He has served as a visiting professor at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium (Royal Conservatory) in Denmark and the Associazone Italian Gordon per l'Apprendimento Musicale in Rome.
Sturm's Migrations contained indigenous music from 22 countries and was premiered by vocalist Bobby McFerrin and the NDR Big Band in 2007.
He arranged and recorded two albums: Libertango: Hommage an Astor Piazzolla[4] and Do It Again: Three Decades of Steely Dan[5] with the HR Big Band.
While studying at the University of North Texas College of Music in the 1970s, Sturm was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band.
He has received commission and research grants from ASCAP, International Association for Jazz Education, NARAS, NEA, NEH, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, and the American Composers Forum.