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Down the corridor of years
We'll forget the joys and tears,
But North Texas – North Texas! – we love.
A heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2020. We are immensely proud of your grit, artistry, and resilience through a trying academic year. Enjoy this video message from Jazz Studies faculty as organized by Prof. Quincy Davis. Welcome to our proud alumni family!
#GoMeanGreen!
The One O'Clock Lab Band, under the direction of Alan Baylock, made the finals round of competition at the inaugural Jack Rudin Jazz Championships organized by Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The band took fourth place overall amongst a prestigious lineup of university jazz programs from across the country on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
The Commission Project, the new CD by the JazzMN Orchestra, involves two generations of UNT alumni as players and composers. Seven of the ten titles are newly-commissioned works. The well-produced CD, released by Momentous Records, includes contact information for the composers of all 10 titles for those who want to purchase the charts.
We are pleased to welcome two new members of our faculty, who will begin in Fall 2019.
Philip Dizack has been appointed Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet, Improvisation Emphasis.
Rob Parton has been appointed Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet, Lead Trumpet Emphasis.
Each year since 2013, the organizers of Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month, who represent organizations and institutions that support and present jazz year-round in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, recognize important figures in the jazz community with the Jazz Legend Awards.
Congratulations to this year's DownBeat Student Music Award recipients from the Division of Jazz Studies:
Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance
Avenue C - Marion Powers, director
Faculty mentor: Rosana Eckert
Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Graduate College Winner
UNT Jazz Singers
Faculty mentor: Jennifer Barnes
*Outstanding Soloist: Stephanie Hanson on “Spring Is Here”
*Outstanding Scat Soloist Kara Walton on “Spring Is Here”
Dean John Richmond has announced that Philip Dizack has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet – Improvisation Emphasis. His appointment begins Fall 2019.
https://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/philip-dizack
https://www.philipdizack.com/