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Steve Guerra is a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and educator, serving as Director of the Studio Jazz Writing Program and Assistant Professor at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. He oversees graduate jazz composition curricula and teaches arranging, composition, and production courses. Guerra has written for artists including Dave Koz, Ben Folds, Clark Terry, and the National Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with Phil Woods, Al Grey, and Louis Bellson. Formerly Clark Terry’s musical director, he released Namesake with the Stephen Guerra Big Band and has contributed to projects by Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Il Divo, and Inter Miami CF. Before joining Frost, he taught high school and founded jazz programs in New Hampshire. He holds degrees from UNH, Eastman, and Frost.

Listening Session

January 25, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Meg Okura

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n/a

Andrew Rathbun

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Mini-Lesson

January 22, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Emilio Solla

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Composing Using Fragments Of Pitch Sets

Daniel Jamieson

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Composer Spotlight

January 18, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Jamieson

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Creating Moments: Arranging The Music Of Freddie Hubbard

Erica Seguine

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Mini-Lesson

January 15, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Meg Okura

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Integrating Multiple Musical Traditions

Daniel Jamieson

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Mini-Lesson

January 7, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Jamieson

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Effective Rubato Writing for Soloist and Jazz Ensemble

Andrew Rathbun

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Composer Spotlight

December 17, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Frank Carlberg

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Composition And/Or Recomposition

Daniel Jamieson

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Roundtable

December 14, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Jamieson, Andrew Rathbun Erica Seguine, Christine Jensen, Ayn Inserto

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Works from other composers that are connected to the holidays.

Daniel Jamieson

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