What: The University of North Texas College of Music's One O'Clock Lab Band fall concert featuring guest artist Chuck Findley
When: 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 (Tuesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton.
Tickets: $15 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, children, UNT Alumni Association members, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more. Purchase tickets online at www.theMPAC.com/tickets or by calling the Murchison Box Office at 940-369-7802.
More information: For a complete list of UNT College of Music events, including faculty and student recitals, visit the College of Music online calendar at http://music.unt.edu/calendar.
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The College of Music's One O'Clock Lab Band welcomes world-renowned trumpet player and studio musician, Chuck Findley, to the University of North Texas. Findley will perform with the One O’Clock Lab Band at 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 (Tuesday) in Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, which is located at 2100 Interstate 35E in Denton.
"I am thrilled that our students get to perform with an artist of this caliber," said Jay Saunders, director of the One O'Clock Lab Band.
Findley has performed throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. He served as the lead trumpeter of "The Tonight Show" with the Jay Leno band from 1994 to 2001 and has been a regular collaborator on recordings with artists such as B. B. King and Steely Dan, and he has recorded with Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Carole King, Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Tina Turner, a host of Motown artists and dozens of others.
"Chuck Findley is one of the most successful jazz musicians of our time. Not only is he one of the most in-demand studio musicians in the music industry, he also maintains an active solo career," said Saunders.
For tickets to the event visit www.theMPAC.com/tickets or call the Murchison Box office 940-396-7802. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, children, UNT Alumni Association members, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more.
About the UNT College of Music
The UNT College of Music is one of the largest and most respected comprehensive music schools in the country. More than 1,600 music students attend UNT each year, participating in more than 50 widely varied ensembles and pursuing specialized studies in performance, composition, music education or music scholarship. UNT faculty members and students have made appearances on the world's finest stages and have produced numerous recordings, many receiving Grammy awards and nominations. Distinguished UNT alumni can be found around the globe, in top music ensembles, opera companies, universities and schools.
About the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band
The six-time Grammy-nominated UNT One O'Clock Lab Band – the premiere ensemble of UNT'sJazz Studies program in the College of Music – has performed and toured throughout the world, including Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand and The Netherlands. UNT offered the nation's first bachelor's degree program in jazz studies in the 1946-47 school year, and the university's jazz studies program is consistently rated among the nation's best.