Throughout her career, Ellen Rowe has been known as a  triple threat,  being a remarkable pianist, composer, and educator. A professor at the University of Michigan for the past 20 years, she 

previously founded the jazz program at Connecticut, where she was the world s first female chair of a major university jazz department. Rowe s USF appearance is a multi-disciplinary visit, growing from 

her new recording,  Momentum   Portraits of Women in Motion.  The album features an all-woman, all-star ensemble, playing Rowe s pieces dedicated to inspirational figures in fields ranging from music

 to athletics, and social justice to environmental preservation. As the  Momentum  project is on tour, Ellen Rowe and the band mentor young artists, and engage with audiences on the message of the 

music.