Tonight at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is the Empire Film Music Ensemble with Jeff Beal performing An Evening of Film and Film Music.

Jeff Beal is an American composer of music for film, media, and the concert hall. With musical beginnings as a jazz trumpeter and recording artist, his works are infused with an understanding of rhythm and spontaneity. Steven Schneider for the New York Times wrote of "the richness of Beal's musical thinking…his compositions often capture the liveliness and unpredictability of the best improvisation." Beal's seven solo CDs, including Three Graces, Contemplations (Triloka) Red Shift (Koch Jazz), and Liberation (Island Records) established him as a respected recording artist and composer.

[source: Eastman School of Music calendar, 2015-Apr-13]