Faculty and Staff

Full Time Faculty

Rob Parton

Division Chair;
Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet;
Director of Two O'Clock Lab Band
robert.parton@unt.edu
940-565-3758

José Aponte

Principal Lecturer, Drumset and Latin Percussion;
Director of Latin Jazz Lab;
Primary division: Instrumental Studies
jose.aponte@unt.edu
281-433-5411

Tony Baker

Professor, Trombone;
Primary division: Instrumental Studies
tony.baker@unt.edu
940-565-3711

Jennifer Barnes

Professor of Vocal Jazz;
Director of Jazz Singers;
Coordinator of Vocal Jazz
jennifer.barnes@unt.edu

Alan Baylock

Associate Professor;
Director of One O'Clock Lab Band;
Coordinator of Lab Bands
alan.baylock@unt.edu

Rodney Booth

Senior Lecturer of Jazz Trumpet
rodney.booth@unt.edu

Quincy Davis

Assistant Professor of Drumset
quincy.davis@unt.edu
940-369-7536

Richard DeRosa

Professor of Jazz Composition & Arranging;
Fall 2020 - Faculty Development Leave
richard.derosa@unt.edu

Philip Dizack

Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet;
Coordinator of Jazz Chamber Music
philip.dizack@unt.edu

Rosana Eckert

Principal Lecturer of Vocal Jazz
rosana.eckert@unt.edu

Nick Finzer

Assistant Professor of Jazz Trombone;
Director of Three O'Clock Lab Band;
Office: MU 107
nicholas.finzer@unt.edu

Brad Leali

Professor of Jazz Saxophone
brad.leali@unt.edu

Dave Meder

Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano;
Coordinator of Jazz Improvisation
dave.meder@unt.edu

Davy Mooney

Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar
david.mooney@unt.edu

Lynn Seaton

Regents Professor of Bass
lynn.seaton@unt.edu
940-369-7639

Kimberly Hannon Teal

Assistant Professor of Jazz History & Theory;
Appointment begins Fall 2021

Scott Tixier

Assistant Professor of Jazz Strings;
Director of Jazz Strings Ensemble
scott.tixier@unt.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Staff

Craig Marshall

Manager for Jazz Lab Bands;
Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Studies
craig.marshall@unt.edu
972-317-4131

Christopher Walker

Administrative Coordinator for Jazz Studies
Christopher.Walker@unt.edu
940-565-3743

Teaching Assistants/Fellows

Agustín Alonso

Jazz Library, Jazz Lecture Series

Gus Arnold

Six O'Clock Lab Band
Saxophone, Jazz Fundamentals II

Rachel Azbell

West End Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Voice, Techniques & Styles for Non-Majors
Jazz Aural Fundamentals

Trenton Barnes

Understanding Jazz

Joshua Calef

Songwriting and Music Technology
Jazz Improv IV for Drummers

Jackson Churchill

Seven O'Clock Lab Band

Michael Clement

Arranging

Joshua Cossette

Arranging

Jackson Courtright

Eight O'Clock Lab Band
U-Tubes Jazz Trombone Ensemble
Trombone

Tobi Crawford

Third Street Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Voice, Jazz Fundamentals I

Simeon Davis

Latin Jazz Lab, Jazz Media

Ariel Glassman

Five O'Clock Lab Band
Arranging

Kira Goidel

Jazz Chamber Music, Vocal Jazz Admin
Jazz Library

Ivan Gygi

Guitar, Super 400 Guitar Ensemble

Daniella Hart

Voice, Techniques & Styles for Non-Majors

Eric Hitt

Four O'Clock Lab Band
Bass, Jazz Fundamentals I

Eugen Kim

Strings, Jazz Strings Ensemble
Jazz Strings Performance Fundamentals
Jazz Improv I

Yeeun Kim

Piano, Jazz Fundamentals for Piano
Jazz Keyboard Fundamentals
Jazz Improv IV

Andrew Larsen

Saxophone

June Lee

Jazz Fundamentals for Piano, Jazz Improv III
Jazz Keyboard Fundamentals, Piano

Will St. Peter

335 Jazz Guitar Ensemble
Intro to Jazz Recordings

Tyler Thomas

Avenue C Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Voice
Jazz Voice Performance Fundamentals
Jazz Improv II, Gene Peurling Collection

Chris Van Leeuwen

Jazz Fundamentals II, Jazz History
Understanding Jazz

Division of Jazz Studies

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