Music by Fred Sturm (from his symphony Forever Spring). Prose from Bart Giamatti's The Green Fields of the Mind. Narration by Tony Kubek, former NY Yankee and Hall of Fame broadcaster.


Recipient of the ASCAP/IAJE Commission in Honor of Quincy Jones. Performed by the Gotham Jazz Orchestra, Mike Holober, director, with soloists Charles Pillow (penny whistle) Scott Wendholt (trumpet), Dave Pietro (alto), Tim Ries (tenor), and John Riley (drums).


Fred Sturm cross-faded jazz ensemble arrangements of 11 Steely Dan tunes recorded by the HR Big Band, Frankfurt. Complete tracks and CD download available on iTunes (HR Big Band Do It Again).


Audio recordings of 10 compositions for Beginning and Middle School Jazz Ensembles sequenced from easy to medium easy levels with descriptions for each chart. Most of the charts can be heard in their entirety -- with some score and part samples included -- on the noted publisher websites.

Performed by the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble with soloists Larry Darling (flugelhorn), Jose' Encarnacion (tenor saxophone), and Tristan Renfrow, drums. Larry Darling, recording engineer. Music published by Sierra Music Publications.


Illustration of the recomposition process in the transformation of the jazz/popular standard All of Me into Fred Sturm's large jazz ensemble work Take It All.

Jazz composer & arranger Fred Sturm's extended work inspired by world/folk/indigenous music from around the globe featuring vocalist Bobby McFerrin and the NDR Big Band (Hamburg). 30-minute audio distillation of 2 hour/2 set program recorded live in Germany.


Fred Sturm cross-faded jazz ensemble arrangements of 8 Astor Piazzolla tangos recorded by the HR Big Band, Frankfurt. Complete tracks and CD download available on iTunes (HR Big Band Libertango!).


Audio excerpts of 24 compositions for High School Jazz Ensembles with descriptions for each chart. Most can be heard in their entirety with score and part samples included on the noted publisher websites.

Trombone great Jim Pugh and the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble perform the Fred Sturm arrangement of Enrico Rava's Diva. Published score & parts available from Sierra Music Publications.


Lawrence University composer Fred Sturm's original composition performed by faculty colleague, Patty Darling.