2022 Jazz 75th Anniversary Reunion Program

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TWO O’CLOCK LAB BANDPHOTO BY MATT HELLMANNigel ReganGabriel BurnsTito CharnecoAnthony SingerRylan VillarrealDIRECTORRob PartonSAXOPHONESNorth Haven, CTLong Beach, CAGuayanilla, Puerto RicoDenver, COKeller, TXTRUMPETSTyler JonesColumbus, OHAlex BillingsleyAsheville, NCJeremiah ArenasBryan, TXJonathan Orellana-Sanchez Chantilly, VAJoshua ZeitlinRancho Palos Verdes, CACam HendersonNicholas MailesMaximo SantanaPaul CovertTROMBONESVancouver, CanadaJoplin, MOHouston, TXRichmond, VARHYTHMDaniëlla Hart Rossouw (voice) Johannesburg, South AfricaJames Merritt (drumset) Waxahachie, TXAnthony Casolari (bass)Tamarac, FLJeongmin Ha (piano) Hwaseong, South KoreaGabriel Garcia (guitar)Dallas, TX28TWO O’CLOCK LAB BANDUnder the direction of Rob Parton, The University of North Texas TwoO’Clock Lab Band is among the premier collegiate big bands in thenation. The Two O’Clock maintains a tradition of garnering national andstate recognitions, including twenty invited headline performances at theWichita Jazz Festival, first place at the Longhorn Jazz Festival in Austin,TX, invited performances at the Texas Music Educators Association stateconvention, the International Association fpr Jazz Education Conference,Jazz Education Network, and The Midwest Clinic.With a recording catalog of 20 critically acclaimed albums, the bandhas earned multiple DownBeat Student Award recognitions acrossfour decades as the Best Graduate Level Jazz Ensemble in additionto innumerable individual student recognitions. Previously under thedirection of jazz legends James Riggs (1978–2008), Jay Saunders(2008–2014), Rodney Booth (2014–2019), and now led by Professor ofLead Trumpet and UNT Jazz Division Chair Rob Parton, the Two O’Clockcontinues the storied tradition, focusing on its legendary reputation forheavy swing and outstanding jazz soloists.The Two O’Clock performs from a curated library of the very bestrepertoire for large jazz ensemble as well as innovative originalcompositions by UNT students and is actively sought after to present jazzconcerts at jazz festivals, high schools and colleges throughout Texasand the United States Alumni of the North Texas jazz program are virtuallyeverywhere in the professional music industry as performing artists, jazzeducators, producers, composers, and arrangers.University of North Texas College of Music
BLUESIN SLOW MOTIONA listening experience like no other!Available forpurchase todayand streaming onall digital platformsmusic.unt.eduAll rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication prohibited by applicable laws. Proceeds from thesale of North Texas Jazz recordings benefit the University of North Texas and are used to supportthe jazz studies program through scholarships, public performances, tours, and related activities.
Page 1 and 2: 75 TH ANNIVERSARY REUNIONOCTOBER 20
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Page 5 and 6: NEAL J.SMATRESKPresident,University
Page 7 and 8: Dear friends,Welcome to Denton and
Page 9 and 10: Anniversary ReunionWEEKEND SCHEDULE
Page 11 and 12: of JazzNorth TexasWritten by John M
Page 13 and 14: LEFT: Under Gene Hall’s leadershi
Page 15 and 16: brought the house down, andgave the
Page 17 and 18: Jay SaundersOne O’Clock LabBand,
Page 19 and 20: Isabel Wilkerson opens her book on
Page 21: Downtown Dentonworked for me becaus
Page 24 and 25: ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND ®DIRECTORAl
Page 26 and 27: Recording and ProducingThe One O’
Page 30 and 31: THREE O’CLOCK LAB BANDPHOTO BY MA
Page 32 and 33: LATIN JAZZ LAB BANDPHOTO BY MATT HE
Page 34 and 35: UNT JAZZ SINGERSPHOTO BY MATT HELLM
Page 36 and 37: OTHER ENSEMBLESFOUR O’CLOCKDIRECT
Page 38 and 39: Meet the UNTJazz StudiesDivisionThe
Page 40 and 41: JAZZ STUDIES FACULTYJosé Aponte is
Page 42 and 43: JAZZ STUDIES FACULTYQuincy Davis, c
Page 44 and 45: JAZZ STUDIES FACULTYNick Finzer is
Page 46 and 47: JAZZ STUDIES FACULTYDavy Mooney is
Page 48 and 49: JAZZ STUDIES FACULTYKimberly Hannon
Page 50 and 51: JAZZ STUDIES STAFFCraig Marshall ha
Page 52 and 53: PROGRAM CREDITSNORTH TEXAS JAZZ 75
Page 54: STAYMEAN GREENFOR LIFE!JOIN THEUNT

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