2022 UNT Jazz Education Network (JEN) Program

13 th Annual
JANUARY 5-8, 2022 • DALLAS, TX

13 th Annual
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
DALLAS, TEXAS
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
PRESENTING
SPONSOR
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PHOTO BY
MATT HELLMAN
HISTORY OF
T
his academic year, the place where aspiring jazz musicians
UNT Jazz Studies program could develop their talents with the
celebrates its 75th
help of a dedicated faculty and a steady
anniversary as a leader stream of guest artists; meet peers who
in jazz education. While jazz had been would challenge and inspire them; and
played before at this and other colleges, prepare to launch their careers with a
the Dance Band degree at North Texas comprehensive skill set.
State Teachers College was the first
bachelor’s degree of its kind to be offered Gene Hall, Leon Breeden, and Neil Slater,
in the United States. Because the degree the first three directors of the program,
focused on popular American music at a also directed the One O’Clock Lab Band.
time when higher education in music dealt Its international reputation for excellence
primarily with the European art music was earned through the hard work
tradition, it quickly attracted national of generations of students who were
attention. The flagship ensemble, the coached to a professional standard; a
Two O’Clock Lab Band, later renamed yearly recording tradition that began in
to the One O’Clock Lab Band, showed 1967 and has resulted in seven Grammy
through its performances at competitions nominations; and a busy schedule of
and on tours and recordings that our national and international tours.
students were playing and arranging on a
professional level.
By 2008, when Neil Slater’s tenure ended,
This university became known as a the program had firmly established its

UNT JAZZ
reputation for excellence. The Two O’Clock Studies and to bring more of our students’
Lab band directed by Jim Riggs, the UNT work in core music classes into the jazz
Jazz Singers directed by Paris Rutherford, idiom. The student-led Jazz and Gender
the small group program and the Zebras Equity Initiative embodies our dedication
ensemble directed by Dan Haerle, and to diversity and inclusion.
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.
Under the leadership of John Murphy from
2008 to 2019 and Rob Parton since then,
the program has maintained its standards
of excellence while adapting to a changing
music profession. The faculty have worked
steadily to revise the curriculum. Our
doctoral degree has produced successful
college educators. We’ve added options in
jazz strings and commercial music. Most
recently, the curriculum has been revised
to include a certificate in African American
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
community extends to every corner of the
music profession. Alumni help our recent
graduates establish themselves in new
cities; they support the program as donors;
and by their varied demonstrations of
musical excellence they show our students
that there is no limit to what they can
achieve with a degree from UNT.
JOHN MURPHY,
Professor Emeritus
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
I am so pleased and honored to bring greetings to
the 13th national conference of the Jazz Education
Network 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…
• 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, will perform on the
Scholarship Concert Friday evening;
• Other UNT ensembles on the conference program
include the Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Two O’Clock Lab
Band, Third Street and Avenue C vocal jazz ensembles;
• We are hosting a College of Music alumni reunion on
Friday at 5:00 PM;
• We are participating in the Young Composer
Showcase;
• We are supporting the JAM sessions with students
each evening; and
• Most of our UNT Jazz faculty are contributing to the
conference program.
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 of international consequence.
Sincerely,
JOHN W. RICHMOND, PH.D.
Professor and Dean of the UNT College of Music
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COLLEGE OF MUSIC
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
11:30 PM
-1:30 AM
PRO JAM NETWORK HANG (Latin Jazz Focus) -
José Aponte and Rosana Eckert, Co-Presenters
Monduel’s/Atrium 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
2:00 PM Effective Writing for the Rhythm Section (it’s also a
String Section) - Rich DeRosa, Lead Presenter
Cumberland I-J/Exhibition Level
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
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
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
11:00 AM Stephen Guerra Big Band - Brad Leali and Quincy Davis,
Co-Performers
Inspirations Stage-Landmark A-B/Lobby 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
5:00 PM -
7:00 PM
University of North Texas Alumni Reception
Pegasus Ballroom
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
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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 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
11:00 AM 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 ®
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,
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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
TROMBONES
DJ Rice (lead)
Jack Courtright
Jackson Churchill
Kenny Ross (bass)
Ian Calhoun (bass)
RHYTHM
Will Peters-Seymour (guitar)
June Lee (piano)
Guillermo Lopéz (bass)
Colman Burks (drumset)
Tacoma, WA
Stafford, VA
Dallas, TX
Lexington, KY
Dallas, TX
Rowlett, TX
Burnsville, MN
Duluth, MN
Sherwood, OR
Red Wing, MN
Lexington, KY
Bloomington, IN
El Paso, TX
Plano, TX
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.
JEN SETLIST ON PAGE 13
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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
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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
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
award-winning Vocal Jazz Ensembles at eight
universities, won a “Jazz Education Achievement
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.
For more information, visit jazz.unt.edu and
“UNTVocalJazz” on Facebook and Instagram.

WHO’S WHO
SOPRANOS
Lindsay Day
*Savannah Koenig
Katelyn Robinson
Denver, CO
Fargo, ND
Los Angeles, CA
Tori Gilchrist
Kira Goidel
Daniëlla Hart
ALTOS
Dallas, TX
Mohegan Lake, NY
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Dakota Anderson
Michael Martin
TENORS
Fairfield, IA
Kerrville, TX
Jasper Fearon
Tyler Thomas
BASSES
Ithaca, NY
Dundee, NY
JEN SETLIST
Brake Check
Brandon Moore
What will you see when you
turn the next corner?
Miho Hazama
Ange
Donald Brown/Sandra Allyson
Arr. Geoffrey Keezer/Jennifer Barnes
I Wish You Love
Leo Chauliac/Charles Trenet
Arr. Gene Puerling
PERFORMING WITH
ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND ®
Mambo Inn
Mario Bauza, Arr. Hilario Duran
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis/Charles Mitchell
Arr. Gene Puerling
Love You Madly
Duke Ellington
Arr. Darmon Meader & Alan Baylock
Upside Down
Laila Biali
Arr. Jennifer Barnes & Alan Baylock
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST
IGNACIO
BERROA
Full biography on p.14
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
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THE LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
JOSÉ M.
APONTE,
Director
LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
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 are 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
Pérez. The group has released four CDs, “En Clave”
(2006), “Dancing Small” (2010), “Late Night Mambo”
(2012), and “Little d Town” (2016).
The ensemble is the recipient of Downbeat Magazine’s
36th Annual Student Music Awards, Best Latin Group,
(2013), the Jazz Education Network Conference,
Outstanding Performance (2014) and Downbeat
Magazine’s 39th Annual Student Music Awards, Latin
Group Outstanding College Performance (2016).
The UNT Latin Jazz Lab has been invited to perform at
art venues and festivals such as Denton Arts and Jazz
Festival, Alma y Fuego Latino Festival, Dallas Latino
Cultural Center, Denton Hispanic Heritage Festival,
Dallas International Festival and the 5th Annual Jazz
Education Network Conference.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
José is principal lecturer in the Division of Jazz
Studies and the College of Music percussion area,
where he teaches drum set and Latin percussion.
In addition to his private lesson studio work, José
is the director of UNT’s Afro-Cuban Ensemble,
Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band.
He is native to Carolina, Puerto Rico, earned the
Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatorio
de Musica de Puerto Rico, Artist Diploma from
Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles,
California and the Master of Music degree
from the University of North Texas Jazz Studies
Program. José has performed with such artists as
Giovanni Hidalgo, Emil Richards, Carlos Guedes,
Poncho Sanchez, Batacumbele, Gino Vanelli,
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
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WHO’S WHO
SAXOPHONES
Chase Scelsi
Austin, TX
Javier Vasquez
Austin, TX
Anthony Bolden
Salem, OR
Gabriel Nieves
Palos Verdes, CA
Rylan Villarreal
Keller, TX
TRUMPETS
Jeffrey Ray
Garret De Rudder
Alex Billingsley
Barent Foley
Joshua Jennings
TROMBONES
Luke Stilwell
Jackson Churchill
Sam Shapiro
Nick Mailes
Connor Fallon
Princeton, TX
Wylie, TX
Asheville, NC
Fruita,CO
New York, NY
Algonquin, IL
Duluth, MN
Sterling, VA
Joplin, MO
Fort Worth, TX
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.
José is an artist/clinician for Yamaha drums, MEINL
Percussion, Evans drumheads, Pro-Mark sticks,
and Sabian cymbals.
JEN SETLIST
They Call Me Mister Mambo (2016)
Cha-Cha-Chá/Mambo Jazz
Scott Lavender (b.1953)
Capricho do Pacífico (2020)
Odd Metter Samba/Samba Reggae/Jazz
Simeon Davis (b.1997)
Star Eyes (1943)
Rumba Guaguancó/Mambo Jazz
Gene de Paul (b. 1919-1988), Don Raye (b.1909-1985),
arr. Simeon Davis
Confundido (2019)
Cha Cha Cha/Bembé/Jazz
José M. Aponte (b.1967),
arr. David Pierce
My One and only Love (1952)
Bolero Jazz
Guy Wood (1911-2001), Robert Mellin (1902-1994)
arr. Braden Brown
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
Seven Come Wednesday (2019)
Baion/South Africa Jazz)
Simeon Davis (b.1997)
Shaky Boy “The Return”(2019)
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
TWO O’CLOCK LAB BAND
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
PHOTO BY
MATT HELLMAN
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.
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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)
Luke Stilwell
Joseph Garza
Collin Ewing (bass)
Teddy Van Winkle (bass)
Morristown, TN
Chicago, IL
San Antonio, TX
Frisco, TX
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
In the Tradition (1983)
Steve Owen
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
God Bless the Child (1939)
Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr., arr. Richard DeRosa
Rocks In My Bed (1941)
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
UNT College of Music 13

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.

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
BRAD LEALI
Professor of Jazz Saxophone
DAVE MEDER
Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano
DAVY MOONEY
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies (Guitar)
LYNN SEATON
Regents Professor of Jazz Bass
KIMBERLY HANNON TEAL
Assistant Professor of Jazz History & Theory
SCOTT TIXIER
Assistant Professor of Jazz Strings,
Director of Jazz Strings Lab
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
ASSISTANTS
Agustín Alonso, Rachel Azbell, August Bish,
Jackson Churchill, Pete Clagett, Jack Courtright,
Simeon Davis, Ariel Glassman, Kira Goidel,
Daniëlla Hart Rossouw, Daniel Henson, 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
ADMINISTRATION
UNT SYSTEM
LESA ROE
Chancellor
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH TEXAS
NEAL SMATRESK
President
JENNIFER COWLEY
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
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 15

JANUARY 5-8, 2022 • DALLAS, TX
13 th Annual
16 Jazz Education Network Conference