Researched musician profile
About Hank Hehmsoth
Hehmsoth’s official profile presents jazz performance, composition, visual art, archival research, and teaching as connected parts of one practice. It identifies him as a Professor of Practice in Jazz Studies at Texas State University and documents a catalog of more than 200 compositions.[1]
The artist’s Double Vision page identifies Hehmsoth and saxophonist-flutist John Mills as co-leaders of a contemporary quartet built around original composition, modern swing, groove, and improvisation. Its Austin programs also connect the ensemble with youth education, Texas music history, chamber collaboration, and visual art.[2]
Hehmsoth’s first-party recording archive and artist channel document his work beyond a single band, while the Double Vision channel preserves that ensemble’s performances separately. The sources support a multi-project practice rather than one fixed lineup.[3][4][5]
Double Vision
Hehmsoth co-leads the Austin contemporary-jazz quartet with composer and woodwind player John Mills.[2]
Jazz and visual art
His official profile documents an interdisciplinary practice in which improvisation informs both music and image-making.[1]
Teaching and research
Hehmsoth combines Texas State jazz teaching with archival work, writing, lectures, and public-history programs.[1][2]