DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The six-time Grammy nominated One O’Clock Lab Band releases its latest CD this month, an homage to the university town of Denton where jazz has reigned supreme since the program started in 1946 at UNT.
“Lab 2013 is yet another example of the amazingly high level of talent that our students possess. This latest CD pays tribute to our beloved Denton, a town that not only supports our jazz program but continues to provide a welcoming and diverse live music scene,” said Steve Wiest, director of the One O’Clock Lab Band. “We hope that our fans not only enjoy this CD but have the chance to come and see us perform live in Dallas, Fort Worth and right here in Denton: ‘Jazz Town U.S.A.’”
Songs about uniquely Denton institutions – such as graduate student Aaron Hedenstrom’s tribute to his favorite breakfast eatery, Old West – and experiences – such as jazz professor Richard DeRosa’s 4:30 a.m. wake up calls to the blaring of the A-Train horn – focus the recording on the city that has been home to the jazz program for nearly 70 years.
The One O’Clock will have two CD release events in the Metroplex:
8 p.m. Sept. 20 (Friday) at Alexander Clark Center at UT Dallas in Richardson
8 p.m. Oct. 18 (Friday) at McDavid Studio at Bass Hall in Fort Worth
One O’Clock fans who can’t make it to the CD release events may purchase the CD online at http://www.penders.com or http://jazz.unt.edu.
Additional concert dates include:
7 p.m. Nov. 7 (Thursday) at First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St., in Fort Worth
8 p.m. Nov. 26 (Tuesday) at Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center in Denton, with guest saxophonist Walt Weiskopf
8 p.m. Dec. 7 (Saturday) at Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center in Denton, performing a holiday concert with the Jazz Singers
8 p.m. Dec. 13 (Friday) at McDavid Studio at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, performing a holiday concert
Wednesday Night Jazz at the Gateway Center
The Syndicate in the University Union may be closed, but Wednesday Night Jazz remains alive and well, highlighting the wide variety of jazz ensembles in the College of Music. Concerts are held from 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays through Nov. 13 in the Gateway Center Ballroom, 801 North Texas Blvd., Denton.
The full schedule includes:
Sept. 11 – Five O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Alex Fraile, followed by the Two O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Jay Saunders
Sept. 18 – Four O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Drew Zaremba, followed by the Three O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Brad Leali
Sept. 25 – Seven O’Clock Lab Band, directed by AJ Scardino, followed by the Six O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Keith Karns
Oct. 2 – Nine O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Joakim Toftgaard, followed by the Eight O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Sergio Pamies
Oct. 9 – U-Tubes jazz trombone ensemble, directed by Julie Gray, followed by Jazz Repertory Ensemble, directed by Rodney Booth
Oct. 16 – Zebras contemporary repertory ensemble, directed by Patrick Carr, followed by Latin Jazz Lab, directed by Jose Aponte
Oct. 23 – Vocal jazz ensembles West End, Third Street, Avenue C and UNT Jazz Singers, directed by Cindy Dicken, Mafe Naranjo, Tyler Thomas and Jennifer Barnes, respectively, followed by Super 400 and L5 guitar ensembles, directed by Michael Ward and Alex Cannon, respectively
Oct. 30 – Three O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Brad Leali, followed by the Two O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Jay Saunders
Nov. 13 – Five O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Alex Fraile, followed by the Four O’Clock Lab Band, directed by Drew Zaremba
