Joe Utterback honored

Joe Utterback was honored for 20 years of teaching at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Utterback teaches courses including music history, the history of jazz, and a survey of Broadway music. He celebrated his 70th birthday with a concert on October 5, 2014, at the First Congregational Church, Stratford, Connecticut, which included a performance by Andrew Shenton and David Allen Wehr of Utterback’s organ and piano duet, Celebrations.

Jazzmuze, Inc. has just published Utterback’s Five New Spirituals for Organ, volumes 1 and 2; for information: www.jazzmuze.com (search the category ORGAN IV).