Encountering Gunther – Sam Spear Music

Announcing My Next Project

In my next release, I look forward to exploring the music of Ragtime – the first popular music originating in the United States.

The New Groove, Virtual Big Band, Blog Posts, and more!

Gunther Schuller brings due attention Duke Ellington’s masterpiece Reminiscing in Tempo

How I’m dealing with COVID as a musician, new video, and more

Celebrating the legacy of Gunther Schuller with the NEC Jazz Orchestra

My experience performing Gunther Schuller’s piece written for two orchestras and a choir

Saxophone icon Charlie Parker’s career aspirations, had his life not been cut tragically short

My new blog series inspired by the legacy of performer/composer/conductor/educator/scholar Gunther Schuller