IPFW Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Kenneth W. Johnson · Opus: Research & Creativity (Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne) · 2009
Concert of original music in various jazz styles, composed and performed by IPFW faculty Dr. Farrell Vernon (saxes), Dr. Kenneth Johnson (guitar), Dr. Chris Rutkowski (piano), Prof. Erik Schweikert (percussion), Prof. Phil Schurgerv (guitar), and Brad Kuhns (bass), and Akira Muritani (trumpet) . The latter two are members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonc. These concerts are ongoing concerts of original music, began in 2006 by Drs. Vernon and Johnson for the purpose of presenting original jazz compositions as part of a Fort Wayne jazz collective of musicians and composers.