Biography
Faculty, Music Department, Music Theory and Aural Skills.
Stu Greenspan, adjunct faculty, Music Department (electric bass, guitar, composer/arranger) performs with many different jazz and pop music groups including Reginald R. Robinson, Los Perros Cubanos, Swingabilly Slim, Linda Solotaire, and Eddie Harrison’s Paris Swing. He is currently the musical director of the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, an ensemble that features a 10-piece band onstage with a full dance company. As a studio musician and engineer, Stu has contributed to sound designs for all of Chicago’s major theater companies and many others throughout the country. He is also on the music faculty of the Francis W. Parker School.
B.M., Jazz and Commercial Music, American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, IL
Instructional Areas
Music Theory, Foundations, Ensembles, Electric Bass, Guitar
Creative Practice and Research Interests
Contemporary and traditional jazz. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean. Contemporary and traditional American pop music. Music for modern dance and theater.
Degrees
B.M., Jazz/Commercial Music American Conservatory of Music 1987