Thomas L. Riis or Thomas Laurence Riis (born October 6, 1950) is an American musicologist and professor. His current position is the Joseph Negler Professor of Musicology and Director of the American Music Research Center at the College of Music, at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his bachelor's degree at Oberlin College and his master's degree and his doctorate from the University of Michigan. He has been on the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder since 1992. He retired from teaching in 2018. In addition to his academic activities, Riis is active as a conductor, choral singer, viola player, and cellist. His book Just Before Jazz, devoted to African-American Broadway shows, received an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award in 1995. Source: Wikipedia (en)