DENTON (UNT), Texas – The Grammy-nominated One O'Clock Lab Band and other College of Music jazz and music ensembles will perform jazz standards, mariachi, steel drum and a variety of other music at the University of North Texas Showcase Stage April 29 to May 1 (Friday to Sunday) at Denton's Arts & Jazz Festival.
"Most of the performing our students do is formal and indoors – large concerts in Winspear and Voertman halls, degree recitals in Kenton Hall and performance exams in classrooms. The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival allows them to play outdoors in a relaxed atmosphere for a varied audience," said John Murphy, chair of the Division of Jazz Studies. "You might get a glimpse of a future star."
Lab Band Madness, a fan favorite that features all nine lab bands, begins at 1 p.m. April 30 (Saturday) with the Nine O'Clock Lab Band and ends with the 9 p.m. performance of the One O'Clock Lab Band. Also performing on Saturday are the U-Tubes, UNT's premier jazz trombone ensemble, which recently won the prestigious United States Army Band's National Jazz and Trombone Ensemble Competition. A full schedule is listed below.
The University of North Texas Showcase Stage will be located between the Senior Center and community pool in Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St., Denton. View an online map of the festival grounds.
For information about the festival, visit the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival site.
UNT's schedule of performances:
| Friday, April 29 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Ensemble |
| 5 p.m. | Garrett Wingfield Group |
| 6 p.m. | Paul Lees Group |
| 7 p.m. | L5 Electric Guitar Ensemble |
| 8 p.m. | Zebras Contemporary Jazz Ensemble |
| 9 p.m. | Latin Jazz Lab Band |
| Saturday, April 30 | |
| Time | Ensemble |
| 10 a.m. | Ethan Stalbaum Group |
| 11 a.m. | Brandon Moore Group |
| 12 p.m. | U-Tubes Jazz Trombone Ensemble |
| Lab Band Madness | |
| Time | Ensemble |
| 1 p.m. | Nine O'Clock Lab Band |
| 2 p.m | Eight O'Clock Lab Band |
| 3 p.m. | Seven O'Clock Lab Band |
| 4 p.m. | Six O'Clock Lab Band |
| 5 p.m. | Five O'Clock Lab Bande |
| 6 p.m. | Four O'Clock Lab Band |
| 7 p.m. | Three O'Clock Lab Band |
| 8 p.m. | Two O'Clock Lab Band |
| 9 p.m. | One O'Clock Lab Band |
| Sunday, May 1 | |
| Time | Ensemble |
| 11 a.m. | Morgan Wallace Group |
| 11:30 a.m. | Juan Pablode la Mora Group |
| 12 p.m. | Amanda Ekery Group |
| 12:30 p.m. | Camille Devore Group |
| 1 p.m. | West End Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| 1:30 p.m. | Third Street Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| 2:10 p.m. | Avenue C Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| 3 p.m. | UNT Jazz Singers |
| 4 p.m. | Super 400 Electric Guitar Ensemble |
| 5 p.m. | Mariachi Águilas |
| 7 p.m. | UNT African Percussion Ensemble |
About the UNT College of Music
The College of Music is one of the largest and most respected comprehensive music schools in the world. Approximately 1,500 music students attend the college each year, participating in nearly 70 widely varied ensembles while engaged in specialized studies in performance, composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, music history, music theory or ethnomusicology. Music students, alumni and faculty have made appearances on the world's finest stages, have produced numerous recordings with many receiving Grammy awards and nominations, and have written influential texts in a variety of areas in music scholarship. Distinguished University alumni can be found around the globe in top music ensembles, opera companies, universities, and schools.