Director of the Jazz Program, David Roitstein, joins two of his former students: Scott Colley (Music BFA 88) and John Schwerbel (Music BFA 14) to talk about the extraordinary legacy of Charlie Haden at CalArts and beyond, including the annual Charlie Haden/CalArts Artist in Residence program.
Learn more about Charlie Haden at charliehadenmusic.com
Learn more about David Roitstein at davidroitstein.com
John Schwerbel currently serves as Director of Administration at Thomas Safran and Associates and is the Founding Chair of the CalArts Alumni Council
Learn more about Scott Colley at scottcolley.com
Watch Carla Bley and Steve Swallow as part of the 2021 Charlie Haden / CalArts Artists in Residence
Music Credit: "Turnaround" (composed by Ornette Coleman) from 80/81 (ECM) with Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, and Jack DeJohnette.
Beyond the Blue Wall is a production of the CalArts Office of Advancement. You can find all of the episodes at calarts.edu/btbw.