Take a Study Break - with Jazz!
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Atrium
Date & Time
March 28, 2018, 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
Description
Mr. Matt Belzer will be playing some jazz selections on the saxophone!
Belzer is a diverse musician, instrumentalist, and composer. He is a member of the improvisational drum and saxophone duo Tiemann-Belzer, the avant-latin group Mosaic, and the classic jazz group. He is also a very active freelance musician, regularly performing on woodwinds at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, and numerous theaters and concert halls in the region. His works are published on Advance Music and UNC Jazz Press. He has been honored by Downbeat magazine, the Jazz Composers Alliance and the Maryland State Arts Council.
Mr. Belzer directs the large Jazz Ensemble and various small groups, teaches the jazz courses and saxophone lessons, and advises jazz students in their individual creative projects. (Excerpts from: //music.umbc.edu/faculty-and-staff/belzer/)
Belzer is a diverse musician, instrumentalist, and composer. He is a member of the improvisational drum and saxophone duo Tiemann-Belzer, the avant-latin group Mosaic, and the classic jazz group. He is also a very active freelance musician, regularly performing on woodwinds at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, and numerous theaters and concert halls in the region. His works are published on Advance Music and UNC Jazz Press. He has been honored by Downbeat magazine, the Jazz Composers Alliance and the Maryland State Arts Council.
Mr. Belzer directs the large Jazz Ensemble and various small groups, teaches the jazz courses and saxophone lessons, and advises jazz students in their individual creative projects. (Excerpts from: //music.umbc.edu/faculty-and-staff/belzer/)
