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Karlton E Hester

Karlton E Hester

Professor, Composer, & Director of Jazz Studies, Professor

Music Department

Areas of expertise: African Music, Music Composition, Contemporary Music, Experimental Music, Jazz, Computer Music


Biography, Education and Training

Karlton E. Hester, Ph.D. (composer/flutist/saxophonist), began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator. He received his Ph.D. in composition from the City University of New York Graduate Center and is currently Director of "Jazz" Studies (and member of the Digital Arts and New Media faculty) at the University of California in Santa Cruz. As performer on both flute and saxophone, he is founding music director of the Fill... more »


Areas of expertise: African American / Black Studies, Music Composition, Sound, Digital Arts, New Media, Performance, Archives, Archival Practices, Installation Art


Biography, Education and Training

Dr. Chari Smith is an NY Emmy-nominated composer and interdisciplinary artist working across sound, performance, and media art. As a performer, their work investigates societal “fault lines", points of tension and release that impact the human condition. As a media artist, their critical engagement with archives and embodiment operates through, with, and against technology, informed by Black cultural practices, scholarship, and technological methodologies. As a composer, they are known for... more »

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