2022 Jazz 75th Anniversary Reunion Program

JAZZ STUDIES FACULTY
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 soughtafter
jazz composers and educators in the industry today, he
is the director of the multi-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 ‘90), where he later became jazz composer-inresidence,
and the University of North Texas (MM ‘94).
ALAN BAYLOCK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIRECTOR OF THE ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND®
COORDINATOR OF LAB BANDS
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 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 Sinfonia 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
and is a strong advocate for women in jazz.
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.
Rodney Booth has been an active professional musician for over
50 years. A native of El Paso, Texas, he began his professional
career at age sixteen as a trumpet player in his father’s bands.
He received his degree in jazz studies at the University of North
Texas and was a student of Don “Jake” Jacoby. Rodney was
also member of the renowned North Texas State One O’Clock
Lab Band®. He traveled across North and South America and
Europe with Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd Big Band. He has
performed with many major recording artists such as Lou Rawls,
Nancy Wilson, Wayne Newton, Michael Feinstein, Dionne Warwick,
Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Hamlisch, Natalie Cole, Jimmy Cobb, Curtis
Fuller, Roy Haynes and The Who, just to name a few. Rodney has
performed in over 40 different Broadway shows.
Rodney is very active in studio and commercial recordings. He
can be heard on national commercials for the Fina Corporation,
Texaco, McDonald’s Corporation, Domino’s, Miller Brewing
Company and Chevrolet. In addition, he performed on the
commercial recordings for the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red
Sox, CNN News, the United States Postal Service and many more.
His various bands have been chosen to perform for companies
such as Exxon, Honda, Budweiser, the Zales Corporation, Gordon’s
Jewelers, Merle Norman Company and Cartier’s Jewelers.
Rodney has taught at the University of North Texas for the last
seventeen years teaching improvisation, ear training, and jazz trumpet
lessons. He has been the director of the UNT Jazz Repertory Ensemble
and he directed the UNT Jazz Singers in the fall 2010 and spring 2011.
Rodney directed the Two O’Clock Lab Band for five years (2015-2019).
RODNEY BOOTH
PRINCIPAL LECTURER OF JAZZ TRUMPET
Rodney’s CD Look Over There features his jazz quartet. His CD Ten and
One features Swing and Big Band music. It was released in January
2010 and has been featured on radio shows from South Africa to
Argentina. His duo CD with pianist Bill Lohr will be released this year.
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