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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

July 13, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Dave Rivello

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Erica Seguine

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Composer Spotlight

July 9, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

John La Barbera

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Melody is the New Black

Chelsea McBride

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Mini-Lesson

June 19, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Dave Rivello

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The Value of Conductor Scores

Daniel Jamieson

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Listening Session

June 18, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Florian Hoefner

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Daniel Jamieson

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Composer Spotlight

June 15, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Pete McGuinness

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Mixed Bag: Musical Diversity Within An Album

Andrew Rathbun

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Composer Spotlight

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Presenting Artist(s)

John Yao

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Expanding Small Group Works To Big Band

Chelsea McBride

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Mini-Lesson

June 9, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Florian Hoefner

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Modal Interchange and Borrowed Chords

Daniel Jamieson

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