13th Annual
JANUARY 5-8, 2022 • DALLAS, TX
13th Annual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS History of UNT Jazz ----------------------- P.2 Message from the Dean----------------- P.3 Schedule ------------------------------------ P.4 Ensembles ---------------------------------- P.6 Guest Artist -------------------------------- P.14 Faculty & Staff ---------------------------- P.15 Administration --------------------------- P.15
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HISTORY OF
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his academic year, the UNT Jazz Studies program celebrates its 75th anniversary as a leader in jazz education. While jazz had been played before at this and other colleges, the Dance Band degree at North Texas State Teachers College was the first bachelor’s degree of its kind to be offered in the United States. Because the degree focused on popular American music at a time when higher education in music dealt primarily with the European art music tradition, it quickly attracted national attention. The flagship ensemble, the Two O’Clock Lab Band, later renamed to the One O’Clock Lab Band, showed through its performances at competitions and on tours and recordings that our students were playing and arranging on a professional level.
This university became known as a place where aspiring jazz musicians could develop their talents with the help of a dedicated faculty and a steady stream of guest artists; meet peers who would challenge and inspire them; and prepare to launch their careers with a comprehensive skill set. Gene Hall, Leon Breeden, and Neil Slater the first three directors of the program, also directed the One O’Clock Lab Band. Its international reputation for excellence was earned through the hard work of generations of students who were coached to a professional standard; a yearly recording tradition that began in 1967 and has resulted in seven Grammy nominations; and a busy schedule of national and international tours.
By 2008, when Neil Slater’s tenure ended, the program had firmly established its
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN I am so pleased and honored to bring greetings to the 13th national conference of the Jazz Education Association from the University of North Texas College of Music. Jazz enjoys such a special place in the history and reputation of our institution, never more so than this year as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jazz Studies at UNT. You will find our faculty, staff, and students fully engaged throughout this conference in concerts, workshops, exhibits, and other presentations. With your permission, let me be more specific. This year…
UNT JAZZ reputation for excellence. The Two O’Clock Lab band directed by Jim Riggs, the UNT Jazz Singers directed by Paris Rutherford, the small group program and the Zebras ensemble directed by Dan Haerle, and the guitar ensembles coached by Fred Hamilton had established traditions of their own. The addition of a master’s degree improved our ability to graduate well-prepared educators.
Studies and to bring more of our students’ work in core music classes into the jazz idiom. The student-led Jazz and Gender Equity Initiative embodies our dedication to diversity and inclusion.
Through all of these changes in leadership, faculty, and curriculum, one element has remained constant: our focus on students and their musical and professional growth. Our alumni Under the leadership of John Murphy from community extends to every corner of the 2008 to 2019 and Rob Parton since then, music profession. Alumni help our recent the program has maintained its standards graduates establish themselves in new of excellence while adapting to a changing cities; they support the program as donors; music profession. The faculty have worked and by their varied demonstrations of steadily to revise the curriculum. Our musical excellence they show our students doctoral degree has produced successful that there is no limit to what they can college educators. We’ve added options in achieve with a degree from UNT. jazz strings and commercial music. Most recently, the curriculum has been revised JOHN MURPHY, Professor Emeritus to include a certificate in African American
• The UNT College of Music is a Presenting Sponsor of the JEN Conference; • The One O’Clock Lab Band® and Jazz Singers, with guest artist Ignacio Berroa, perform on the Scholarship Concert Saturday evening; • Other UNT ensembles on the conference program include the Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Two O’Clock Lab Band, and two additional vocal jazz ensembles; • We host a College of Music alumni reunion on Friday at 5:00 PM; • The Two O’Clock Lab Band performs new music from rising-star composers in the Young Composer Showcase; • The rhythm sections for the One O’Clock, Two O’Clock, and Jazz Singers perform at the JAM sessions each evening; • UNT Jazz faculty are serving directors, presenters, presiders, and/or performers at conference clinics, sessions, and performances. We are ALL IN for this year’s JEN program and honored to be a part of this glorious celebration of America’s art form. Truly honored. Please accept my heartfelt best wishes for a marvelous week. My wife, Jill, and I are here for the entire conference, so please drop by our UNT booth on the Exhibit floor to say hello. We look forward to an historic conference on international consequence. Sincerely,
JOHN W. RICHMOND, PH.D.
Professor and Dean of the UNT College of Music UNT College of Music
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SESSIONS & PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 9:30 AM
Publishing the Music of Gene Puerling - Jennifer Barnes, Lead Presenter and Tyler Thomas (Graduate Student), Co-Presenter Shawnee Trail/Third Level
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 9:00 AM
So You Want to Make Your Debut Recording, Now What? - Nick Finzer, Lead Presenter Cumberland A-C/Exhibition Level
11:30 PM -1:30 AM
PRO JAM NETWORK HANG (Latin Jazz Focus) José Aponte and Rosana Eckert, Co-Presenters Monduel’s/Atrium Level
11:00 AM
Stephen Guerra Big Band - Brad Leali and Quincy Davis, Co-Performers Inspirations Stage-Landmark A-B/Lobby Level
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 11:00 AM
Nick Finzer’s Hear & Now - Nick Finzer, Lead Performer and Quincy Davis, Performer LeJENds Stage-Reunion A-C/Lobby Level
12:00 PM How Do We ‘Teach’ Improvisation? - Dave Meder, Presenter Cumberland A-C/Exhibition Level
12:00 PM Vocal Jazz Arranging: Inspired by Solo Artistry - Jennifer Barnes, Lead Presenter Cumberland K-L/Exhibition Level 12:00 PM Bobby Falk Group - Davy Mooney and Lynn Seaton, Co-Performers Conservatory Stage-Pegasus/Lobby Level
2:00 PM
Effective Writing for the Rhythm Section (it’s also a String Section) - Rich DeRosa, Lead Presenter Cumberland I-J/Exhibition Level
5:00 PM - University of North Texas Alumni Reception 7:00 PM Pegasus Ballroom
3:00 PM
Vocal Improv on Steroids: Interactive Choral Music - (Roger Treece, Presenter) Rosana Eckert and UNT students, Co-Performers Cumberland E-F/Exhibition Level
6:00 PM
Royal Bopsters - Rich DeRosa, Co-Performer New Voices Stage-Reunion G-H/Lobby Level
7:45 PM
One O’Clock Lab Band & Jazz Singers Alan Baylock and Jennifer Barnes, Directors Inspirations Stage-Landmark A-C/Lobby Level
9:00 PM
Roy Hargrove Tribute Ensemble - Philip Dizack and Quincy Davis, Co-Performers Inspirations Stage-Landmark A-B/Lobby Level
11:00 PM
Brasuka - Rosana Eckert and José Aponte, Co-Performers New Voices Stage-Reunion G-H/Lobby Level
11:30 PM -1:30 AM
PRO JAM NETWORK HANG (Open Focus) - UNT Faculty & Alumni, Co-Performers Monduel’s/Atrium Level
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11:00 PM
Latin Jazz Lab - José M. Aponte, Director Visions Stage- Landmark D/Lobby Level
11:30 PM -1:30 AM
PRO JAM NETWORK HANG (Vocal Focus) - UNT Faculty and Alumni, Co-Performers Monduel’s/Atrium Level
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
New Music Vocal Reading Session - Rosana Eckert and Steve Barnes, Co-Presenters New Voices Stage-Reunion G-H/Lobby Level
JENERATIONS JAZZ FESTIVAL JAM SESSIONS 12:00-1:30 AM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5
Advanced Level - Two O’Clock Rhythm Section Intermediate Level - One O’Clock Rhythm Section Novice Level - Jazz Singers Rhythm Sectio
Third Street - Rachel Azbell (Graduate Student), Director Cotton Bowl/Atrium Level (JENerations Jazz Festival)
12:30 PM Ave C - Tyler Thomas (Graduate Student), Director Cotton Bowl/Atrium Level (JENerations Jazz Festival) 1:00 PM
Expanding the Melody - Rosana Eckert, Lead Presentor Cumberland E-F/Exhibition Level
2:00 PM
Young Composer Showcase - Two O’Clock Lab Band, Rob Parton, Director Cumberland K-L/Exhibition Level
4:00 PM
Two O’Clock Lab Band - Rob Parton, Director Visions Stage-Landmark D/Lobby Level
6:00 PM
Brad Leali presents Gospel Meets Jazz - Brad Leali, Director, Tony Baker, Qunicy Davis, Philip Dizack, Nick Finzer, Eric Hitt (Graduate Student), Jack Lanhardt (Undergraduate Student), Rob Parton, Fred Sanders, Co-Performers Visions Stage-Landmark D/Lobby Level
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6
Advanced Level - One O’Clock Rhythm Section Intermediate Level - Jazz Singers Section Novice Level - Two O’Clock Section
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7
Advanced Level - One O’Clock Rhythm Section Intermediate Level - Two O’Clock Rhythm Section Novice Level - Jazz Singers Rhythm Sectio
Novice Level JJF Jam Sessions take place at Cotton Bowl/Atrium Level Intermediate JJF Jam Sessions take place at Gaston/Atrium Level Advanced JJF Jam Sessions take place at Reverchon/Atrium Level
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THE ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND
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ALAN BAYLOCK, Director
THE ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND® is the premier performing ensemble of the jazz studies program. With seven Grammy Award® nominations (one or more per decade and under every director since the 70s: Lab ‘75, Lab ‘76, Lab ‘89, Lab ‘91, Lab 2009, Lab 2015) from the library of over eighty critically acclaimed recordings to date, the One O’Clock Lab Band is noted for exceptional individual musicianship and tight ensemble performance. Concerts feature the wealth of compositions and arrangements from the UNT jazz library written by current and former North Texas students, by director Alan Baylock, by Grammynominated composers Neil Slater, Steve Wiest, and Rich DeRosa (jazz composition faculty). The One O’Clock Lab Band® has toured internationally, performing in Russia, Mexico, Switzerland, England, France, The Netherlands, Australia, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Canada, Italy, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Poland, Ireland and Thailand, where the band performed for the King of Thailand and His Majesty chose to “sit in” with the band. The band has toured the major jazz festivals including Monterey, Cork/Guinness, Montreux (first college band to do so), Vienne, North Sea, Spoleto, Pori and Umbria. The One O’Clock Lab Band® has performed by Presidential invitation at the White House, joined on stage by Duke Ellington and Stan Getz. The band frequently appears at major jazz venues such as Birdland in New York City, Blues Alley in Washington, 6
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DC, Catalina’s in Los Angeles, California, and as the headliner at jazz festivals, music conferences, and concerts hosted by numerous fine arts series, colleges and high schools across the United States and around the world.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Born and raised in a small town in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Alan Baylock has composed music that is performed throughout the world. One of the most respected and sought-after jazz composers and educators in the industry today, he is the director of the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band at the University of
North Texas, and previously served 20 years as Chief Arranger for the USAF Airmen of Note in Washington, D.C. The Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra recorded three critically-acclaimed CDs and performed throughout the United States for 15 years. Baylock graduated from Shenandoah University (BME 1990), where he later became Jazz Composer-in-Residence, and the University of North Texas (MM 1994). Baylock travels extensively as guest conductor and clinician, and has been featured with close to 100 professional, collegiate, high school (All-State and regional) and middle school jazz ensembles. Alan is on faculty at the National Jazz
WHO’S WHO
SAXOPHONES Ian Weidmann (lead) San Antonio, TX Carly Stock (alto) Los Angeles, CA Daniel Henson (tenor) Fairfax, VA Andrew Larsen (tenor) Portland, OR Jack Lanhardt (baritone) Corona, CA TRUMPETS William Ward (lead) Reneé McGee (split lead) Craig Schroeder David Vest Pete Clagett
Tacoma, WA Stafford, VA Dallas, TX Lexington, KY Dallas, TX
TROMBONES DJ Rice (lead) Rowlett, TX Jack Courtright Burnsville, MN Jackson Churchill Duluth, MN Kenny Ross (bass) Sherwood, OR Ian Calhoun (bass) Red Wing, MN RHYTHM Will Peters-Seymour (guitar) Lexington, KY June Lee (piano) Bloomington, IN Guillermo Lopéz (bass) El Paso, TX Colman Burks (drumset) Plano, TX
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Workshop (NJW) and directed the NJW All-Star Big Band in performances on the East and West Coast. Thanks to the Nu Psi Chapter, Alan became an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha in 2016, and became an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi (Kappa Epsilon Chapter) in 2017. He is an active member of the Jazz Education Network. Alan’s music has been performed and/or recorded by jazz greats Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Heath, Michael Brecker, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Joe Lovano, Paquito D’Rivera, Melissa Aldana, Phil Woods, Arturo Sandoval, David Liebman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kenny Werner, Joshua Redman, Stefon Harris, Jerry Bergonzi,
Nicholas Payton, Sean Jones, Tierney Sutton, Kurt Elling and many more. His eclectic talents have also led him to writing music for Roy Clark, Lee Greenwood, Wynonna, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Spyro Gyra, Ronan Tynan, and symphony orchestras throughout the United States and abroad. His music is published by Alfred Music and ProJazzCharts.com. Baylock lives in Denton, Texas with his wife, cellist Maria Baylock. In his spare time, Alan enjoys playing table tennis and golfing with his UNT Jazz colleagues.
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JENNIFER BARNES, Director
THE JAZZ SINGERS
JAZZ SINGERS
The University of North Texas Jazz Singers is the premier vocal jazz ensemble within the Division of Jazz Studies in the College of Music. Under the direction of Jennifer Barnes, Jazz Singers consists of ten vocalists and a rhythm section, who perform a challenging and varied repertoire of jazz and jazz-influenced music, emphasizing close vocal harmonies, cutting-edge repertoire and improvisation. The ensemble was the Graduate College Vocal Jazz Choir Winner in the 2020, 2019 and 2016 DownBeat Student Music Awards and received Outstanding Performance in 2021, 2017, 2015, 2013 & 2012. Jazz Singers has performed at state, national and international music conferences and festivals, including those for the Jazz Education Network, International Association for Jazz Education, the American Choral Directors Association and the Texas Music Educators Association. The UNT Vocal Jazz area has been a thriving part of the Jazz Division within the College of Music for over 35 years. It is comprised of 23 students pursuing Bachelor’s, Masters, and Doctoral level degrees in jazz voice. Serving on the UNT Jazz Voice Faculty are highly acclaimed vocal jazz educators Jennifer Barnes and Rosana Eckert, as well as four graduate teaching assistants. Jazz Studies voice majors study and experience both traditional and modern practices of solo jazz singing, songwriting, vocal pedagogy, improvisation, jazz aural and keyboard skills, jazz theory, arranging, and jazz history. In addition, they sing in small combos, seven lab bands, and other ensembles like the Latin Jazz Lab Band and Brazilian and Afro-Cuban ensembles. Over the years, UNT vocal jazz students have received numerous Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards in categories of solo singing, ensemble performance, arranging, and composition. Alumni of the program have gone on to win or receive nominations for 8
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Grammy Awards, Independent Music Awards and CASA awards, and are enjoying successful careers as recording artists, studio musicians, college professors, composers, producers, arrangers, independent artists, and worship leaders. Continuing the trajectory of founding director Paris Rutherford, the UNT Vocal Jazz area continues to be a leader in vocal jazz education.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Award” from DownBeat magazine, has served as a guest conductor for District and All-State Music Festivals in 17 states, and her vocal arrangements are published by Sheet Music Plus, Anchor Music, and UNC Jazz Press. In addition to her teaching activities, Jennifer is an active performing and studio vocalist, including her roles as alto vocalist, composer and arranger for the professional vocal ensemble Vertical Voices. She earned the Master of Music degree in Studio Music and Jazz Performance from the University of Miami (FL) and the Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Western Michigan University.
Jennifer Barnes is the Director of Vocal Jazz at UNT, in addition to being a highly soughtafter vocalist, educator, clinician and arranger throughout the U.S. and Canada. She has directed For more information, visit jazz.unt.edu and award-winning Vocal Jazz Ensembles at eight universities, won a “Jazz Education Achievement “UNTVocalJazz” on Facebook and Instagram.
WHO’S WHO SOPRANOS
Lindsay Day *Savannah Koenig Katelyn Robinson
Denver, CO Fargo, ND Los Angeles, CA
ALTOS
Tori Gilchrist Dallas, TX Kira Goidel Mohegan Lake, NY Daniëlla Hart Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Dakota Anderson Michael Martin
Jasper Fearon Tyler Thomas
TENORS
BASSES
Fairfield, IA Kerrville, TX
Ithaca, NY Dundee, NY
RHYTHM *Will St. Peter (guitar) Bucksport, ME Jake Nalangan (piano) Sacramento, CA Josh Newburry (bass) St. Louis, MO Will O’Rourke (drumset) San Antonio, TX Aramis Fernandez (percussion) Miami, FL *Section leader
JEN SETLIST
PERFORMING WITH ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND®
Brake Check
Mambo Inn
What will you see when you turn the next corner?
You Are My Sunshine
Miho Hazama
Jimmie Davis/Charles Mitchell Arr. Gene Puerling
Ange
Love You Madly
I Wish You Love
Upside Down
Brandon Moore
Donald Brown/Sandra Allyson Arr. Geoffrey Keezer/Jennifer Barnes Leo Chauliac/Charles Trenet Arr. Gene Puerling
Mario Bauza, Arr. Hilario Duran
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST
IGNACIO BERROA
Full biography on p.14
Duke Ellington Arr. Darmon Meader & Alan Baylock Laila Biali Arr. Jennifer Barnes & Alan Baylock UNT College of Music
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THE LATIN JAZZ LAB JOSÉ M. APONTE, Director
LATIN JAZZ LAB
Latin Jazz Lab ventures into the musical realm between rich legacies of Latin American rhythms and the tradition of Jazz improvisational forms. Among the many Afro Latin rhythmical expressions in the Americas, the Afro Cuban and the Brazilian that had significant impact in the origins and development of Jazz in the United States. This group offers students an experimental platform for firsthand creative musical experiences allowing them a clear perspective on Latin American musical traditions that continue to influence how Jazz is composed, practiced and perceived. Performances share the stage with guest such as Michael Spiro, Ignacio Berroa, Luis Conte, Manuel Valera, Duduka da Fonseca and Danílo ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Pérez. The group has released four CDs, “En Clave” (2006), “Dancing Small” (2010), “Late Night Mambo” José is principal lecturer in the Division of Jazz Studies and the College of Music percussion area, (2012), and “Little d Town” (2016). where he teaches drum set and Latin percussion. The ensemble is the recipient of Downbeat Magazine’s In addition to his private lesson studio work, José is the director of UNT’s Afro-Cuban Ensemble, 36th Annual Student Music Awards, Best Latin Group, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band. (2013), the Jazz Education Network Conference, Outstanding Performance (2014) and Downbeat He is native to Carolina, Puerto Rico, earned the Magazine’s 39th Annual Student Music Awards, Latin Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatorio Group Outstanding College Performance (2016). de Musica de Puerto Rico, Artist Diploma from The UNT Latin Jazz Lab has been invited to perform at Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, art venues and festivals such as Denton Arts and Jazz California and the Master of Music degree Festival, Alma y Fuego Latino Festival, Dallas Latino from the University of North Texas Jazz Studies Program. José has performed with such artists as Cultural Center, Denton Hispanic Heritage Festival, Dallas International Festival and the 5th Annual Jazz Giovanni Hidalgo, Emil Richards, Carlos Guedes, Education Network Conference. Poncho Sanchez, Batacumbele, Gino Vanelli, 10
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Brian Bromberg, Lyle Mays, Andy Narell, David Rudder, Relator, Fred Hamilton, Dan Haerle, Tracy Thornton, Lian Teague, Airto Moreira, Michael Spiro, Manuel Valera and, Nestor Torres. As an artist and clinician, José has performed nationally and internationally at Bumbershoot Fest in Seattle, WA; The Crescent Jazz Festival in Utah; The San Juan Jazz Festival in Puerto Rico; The Festival de Jazz in Lima, Perú; The Costa Rica International Jazz Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica, Festival Internacional de percusión Tamborimba in Cali, Colombia, The Jazz Melbourne Festival in Melbourne, Australia, and the Taipei International Percussion Summer Camp in Taiwan China. Aponte is an active member of the Dallas/Fort Worth musical scene as a freelance performer
WHO’S WHO Chase Scelsi Javier Vasquez Anthony Bolden Gabriel Nieves Rylan Villarreal
SAXOPHONES
Jeffrey Ray Garret De Rudder Alex Billingsley Barent Foley Joshua Jennings
Austin, TX Austin, TX Salem, OR Palos Verdes, CA Keller, TX
TRUMPETS
Princeton, TX Wylie, TX Asheville, NC Fruita,CO New York, NY
TROMBONES Luke Stilwell Algonquin, IL Jackson Churchill Duluth, MN Sam Shapiro Sterling, VA Nick Mailes Joplin, MO Connor Fallon Fort Worth, TX RHYTHM SECTION Aramís Fernández Hialeah, FL Isaac LaVigne Chicago, IL Jeffrey Chaidez Houston, TX Joshua Parker Aberdeen, SD Carter Elliott Brandon, MI Ulysses Deleon Edinburg, TX Natalia San Lee Salazar Cartago, Costa Rica
and studio musician with groups such as The Justin Cash Jazz Fusion trio; The Hip Van Winkles; Carabali Salsa Band; El Nuevo Mi Son Cuban Big Band; Daniel Pardo Latin Jazz Group; Carlos Averhoff Jr’ iQba Quartet, Tito Charneco’s “Diaspora” Jazz group as well as his groups: José Aponte and Caribe Club Latin Jazz Quintet; Batuque Brazilian jazz trio and Brasuka Brazilian Jazz group.
Capricho do Pacífico (2020)
Seven Come Wednesday (2019)
Star Eyes (1943)
Shaky Boy “The Return”(2019)
Odd Metter Samba/Samba Reggae/Jazz Simeon Davis (b.1997) Rumba Guaguancó/Mambo Jazz Gene de Paul (b. 1919-1988), Don Raye (b.1909-1985), arr. Simeon Davis
José is an artist/clinician for Yamaha drums, MEINL Confundido (2019) Cha Cha Cha/Bembé/Jazz Percussion, Evans drumheads, Pro-Mark sticks, José M. Aponte (b.1967), and Sabian cymbals.
JEN SETLIST
They Call Me Mister Mambo (2016) Cha-Cha-Chá/Mambo Jazz Scott Lavender (b.1953)
arr. David Pierce
My One and only Love (1952)
Bolero Jazz Guy Wood (1911-2001), Robert Mellin (1902-1994) arr. Braden Brown
Baion/South Africa Jazz) Simeon Davis (b.1997) Merengue/Jazz Rob Rose (b.1967)
Salmontology (2021) Timba Jazz Agustín Alonso (b. 1994)
Herbs & Roots (1995)
Rumba Guaguancó/Baion/Jazz Joshua Redman (b.1969), arr. Simeon Davis
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THE TWO O’CLOCK JAZZ SINGERS LAB BAND ROB PARTON, Director
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is among the premier collegiate big bands in the United States. It maintains a tradition of national and state recognitions, including twenty invited headline performances at the Wichita Jazz Festival, first place at the Longhorn Jazz Festival in Austin, Texas, invited performances at the Texas Music Educators Association state convention, the International Association of Jazz Education Conference, Jazz Education Network, and The Midwest Clinic. With a recording catalog of 20 critically acclaimed albums, the band has earned multiple DownBeat Student Award recognitions across four decades as the Best Graduate Level Jazz Ensemble in addition to innumerable individual student recognitions.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Rob Parton is Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet and Chair of the Jazz Studies Division at the University of North Texas where he also directs the Two O’Clock Lab Band. Prior to joining the faculty at UNT, he held positions at Capital University, Roosevelt University, and Chicago State University. A dedicated jazz educator, he has directed All-State Jazz Ensembles in twelve states as well as serving as a clinician at universities and high schools throughout the United States. A versatile and in-demand trumpet player, Parton has been called on to perform or record the music 12
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of diverse composers from Karel Husa to Leonard Bernstein to Duke Ellington. He has performed with many of America’s major orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. He has also performed as lead trumpet on numerous Broadway shows in the Midwest and with Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award-winning artists from Faith Hill to Natalie Cole to Tony Bennett. As a recording artist, he has performed on hundreds of recordings for national commercials and with various artists on Concord, Verity, Mark Records, Sea Breeze and Sony record labels.
While comfortable in various musical settings, be it jazz trio or brass quintet or as a soloist with larger ensembles, leading a professional big band is the area in which he has enjoyed the most acclaim. Founded in 1984, the Rob Parton Big Band has released eleven recordings, received three preliminary Grammy nominations, performed at the Midwest Clinic three times, at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, and at numerous jazz festivals featuring guest artists such as Lew Soloff, Conte Candoli, and Joe Williams. Dozens of the Band’s recordings and live videos can be found on YouTube.
WHO’S WHO SAXOPHONES Chase Scelsi (lead) Austin, TX Gabriel Burns Long Beach, CA Trevor English Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Gabriel Nieves Rolling Hills, CA Caden Milligan Bellflower, CA TRUMPETS Miles Roth (lead) Colorado Springs, CO Chris Lyman (split lead) Grapevine, TX Benjamin Carroll Jupiter, FL Joshua Zeitlin Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Caleb Pitman Greenville, SC TROMBONES Tylar Bullion (lead) Morristown, TN Luke Stilwell Chicago, IL Joseph Garza San Antonio, TX Collin Ewing (bass) Frisco, TX Teddy Van Winkle (bass) Muscatine, IA RHYTHM Katelyn Robinson (voice) Los Angeles, CA Noah Myers (guitar) Buena Park, CA Ethan Nguyen (piano) Boynton Beach, FL August Bish (bass) Camp Hill, PA Austin Crawford (drumset) Tampa, FL
JEN SETLIST
God Bless the Child (1939)
Steve Owen
Rocks In My Bed (1941)
In the Tradition (1983)
The Count is In! (1993) Jim Martin
F.M. (1975) Lyle Mays
Something to Live for (1939)
Strayhorn and Ellington, arr. Thomas Matta
Out of This World (1944)
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, arr. Richard DeRosa
Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr., arr. Richard DeRosa Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
The Touch of Your Lips (1936) Ray Noble, arr. Michael Abene
A Shade of Jade (1966)
Joe Henderson, arr. Alan Baylock
La Luz En Ti (The Light Within You) (2021) Michele Fernandez, Hal Leonard Publishing
Long Way on A Blues (1987) Richard DeRosa
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IGNACIO BERROA Guest performing with
ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND & JAZZ SINGERS Grammy Award winner and international drum star, Ignacio Berroa, has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our times. Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined Ignacio as: ...”The only Latin drummer in the world, in the history of American music that intimately knows both worlds; his native Afro-Cuban music as well as Jazz...” Ignacio Berroa was born in Havana, Cuba. Following his father’s footsteps, he began his musical education as a classical violinist. After hearing albums by Nat King Cole and Glenn Miller, he realized he wanted to play that music and pursued his dream with a passion, taking his first drum lesson at age 11. He studied at the Cuba National School of Arts and subsequently at Havana’s National Conservatory, beginning his professional career in 1970. After moving to New York in 1980, Ignacio met and had the privilege of working with musicians of the stature of Mario Bauza, among others. It was Mario who introduced him to the late Bebop master Dizzy Gillespie. In 1981, Dizzy invited Ignacio to join his quartet. He later would become an integral part of all the important bands Gillespie assembled during that decade, such as “The Dizzy Gillespie’s 70th Anniversary Big Band”, “Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band” and the GRAMMY Award winning “United Nations Orchestra”. Ignacio has also conducted clinics and master classes across the world and has recorded and played with musicians of the stature of McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Jackie Mc Lean, Clark Terry, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Jon Faddis, Jack Bruce, Jaco Pastorius, Tito Puente, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Lalo Schifrin, Slide Hampton’s Jazz Masters Big Band, Carnegie Hall Big Band, Lincoln Center Orchestra, WDR Big Band and BBC Big Band.
BRAD LEALI Professor of Jazz Saxophone DAVE MEDER Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano
FACULTY ROB PARTON Chair, Division of Jazz Studies, Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet – Lead Trumpet Emphasis, Director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band JOSÉ M. APONTE Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, Director of the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Director of the Brazilian Ensemble, Director of the Latin Jazz Lab Band TONY BAKER Professor, Trombone JENNIFER BARNES Professor of Vocal Jazz, Director of Vocal Jazz Studies, Director of Jazz Singers ALAN BAYLOCK Associate Professor, Director of the One O'Clock Lab Band, Coordinator of Lab Bands RODNEY BOOTH Senior Lecturer of Jazz Trumpet QUINCY DAVIS Associate Professor of Jazz Percussion RICHARD DEROSA Professor of Jazz Composition & Arranging PHILIP DIZACK Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet ROSANA ECKERT Principal Lecturer of Vocal Jazz NICK FINZER Assistant Professor of Jazz Trombone, Director of the Three O’Clock Lab Band
DAVY MOONEY Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies (Guitar)
ADMINISTRATION UNT SYSTEM LESA ROE Chancellor
LYNN SEATON Regents Professor of Jazz Bass
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
KIMBERLY HANNON TEAL Assistant Professor of Jazz History & Theory
NEAL SMATRESK
SCOTT TIXIER Assistant Professor of Jazz Strings, Director of Jazz Strings Lab
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
President
JENNIFER COWLEY
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
STAFF CRAIG MARSHALL Lab Bands Manager MADISON RUSSELL Administrative Coordinator, Division of Jazz Studies
EMERITUS FACULTY
Leon Breeden*, Dan Haerle, Fred Hamilton, John Murphy, James Riggs, Paris Rutherford, Jay Saunders, Neil Slater, Ed Soph and Mike Steinel *Deceased
TEACHING FELLOWS & ASSISTANTS
Agustín Alonso, Rachel Azbell, August Bish, Jackson Churchill, Pete Clagett, Jack Courtright, Simeon Davis, Ariel Glassman, Kira Goidel, Daniëlla Hart Rossouw, Daniel Henson, Eric Hitt, Whitney James, Eugen Kim, Yeeun Kim, Andrew Larsen, June Lee, Ryan Peterson, DJ Rice, Will St. Peter, Alex Stigleman, Tyler Thomas and Chris Van Leeuwen
JOHN W. RICHMOND Professor and Dean
WARREN HENRY
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
FELIX OLSCHOFKA
Associate Dean for Operations
EMILITA MARIN
Assistant Dean for Business and Finance
RAYMOND ROWELL
Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and External Affairs
KIRSTEN BROBERG
Director of Undergraduate Studies
JAYMEE HAEFNER
Director of Graduate Studies
MATT HARDMAN
Director, Communications, Marketing and Public Relations
BLAIR LIIKALA
Director, Recording Services
JOEL WILEY
Director, Admissions
MATT HELLMAN
Program Design, Graphic Design Specialist
UNT College of Music
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JANUARY 5-8, 2022 • DALLAS, TX
13th Annual
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Jazz Education Network Conference
