IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
The Campus : Building and Location Namesakes
John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery
Montgomery House
Campus Apartments on the River Walk
John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery (1923-1968) was one of Indianapolis's elite jazz musicians. Wes began playing in the bars along Indiana Avenue and was an active improviser who played in a vast range of styles despite having no formal musical training and being unable to read sheet music.
He played with the best-known jazz musicians of the post-World War II era, working day jobs as a welder to support his family. Montgomery's early 1960's albums won widespread critical praise, winning a Grammy in 1966 for Best Jazz Instrumental for "Going Out of My Head."
