Craig Marshall has served as Manager of the Jazz Studies Division at UNT since 1995. Marshall earned degrees in jazz studies from UNT, where he is now manager of the lab bands and producer for the North Texas Jazz record label. As former trombonist in the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band, Marshall appeared on six CDs, including the Grammy-nominated composition "Values" by Neil Slater on Lab '91, and the commemorative box set North Texas Jazz: Fifty Years that he also co-produced. Three additional Grammy nominations were awarded for Lab 2009 and Lab 2015, where Craig was producer. His production of the landmark tribute CD collections honoring Neil Slater, Jim Riggs, Jay Saunders, and Rich DeRosa (to commemorate 70 years of jazz at North Texas) are unique milestones in the history of this storied jazz program. As a performer and record producer, Craig Marshall's credits include more than half of the entire North Texas Jazz catalog, with nearly 50 albums on his discography.

Marshall served as festival manager/director/co-founder of the North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison from 2001–2009, and has solidified a presence in Dallas and Fort Worth for the One O'Clock Lab Band through his establishment of ongoing concert series now in their second or third decade. His duties include managing the One O'Clock Lab Band, including domestic and international tours, CD & DVD recording projects, on-campus and off-campus concerts and concert series production, and assisting with publicity, marketing, and media relations. Craig continues to be a crucial link to our numerous jazz studies alumni over the past 30 years.

E-mail: Jay.Saunders@unt.edu

Jay Saunders retired in 2016 as an Instructor in the Jazz Studies Division of the College of Music at the University of North Texas. He taught applied trumpet lessons to Jazz Studies majors, directed the One and Two O'clock Lab Bands, taught Introduction to Jazz Recordings. He has toured with the US Army Studio Band, Stan Kenton, and others. He is an active working professional in the DFW metroplex.

During his undergraduate years at North Texas from 1965 until graduating with a B.M. degree in 1968, Jay Saunders, lecturer, was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band, an undergraduate teaching assistant in trumpet, and played two tours with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. After graduation, from 1968-1971, he played lead trumpet in the Studio Band of the U.S. Army Field Band in Washington D.C. Upon discharge from the Army, he immediately rejoined and toured with the Kenton band as lead trumpet until the fall of 1972. He returned to UNT as a graduate student serving as a graduate assistant in trumpet and lab bands until the summer of 1975, having earned his M.M.E. degree in fall 1974.

During the next five years he rejoined the Kenton band for short stints and taught at the Kenton clinics. He was a member of the Jerry Gray Orchestra in the Fairmont Hotel's Venetian Room, backing such performers as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, and hundreds of other noted artists. Since the 1980s he has been a performer/educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including playing first trumpet for the Dallas Summer Musicals; performing with the Dallas and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras as part of their Pops Series; and for shows and recordings in the area. He has been heard as lead trumpet for broadcasts by CNN-Headline News, CNN, HBO, HBO Asia, The Golf Channel, ESPN radio, Warner Bros. and Paramount TV themes, for the BBC, VOA, WABC, KABC, WNBC, KNBC, WCBS and many other broadcasters in the United States. He has recorded eleven albums with Stan Kenton, one album each with Doc Severinsen and Ornette Coleman, and many rock, Latino and religious artists.

Noted jazz pianist and award-winning composer/arranger Neil Slater is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant recipient, and a National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Award nominee. In 2008, Slater retired from his position as chair of the Division of Jazz Studies and Director of the internationally acclaimed UNT One O’ Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas, and now holds the position of Professor Emeritus.

In addition to creating more than 70 compositions for jazz ensembles, Slater has written for symphony, mixed chamber groups, a cappella chorus and theater. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) bestowed its “Standard Award” upon Slater each year from 1987—2014. Many of Slater’s jazz ensemble compositions can be heard on the recordings of the UNT One O’ Clock Lab Band.

A renowned jazz educator, Slater has shared his expertise in clinics with students in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, and universities from Rhode Island to California. A former member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra-In-Residence program, Slater, a pianist, has recorded/performed with name artists including, Mel Lewis, Joe Morello, Sal Salvador, Frank Strozier, Don Elliott, Bill Watrous, and Danny Stiles.

During his 27-year tenure at UNT, Slater was principal architect in the establishment of a master of music degree in jazz studies, and has been credited with expanding the scope of its outstanding jazz studies program. In 1982 he established the UNT Jazz Lecture Series, which annually brings ten industry giants to UNT in lecture and recital settings; and under Slater’s direction in 1994, The Glenn E. Gomez International Artists Endowment for Jazz Studies artist-in-residence series was established. More than 300 students are enrolled in the UNT jazz program, which, in 1946—1947, was first in the United States to offer a bachelor’s degree in jazz. Prior to his association at UNT, Slater founded the jazz studies program at the University of Bridgeport, CT.

Slater is featured in the PBS documentary, The State of Tomorrow, A Passion for Jazz. He has been highlighted as artist and conductor in the publications, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Downbeat Magazine, Instrumentalist, Texas Monthly, and Southern Living, and is included in Who’s Who in America. Additionally, he has been named Sammons Jazz Artist of the Year by the Sammons Center for the Arts, Dallas.

Named a Jazz Legend by the University of North Texas, Slater was honored alongside James Riggs in 2008 with the largest concert event in the history of the esteemed jazz program. He has been recognized with UNT’s prestigious President’s Award, and Honorary Alumnus Award. Neil Slater Day was proclaimed by the Town of Addison, TX in 2008, by the City of Denton, TX in 2008, and the the City of Bridgeport in 2016. He was conferred with a Congressional Citation for Outstanding Career from the Texas State House of Representatives in 2008; and in Spring 2017 Neil Slater was inducted to the City of Denton, Texas Arts Walk of Fame.

Paris Rutherford, Regents Professor Emeritus in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas (UNT), was coordinator of vocal jazz studies and director of UNT Jazz Singers I, award-winning vocal jazz ensemble heard on sixteen albums. In addition to his work with the Jazz Singers, he taught courses in instrumental and vocal jazz arranging, jazz composition, and vocal jazz styles.

A sought-after clinician in vocal jazz, Rutherford has over one hundred vocal jazz arrangements in publication by Hal Leonard Music, Sound Music Publishing, UNC Jazz Press, and through Artist Share by Maria Schneider. He was a founding board member in the Jazz Education Network. Rutherford is a member of ASCAP.

In June 2008, Hal Leonard Publications published Rutherford’s book The Vocal Jazz Ensemble, in which he details the entire list of issues involved in directing a jazz choir.

His instrumental compositions and arrangements have been played and recorded by the One O'Clock Band, the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, the Air Force Reserve Jazz Ensemble, the North Texas Clarinet Consort and Adkins String Ensemble, as well as by the Dallas, Richardson and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras. In earlier years, Rutherford composed and produced advertising music for the Stephen Arnold Group, TM Productions, PAMS, the William B Tanner Corporation, as well as for his own production company in London, England. He is a former trombonist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

A native of Dallas, Rutherford received Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Composition at Southern Methodist University, and formerly taught at the University of Colorado at Denver.

www.parisrutherford.com

E-mail: james.riggs1@verizon.net

James Riggs retired at the end of the 2007-08 academic year.

James Riggs is a Professor in the Jazz Studies and Performance Divisions of the College of Music at the University of North Texas. He teaches applied saxophone lessons. He directs The Two O'Clock Lab Band, which has won many honors nationally. He performs frequently with both the Dallas and Fort Worth symphony orchestras. Mr. Riggs has presented many clinics and workshops both nationally and internationally.

Saxophonist James Riggs serves as Regents Professor at the University of North Texas where he teaches in the Divisions of Instrumental Studies and Jazz Studies. Riggs teaches jazz and classical saxophone, the Jazz Saxophone Fundamentals Master Class, directs the award winning Two O' Clock Lab Band and coordinates Jazz Saxophone Departmental Recitals. He has produced many award-winning saxophonists including first place winners and finalists in the North American Saxophone Alliance Young Artist Competition, finalists in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Saxophone Competition and winners in Down Beat magazines Student Music Solo Awards. Riggs' former students hold teaching and performing positions in numerous colleges and universities throughout the United States and in major military bands in Washington, D.C. His students hold first call professional playing positions across the globe including Hamburg Germany, New York City and Los Angeles.

For four years Down Beat Magazine selected the UNT Two O' Clock Jazz Band as ("Winner") of the Annual Student Music Awards. The Two O'Clock Lab Band discography numbers seven recordings: The Transparent Two, the Two O'Clock Jazz Band, A Salute to Benny Carter, The Manne We Love: Gershwin Revisited, a recent release of John Williams' arrangements, the Translucent Two, The Two O'Clock Jazz Band "Live" and The Best of the Big "O".

Riggs has performed regularly with the Dallas and Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestras and performed with the Dallas Symphony on the European tour of Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, England and Ireland. He recorded Prokoviev's Lt. Kije, Gershwin's Rhapsodie in Blue, Porgy and Bess and American In Paris with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Riggs appeared as a jazz soloist with the United States Navy Commodores in Washington, D.C., was a featured soloist with the North Texas Wind Symphony conducted by Eugene Corporon at Texas Music Educators Association and is featured with the UNT Wind Symphony on the "Luminaries" CD by Klavier. Riggs is the leader/founder of the Official Texas Jazz Orchestra a large jazz ensemble made up of outstanding musicians in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex.

Riggs has conducted All-State Jazz Bands in Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Tennessee. Riggs has appeared as a featured performer and clinician at Jazz Festivals throughout the USA and Sweden. As a freelance artist he has performed with the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, and others. He holds degrees from the University of North Texas and the University of Toledo. Riggs is an artist/clinician for Rico International.

As of the summer of 2002, Dan Haerle retired from full-time teaching. He was a faculty member in the Jazz Studies Division of the College of Music at the University of North Texas for 25 years (Regents Professor for the last 10 years). He taught Jazz Piano, Jazz Fundamentals, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Jazz MIDI, Graduate Jazz Improvisation, Rhythm Section Master Class and he supervised the jazz chamber music program. He directed the Jazz Strings and a keyboard ensemble called The Zebras. He taught the courses in basic MIDI theory, sequencing and jazz notation. He has recorded many Jamey Aebersold playalongs, has several jazz text books published, is an active jazz clinician nationally and internationally and has had a great deal of performing experience. Including adjunct teaching, he taught at North Texas for 35 years.

Dan was inducted into the International Association of Jazz Education "Hall of Fame" at the annual conference in Toronto on January 9, 2003. The IAJE Hall of Fame Award honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz education over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz education worldwide.

In 2007, Dan completed his modified service at UNT and became a member of the adjunct teaching faculty. In the fall of 2007, he was named Professor Emeritus.

In 2008, Dan joined the faculty of the Dallas School of Music where he taught for seven years.

On January 6, 2012, the Jazz Education Network (JEN) awarded Dan (along with Jamey Aebersold, David Baker and Jerry Coker) the distinction of "LeJENd of Jazz Education" at its 3rd annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

In April of 2014, Dan received the DJAM (Dallas Jazz Apreciation Month) award of Jazz Educator of the year.

In October of 2015, Dan was awarded the 2015 Sammons Jazz Artist of the Year.

Some highlights of performing experience:

• Toured the U. S. and Canada with the Stan Kenton Band during Stan's illness, the summer of 1971
• Toured the U. S. and Europe with the Clark Terry Quintet, the spring and summer of 1975
• Did extensive recording and show work in Dallas, Miami Beach and New York, from 1963 to 1975
• Has performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, Dave Liebman, Woody Shaw, Kai Winding and Freddie Hubbard
• Has been active as clinician and guest artist at many colleges and universities from 1968 to the present
• Performed and taught in England, Scotland, Sweden, Australia, South Korea and Thailand from 1979 to the present

Some highlights of teaching at The University of North Texas:

The highlights of Mr. Haerle’s teaching career have definitely occurred at the University of North Texas. After teaching at other universities for nine years, he came to UNT in 1977. In his tenure there, he was involved in the following activities:

Small Jazz Groups:

When hired, Mr. Haerle was charged with developing a jazz chamber music (small group oriented) facet of the Jazz Studies Program. In 1977, he began with three small groups and now the program commonly has twenty or twenty-five groups each semester He established weekly meetings of all small group members which are called Jazz Forums. These were, at their inception, an innovative concept in higher education and are still unique among university jazz programs.

Jazz Theory:

Upon appointment, Mr. Haerle was given the task of developing a freshman course in jazz theory which would serve as a prerequisite for both jazz improvisation and jazz arranging courses. After two years as an experimental course, Jazz Fundamentals (MUJS 1360/1370) became required courses on the Jazz Studies degrees. Once the syllabus was defined, he wrote a text book especially for the course which is published as "The Jazz Language". This book is used by many high school and college jazz programs throughout the world. Over the course of five years, he developed an ear-training facet of the two courses involving study tapes and dictation quizzes. This led to the creation of MUJS 1361, Jazz Aural Fundamentals which was offered for the first time in Fall, 1994.

Undergraduate Jazz Improvisation:

In 1978, Mr. Haerle saw that it was important that the four semesters of undergraduate improvisation be organized in a manner which would move students through a series of musical problems and would result in the development of solid skills. In addition, it became obvious that the use of musical materials for the courses must conform to copyright laws and not be guilty of infringements. Therefore, he encouraged the collaboration of two colleagues, Rich Matteson and Jack Petersen, in designing syllabi and the creation of a text, "Jazz Tunes for Improvisation" which would serve all four semesters of the course. This text has become widely used in other universities as a course of instruction.

Keyboard Ensembles:

In 1980, Mr. Haerle pioneered the concept of electronic keyboard ensembles in universities with the formation of The Zebras. This ensemble was created to offer opportunities to keyboard students which were not available in lab bands or small jazz groups. The members were challenged to learn to use synthesizers to reproduce orchestrations typically heard on many current recordings, to read intricate arrangements such as they might encounter in professional studio and show work and to learn other idioms of music not usually performed by lab bands. The excellence of The Zebras was indicated by invitations to perform at two national jazz conferences.

Jazz Piano:

Mr. Haerle developed a functional jazz piano course relevant to the idiom for all jazz students. After several years of development, the faculty agreed that Jazz Keyboard Fundamentals (MUJS 1371) should be included in the Jazz Studies degrees and it is now a required course for all majors. He developed the syllabus for the course, which is skill-oriented. Using a music notation program on the Macintosh computer, he created a text book for the course, “Jazz Piano Voicing Skills,” which is published and in use at many other universities.

Graduate Jazz Improvisation:

As a result of the departure of a colleague, he assumed responsibility for the teaching of the graduate improvisation course. In his opinion, graduate improvisation had not yet been developed into a course of substance which truly offered a further challenge to North Texas graduates. In teaching this course, he developed a syllabus which covers material that is appropriate for a graduate level course in the Jazz Studies Division. In 1988, he created a text, “The Jazz Sound,” specifically for this course since there were currently none which covered the concepts that he taught.

MIDI Technology:

In the fall of 1986, Mr. Haerle established a Jazz MIDI Performance Lab. MIDI, which stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, was an important new development for musicians with many possible applications for teachers, writers and performers. The two MIDI lab courses offered valuable experience in recording and printing music which students could apply throughout the remainder of their college careers and as professional musicians. He developed a set of tutorial materials for the class to acquaint them with the operation of both the hardware and software in use in the lab.

Jazz Studies Web Site:

In the spring of 1998, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Jazz Studies degree program, Mr. Haerle developed an extensive web site for the Jazz Studies division of the College of Music. Over a period of about three months, some 100-plus HTML pages were created which gave information about faculty, degree programs, musical ensembles, syllabi for courses, alumni news, audition information, recordings and facilities. There were color pictures of faculty and performing groups displayed and a plan to include video clips and sound bites.

On-Line Jazz Course

Because so many students were coming to North Texas better prepared and often tested out of the first semester of Jazz Fundamentals, in 2000 as a sabbatical project, Dan created an on-line version of the course. This allowed for students to progress at their own speed and, if desired, they could finish the course in a few weeks. This was the first on-line course in the College of Music.

Some highlights of teaching experience in general:

2014-15 University of North Texas Denton, Texas - Adjunct faculty. Taught private jazz piano lessons during search for new full-time faculty member
2002-2011 University of North Texas Denton, Texas - Adjunct faculty. Taught private jazz piano lessons. Appointed Professor Emeritus in 2007
1977-2002. University of North Texas Denton, Texas - Professor of Music. Appointed Regents Professor in 1992. taught jazz theory, jazz piano, jazz improvisation, jazz MIDI and was the supervisor of jazz chamber music (small groups). Retired from full-time teaching.
1975-1977 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona - Associate Professor of Music.
Co-director of Jazz Studies degree program. Taught jazz piano, jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz styles and directed jazz ensembles.
1971-1973 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida - Assistant Professor of Music.
Taught classical theory, jazz piano, jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz arranging and directed jazz ensembles.
1968-1971 Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, California - Instructor of Music.
Taught class piano, music theory, jazz history, jazz improvisation, and directed jazz ensembles.
1966-1968 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas - Assistant Professor of Music.
Taught freshman and sophomore theory.
1961-1963 Tri-County Community Schools What Cheer, Iowa
Instrumental music director for elementary, junior high and high school.

Summer Jazz Workshops:

• Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp, pianist in artist rhythm section in residence
• Rich Matteson Jazz Camp in Telluride, Colorado
• Clark Terry Great Plains Jazz Camp in Emporia, Kansas
• Jamey Aebersold Clinics in Australia, Germany, Scotland, England and the United States
• Stan Kenton Jazz Camps (no longer in operation)
• National Stage Band Camps (no longer in operation)
• University of North Texas Jazz Camp in Torsas, Sweden

Education:

Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Coe College (1961)
Master of Music in Composition from North Texas State University (1966)

Early Education:

Born in Quincy, Illinois in 1937. Attended Madison elementary school and Quincy Junior High and High School. In 1953, moved to New York where he attended Flushing High School (junior year) and graduated from Hicksville High School in 1955. In 1957, he moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he attended Coe College and graduated in 1961.

E-mail: Mike.Steinel@unt.edu

Mike Steinel is Emeritus Professor in the Jazz Studies Division of the College of Music at the University of North Texas. He taught Jazz Improvisation, Pedagogy of Improvisation, and Jazz Trumpet Masterclass. He directed the UNT Jazz Combo Workshop and the UNT Jazz Trumpet Workshop. He has published numerous compositions for jazz ensembles. He is the author of Building A Jazz Vocabulary, Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble, and Essential Standards for Jazz Ensemble. He is a trumpeter, pianist and composer and has numerous recordings to his credit.

Mike Steinel holds a BME degree from Emporia State University and a MME degree from the University of North Texas. An experienced jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer and arranger, Mr. Steinel was jazz artist in residence at Bethel College and was on the faculty of Northern Illinois University before coming to North Texas. He has served on the faculties of the Clark Terry Jazz Camp, the Jamey Aebersold Improvisation Camps, the Saskatchewan Summer Jazz Camp and the University of Missouri Summer Jazz Residency.

Mike has performed as soloist at the MENC and IAJE national conventions and at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. His playing experience includes work with Clark Terry, Don Ellis, Bill Evans, Jerry Bergonzi and recordings with the Chicago Jazz Quintet and the Frank Mantooth Big Band. Honors received include an Illinois Arts Council Chairman's Grant (1985) and a jazz fellowship grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (1987).

Discography

Dangerous Precedent The Frank Mantooth Big Band featuring Bobby Shew, Clark Terry, and Ramsey Lewis. Sea Breeze Records, 1993.

Persevere The Frank Mantooth Big Band featuring Bobby Shew, Clark Terry, and Pete Cristlieb. Optimism Records OPCD 3422, 1991.

Suite Tooth The Frank Mantooth Big Band featuring Bobby Shew, Louis Bellson,and Art Farmer. Optimism Records OPCD 3217, 1989.

First Waltz Chicago Jazz Quintet. Chicago: CJQ Recordings, 1985.

Lab '79 North Texas State University One O'clock Lab Band. Denton: NTSU Lab Band Records, 1979. Lab '78 North Texas State University One O'clock Lab Band. Denton: NTSU Lab Band Records, 1978.

Published Books
Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble (Hal Leonard)
Essential Standards for Jazz Ensemble (Hal Leonard)
Building A Jazz Vocabulary (Hal Leonard)

Published Compositions
Bubbert In Love (Hal Leonard Corporation 2007)
Bossa de Cacun (Hal Leonard Corporation 2007)
Bubbert Goes West (Hal Leonard Corporation 2006)
Song For San Miguel (Hal Leonard Corporation 2006)
Bubbert Takes the Train (Hal Leonard Corporation 2005)
Riffology (Hal Leonard Corporation 2005)
Bubbert Goes Retro (Hal Leonard Corporation 2004)
Mister Cool (Hal Leonard Corporation 2004)
Bubbert Kicks Back (Hal Leonard Corporation 2003)
Ballad for a Blue Horn (Hal Leonard Corporation 2003)
Blues for a New Day (Hal Leonard Corporation 2002)
Bubbert Goes Undercover (Hal Leonard Corporation 2002)
Blues for a New Day (Hal Leonard Corporation 2002)
Bubberts Groove (Hal Leonard Corporation 2001)
Sunday Afternoon (Hal Leonard Corporation 2001)
It’s Only a Minor Thing (Kendor 2001)
Azule (Doug Beach Music/Kendor, 1996)
Blues and More (Doug Beach Music/Kendor, 1996)
Is Too Is Not (Doug Beach Music, 1993)
Eazy Greazy (Doug Beach Music, 1993)
Schoolzout (Doug Beach Music, 1992)
New Beginning (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1991)
Weaselwalk (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1991)
O.D.'s Rock Shop (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1990)
Killer Fox (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1990)
Orlando's Commandos (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1989)
Road Baby (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1989)
Samba De Los Gatos (Doug Beach Music/Neil A. Kjos, 1989)
O.D.'s All Night Diner (Doug Beach Music, 1988)
Dead Ringer (Doug Beach Music, 1987)
Casa Bonita (Doug Beach Music, 1987)
Good News (Doug Beach Music, 1986)
Blues for Youse (Doug Beach Music, 1985)
Nanu Nanu (Doug Beach Music, 1984)
Midnight Offering (Doug Beach Music, 1984)

Office: MU133 | Phone: (940) 369-7536 | E-mail: Edward.Soph@unt.edu

Ed Soph holds the rank of Professor in the Jazz Studies and Performance Divisions of the College of Music at the University of North Texas. He teaches applied drumset students and the Rhythm Section Master Class. He has toured and recorded with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Clark Terry. He is the author of several videos on drumset playing and is an active clinician for Yamaha drums. He is the coordinator for the summer drumset workshop. He has recorded numerous Jamey Aebersold playalongs.

Ed Soph is internationally recognized as an author, master teacher, and musician. He has presented masterclasses throughout Europe, the Mid and Far East, Australia and New Zealand. He is the author of Essential Techniques for Drumset (Meredith Music/Hal Leonard), Musical Time (Carl Fischer), and The Big Band Primer (Ron Jon Publishers). He is also the author of a video, The Drum Set: A Musical Approach (Warner Bros.), and an instructional DVD, Musical Time (Carl Fischer).

As a performer and recording artist, Ed has been associated with the big bands of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Bill Watrous, and Clark Terry. Small group credits include trumpeters Randy Brecker, Ingrid Jensen, Red Rodney, Bobby Shew, Marvin Stamm, Ira Sullivan, and Clark Terry; saxophonists Eddie Daniels, Joe Henderson, Marchel Ivery, Pat LaBarbera, Dave Liebman, Dave Pietro, and Chris Potter; trombonists Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton, Bill Watrous, and Jiggs Whigham; and, pianists Warren Bernhardt, David Catney, Bill Evans, Stefan Karlsson, Joe LoCascio, Bill Mays, Cedar Walton, and James Williams.

Ed is an Artist Clinician for the Yamaha Corporation of America, the Avedis Zildjian Company, Evans Drumheads, and Innovative Percussion, makers of Ed's signature stick.

http://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/ed-soph