Art Jarvinen

Arthur Justin Jarvinen was an American composer. Of Finnish heritage, he was the son of a Lutheran clergyman and grew up in Ohio and Canada. He attended the California Institute of the Arts, studying percussion with John Bergamo, Karen [Ervin Pershing], and Ruth Underwood. He eventually studied composition there with Morton Subotnick, Stephen Mosko, and Earle Brown. In 1981, he earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree and began teaching at the California Institute of the Arts, as well as becoming one of the original members of the California [EAR Unit].
Jarvinen composed over 80 compositions and worked closely with both Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.