Hans Halt

hhalt@unr.edu

Hans Halt holds his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from UNR and is a full time instructor of bass and jazz studies at the university. He is currently teaching Jazz Arranging, Jazz Composition, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Keyboard Techniques and Applied Bass and Piano.

Hans began playing professionally over 30 years ago in Buffalo, NY. In 1980, Hans moved to the San Francisco Bay area gaining experience playing with top Bay Area musicians, including Mark Levine and Pete Escovedo. Since moving to the Reno area in 1985, Hans has been an active performer and composer with a variety of creative groups, including the Afro-Cuban jazz group No Comprende, The Ed Corey Trio (CD-Modal Citizen), and the University of Nevada, Reno’s jazz faculty, The Collective, (CD's- North, Boats, Balance, Once and Again). He also performs with the Reno Philharmonic and the Reno Jazz Orchestra.