Book Double Vision Jazz Ensemble
Modern Texas Jazz • Visual Art • Creativity • Education
Double Vision Jazz Ensemble is available for concerts, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and interdisciplinary arts programs for schools, libraries, museums, colleges, universities, cultural centers, festivals, and nonprofit presenters.
Co-led by pianist/composer Hank Hehmsoth and saxophonist/flutist/composer John Mills, Double Vision brings together original modern jazz, improvisation, visual art, Texas music history, and creative education in programs that can be tailored for a wide range of audiences.
Double Vision Jazz Ensemble is listed on the Texas Commission on the Arts 2026–2028 Texas Touring Roster. Eligible Texas presenters may be able to apply for Texas Commission on the Arts Arts Respond Performance Support to assist with a portion of the contracted artist fee.
What Presenters Can Book
Concert Performance
A dynamic modern jazz performance featuring original compositions by Hank Hehmsoth and John Mills, with adventurous improvisation, melodic clarity, and deep ensemble interaction.
Available configurations:
Duo — piano and saxophone/flute
Trio — piano, saxophone/flute, bass
Quartet — piano, saxophone/flute, bass, drums
Expanded ensemble or guest-artist format by arrangement
This format works well for concert series, festivals, universities, museums, galleries, cultural centers, and community arts presenters.
Texas Jazz History Lecture-Demonstration
A flexible lecture-performance exploring Texas jazz composers, improvisation, regional music history, and the cultural roots of modern jazz.
This program can include live performance, historical commentary, readings, discussion, and audience Q&A. It can be adapted for libraries, universities, museums, historical organizations, lifelong learning programs, and cultural centers.
Seeing Sound / Hearing Color
An interdisciplinary art and music program that invites participants to connect visual art, jazz listening, reflection, and creative writing.
Participants are guided through:
slow looking
focused listening
descriptive response
creative writing
discussion of how sound, color, rhythm, and image connect
This program is especially well suited for galleries, museums, colleges, libraries, arts organizations, and educational settings.
Creativity, Improvisation, and the Arts
A lecture-demonstration on creativity, improvisation, visual thinking, and the artistic process, drawing from Hank Hehmsoth’s work as a jazz pianist, composer, visual artist, educator, and researcher.
This program can be presented as a talk, workshop, or performance-demonstration and is appropriate for schools, colleges, arts organizations, senior communities, and general audiences.
Texas Commission on the Arts Performance Support
Double Vision Jazz Ensemble is a Texas Commission on the Arts 2026–2028 Texas Touring Roster artist.
Eligible Texas presenters — including nonprofits, schools, libraries, colleges, universities, and units of government — may be able to apply for Arts Respond Performance Support to help pay a portion of the contracted artist fee.
Presenters book Double Vision directly. The presenter then applies to TCA for Performance Support. TCA staff should advise presenters directly about eligibility, application requirements, deadlines, and possible funding amounts.
Double Vision can provide the artist materials presenters may need, including:
program description
fee quote
number of artists paid
sample contract
technical rider / stage plot
artist information
presenter packet
Presenter Packet
A downloadable presenter packet is available and includes:
Double Vision information sheet
sample performance agreement
technical rider and stage plot
workshop outcomes
TCA Performance Support information
program descriptions
Booking Contact
To discuss a performance, workshop, lecture-demonstration, residency, or collaboration, please contact:
Hank Hehmsoth
Double Vision Jazz Ensemble
H Project Performing Arts Association
Email: hank@hppaa.org
Phone: 512-915-2536
Please include your organization name, city, preferred date or date range, venue type, audience, program interest, and whether you are interested in Texas Commission on the Arts Performance Support.