Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. Ms. Rowe has performed throughout the U.S., as well as touring in Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland and Australia. Her CDs “Sylvan Way”, “Denali Pass”, “Wishing Well” and “Courage Music” (2014) are available on PKO records and at CdBaby.com. Her compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by ensembles including the Village Vanguard Orchestra, BBC Jazz Orchestra, U.S. Navy Commodores, Berlin and NDR Radio Jazz Orchestras, DIVA and the Perth Jazz Orchestra. She has been Artist-in-Residence at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Eastman School of Music, University of Wyoming and the Pittsford School District in Pittsford (NY), and has also been selected to conduct All-State jazz ensembles throughout the country, including the MENC All-Eastern and All-Northwest groups.