Article by Lianna Salva, The Rocky Mountain Collegian Things will be swinging at the University Center for the Arts tonight at the Duke Ellington jazz concert. The concert will be a tribute to the “big band” legend performed by CSU students of Jazz Ensemble I and II. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in […]
