Formed by three students at the University of Michigan School of Music, Human Kind is focused on using their unique instrumentation to create new textures and sounds through jazz. They perform anything from open improvisation, to thoroughly composed music. Michael Hu is a Sophomore in Jazz Studies from Rochester, Michigan. Pianist Joshua Catania, a freshman in jazz studies, frequently plays for festivals and clubs throughout Wisconsin. Guitarist Travis Swanson is a first-year Master's of Improvisation student at U-M.