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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.

Mini-Lesson

March 17, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

John Hollenbeck

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Composing Using Recorded Speech

Daniel Jamieson

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Mini-Lesson

March 10, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Ellen Rowe

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Solo Piano Reharmonization and Orchestration

Daniel Jamieson

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Listening Session

March 8, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Migiwa Miyajima

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Andrew Rathbun

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Mini-Lesson

March 5, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Olivia Trummer

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Making Your Melody Memorable

Daniel Jamieson

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Group Lesson

March 4, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Jamieson

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Participants: Rupesh Bankar, Josh Mackie, & Lyndon Riggs

Andrea Keller

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Composer Spotlight

February 28, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Alex Heitlinger

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‘Unfurling’ - How a Theme Becomes a Piece

Daniel Jamieson

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Listening Session

February 25, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Tim Armacost

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Andrew Rathbun

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