#Unt jazz vocal lab band full#
#Unt jazz vocal lab band plus#
#Unt jazz vocal lab band series#

#Unt jazz vocal lab band plus#

The closer, a swinging cover of Woody Shaw’s “The Moontrane,” arranged for big band by Scott Whitfield, features the trumpet interplay of Ford and Caleb Pitman, plus a trombone choir that carries the melody forward. The intricate arrangement of DeRosa’s clever “Juris Diction” uses her wordless vocals and the instrumentalists to set up an intense guitar feature by White, which at times rides full-tilt over the ensemble.

The standard “You Go to My Head,” arranged by jazz faculty member Quincy Davis, is a fine feature for Abbi Berry’s vocal artistry and wide range. Solid electric bass work by Michael Baylock (the composer’s son) and drumming by Destin Wernicke set up a growling trombone solo by Connor Lofdahl.

Baylock’s original, “Hindsight,” is funky from the downbeat and never lets up. It showcases the nimble soloing of baritone saxophonist Andrew Duncan, as well as giving a flugelhorn spotlight to Austin Ford. Former grad student, teaching fellow, and Lab Band alumna Courtney Wright’s “Joey in the Pocket” has a lively Basie-like feel.

Lead trumpeter Chris Van Leeuwen’s “Tiempes de Ira y Lamento,” which translates as “Times of Anger and Lament,” is a rich mix of moods and textures. It winds down with a long improvisation built on the distinctive melodic hook of Rodgers and Hart’s “Spring Is Here,” perhaps in hope that our long pandemic winter soon will be over. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the jazz. “Yet So Far” is a laid-back ensemble showcase featuring tenor saxophonist Pete Fucinaro. 75th Annual Spring Concert Lab Band Madness University of North Texas. The trombone section adds robust counterpoint after reed player Will Nathman’s alto sax solo. Drew ZarembaThe One OClock Lab Band®Jay Saunders, directorUNT Jazz SingersJennife. On “Consumed,” wordless vocals from Abbi Berry supplement the horns as they explore its shifting moods. Guitarist Joel White composed two pieces. The One OClock Lab Band is the premier performing ensemble of the internationally acclaimed University of North Texas jazz studies program. Trumpeter Kevin Zapata, a 2020 UNT grad who was not a band member on this session, wrote the opener, “What Should Have Been.” It’s wistful most of the time, but soars a bit as lush ensemble horn lines complement Gus Arnold on soprano sax, Daniel Henson on tenor, and pianist Wes Driedzic. Lab 2020 includes five pieces by UNT students, one each by band director Alan Baylock and composition/arranging faculty member Rich DeRosa, plus two covers of jazz standards.

#Unt jazz vocal lab band full#

One third of the nine compositions were written after the semester ended and never rehearsed by the full band. Drew ZarembaThe One OClock Lab BandJay Saunders, directorUNT Jazz SingersJennife. The jazz studies degree’s primary purpose is (1) to prepare students for successful careers as jazz performers, composers/arrangers and educators (2) to cultivate students’ knowledge of and appreciation for the jazz tradition and the broader musical traditions from which it has grown (3) to encourage students’ creative efforts, and to share the results of students’ efforts on the. Pandemic protocols brought a new hurdle: recording one section of five socially distanced players at a time, then layering the tracks. Few have been bigger than the spring and early summer of 2020, when the One O’Clock Lab Band hadn’t performed for a live audience in four months. In addition, it offers new work by two of UNT's jazz faculty members and prolific Lab Band contributors: Grammy-nominated composer Rich DeRosa, the school's Director of Jazz Composition and Arranging, and Alan Baylock, the acclaimed big band veteran (Airmen of Note, Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra) and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band.History shows that UNT’s premier ensemble always rises to meet whatever challenges await.

#Unt jazz vocal lab band series#

The latest installment in an annual series that has continued since 1967, the album features six original student compositions, five of them by members of the 20-piece student ensemble, as well as two standards with new student-penned arrangements. One O'Clock Lab Band ® maintains its uncanny aptitude for both timeliness and timelessness with the November 19 release of Lab 2021 (North Texas Jazz). With an unprecedented 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.

Leverage by DJ Rice (6:34) Kyle Myers, alto saxophone Andrew Duncan, baritone saxophone. The One O'Clock Lab Band ® is the premier performing ensemble of the University of North Texas jazz studies program. Al-Go-Rhythm by Rich DeRosa (8:16) Gregory Newman, trumpet Nathan Davis, trombone Will Nathman, tenor saxophone.