Riley Jermier
Hometown: Norwalk, IA
Major: Bachelor of Arts in Music; Jazz Studies
Hobbies: Writing and performing music; golfing
Career Goals: Becoming a university Professor of Jazz Composition or Jazz Studies
Favorite Trumpet Players: Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker
Favorite Trumpet Recordings: Autumn Leaves (Paul Desmond and Chet Baker), Some Skunk Funk (The Brecker Brothers), Birdlike (Freddie Hubbard), On Green Dolphin Street (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band), 2/3’s Adventure (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra)
Favorite Food: Cheeseburger
Favorite Book: 20th Century Harmony (Vincent Persichetti)
Strangest Fact About Me: I am able to do the worm very effectively
Coolest/Oddest Musical Experience: I arranged (and performed) the Incredibles Suite for the Show Choir Band to be performed at the 2020 Norwalk Show Choir Showcase
