Guest Artists
Each year many world-class jazz artists are brought to the University of Wyoming for concerts, clinics, and performances for with our many student ensembles.
Recent guest artists have included: Joel Frahm, Greg Osby, Terell Stafford, Ari Hoenig, Bill Charlap, Bobby Shew and Greg Gisbert. For ticket and concert information, contact the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Box Office.
UW Jazz Faculty
Instrumental Jazz Ensembles and Combos
Three 18+-member jazz ensembles form the heart of the instrumental jazz groups. The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble is Wyoming's premiere big band and has regularly earned the highest ratings national jazz festivals. Moreover, the group has received much acclaim for accompaniment of some of the biggest names in jazz music who visit campus for performances. Beyond performances, all three Jazz Ensembles also serve an educational purpose for students to learn the history, various styles, and pedagogy of jazz music. The jazz ensembles perform a variety of repertoire from all styles and periods of jazz music. Faculty and student compositions and arrangements are often programmed. These groups perform during the academic year and tour throughout the region.
These small jazz groups focus on the art of improvisation as individuals and as an ensemble. With the guidance of faculty coaches, students in jazz combos prepare and perform their own compositions and arrangements throughout each semester. Here students learn the intricacies of performing with a small number of musicians and hone their improvisation skills.
The Live Edge Trio
The Live Edge Trio is UWYO’s very own Jazz Piano Trio. The Live Edge trio is an international touring and recording group that has performed all over the world with some of Jazz’s most iconic artists. The group has several commercially released recordings that have received outstanding reviews and national recognition. If you are interested in booking this ensemble or any of our amazing student groups, please contact, Dr. Andy Wheelock at awheeloc@uwyo.edu
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year
university with the top research universities in the United States.
The University of Wyoming has been accredited by the National Association of Schools
of Music (NASM)
For more about the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), contact:
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Phone:(703) 437-0700
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