Jazz Lecture Series

Since 1982, the Jazz Lecture Series has brought prominent artists in the music industry to the UNT campus so that students can enhance their knowledge of the history and current state of jazz through the interaction. Students gain insight into the business of music and learn about effective career strategies from working musicians and entrepreneurs with varied careers.

Jazz Lecture Series Guests

February 6 - Christian Wiggs and Bryan Carter (music business)
February 13 - Joanna Wallfisch (commercial musician)
February 20 - Nicole Zuraitis (voice)
March 5 - Leon Anderson (drum set)
March 19 - Billy Childs (piano) and Rufus Reid (bass), Glenn E. Gomez International Artists-in-Residence
March 26 - Natalia Rikker (visiting Fulbright scholar)
April 2 - Aaron Goldberg (piano) and Matt Penman (bass)
April 9 - Vince DiMartino (trumpet)
April 23 - Miho Hazama (composer)

February 7 - Jessica Muñiz-Collado (music business)
February 21 - Mike Moreno (guitar)
February 28 - Miguel Zenon (saxophone) Glenn E. Gomez International Artist-in-Residence
March 7 - Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone)
March 21 - Zach Brock (violin)
March 28 - Stephanie Doktor (historian)
April 4 - Camille Thurman (saxophone)
April 11 - no lecture
April 18 - Miki Yamanaka (piano)
April 25 - Darmon Meader (vocalist)

Featuring UNT alumni in celebration of 75 Years of North Texas Jazz
Clay Jenkins, trumpet
Ken Prouty, historian (virtual)
Julia Adamy, bass
John Riley, drums
Kurt Elling (voice) Glenn E. Gomez International Artist-in-Residence
Tim Young, piano (virtual)
Conrad Herwig, trombone (virtual)
Sylvester Onyejiaka, saxophone
Tim Miller, guitar
Lisa DeSpain, composer (virtual)

All sessions conducted virtually due to global pandemic
February 2 - Peter Mazza (guitar)
February 9 - Sheila Jordan (voice)
February 23 - Mike Abene, Glenn E. Gomez International Artist-in-Residence (composer/arranger)
March 2 - Chris Fitzgerald (bass)
March 9 - Chris Crenshaw (trombone)
March 16 - Willie Jones III (drums)
March 23 - Mark O'Connor (violin)
March 30 - Bobby Shew (trumpet)
April 6 - Ralph Moore (saxophone)
April 13 - Chris Pattishall (piano)

Russell Malone, guitar
Jamie Baum, composer
Terri Lynn Carrington, drums; Tia Fuller, saxophone; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Kris Davis, piano; Linda Oh, bass (funded by UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts)
Kristin Korb, bass
Regina Carter, violin
Helen Sung, piano
Greg Gisbert, trumpet
Greta Matassa, voice
Ryan Kerbele, trombone
Charlie Young, saxophone

Keith Anderson, saxophone
Kirk Whalum, saxophone
James Burton, trombone
Jennifer Leitham, bass
Mike Rodriguez, trumpet
Kenny Werner Trio, piano, bass, drums
Mark Taylor, composer
Craig Handy, saxophone
Ben Monder, guitar
Carl Allen, drums
Jay Clayton, voice
Dr. Capital, guitar, voice, songwriting
Scott Tixier & Dave Meder, violin, piano

Nick Finzer, trombone
John LaBarbera, composer
Jimmy Heath, saxophone
JD Walter, voice
John Beasley, piano
Steve Cardenas, guitar
Martin Wind, bass
Marquis Hill, trumpet
Billy Hart, drums

Ignacio Berroa, drums
Marcus Printup, trumpet
Stefon Harris, vibes
Steve Cotter, guitar
Ben Patterson, trombone
Charles McPherson, saxophone
Steve Bailey, bass
Andy LaVerne, piano
Vince Gardner, composer
Charenee Wade, voice

James Morrison, trumpet/multi-instrumentalist
Adam Rogers, guitar
Golden Buddha Jazz Orchestra, from China
Danilo Pérez, piano
Kate McGarry, voice
Rudy Royston, drumset
Will Vinson, saxophone
Bob Curnow, composer/arranger
Bruce Gertz, bass
John Allred, trombone

Bobby McFerrin, voice
Peter Bernstein, guitar
Tim Hagans, trumpet
Rudresh Mahanthappa, saxophone
Andre Hayward, trombone
John Goldsby, bass
Chuck Owen, composer
Lewis Nash, drumset
Manuel Valera, piano

Jeremy Pelt, trumpet
Billy Harper, saxophone
Julian Lage, guitar
Marshall Gilkes, trombone
Ryan Truesdell, composer/arranger
Phil Markowitz, piano
Bob Cranshaw, bass
Joey Baron, drums

Corey Christiansen, guitar
Carl Saunders, trumpet
Gary Hobbs, drumset
Peter Erskine, drumset
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Greg Osby, saxophone
Mike Dease, trombone
Christian McBride, bass

Carol Welsman, vocalist
Rakalam (Bob) Moses, drums
Dave Kikoski, piano
John Clayton, bass
Mary Halvorson, guitar
Jason Marshall, baritone saxophone
Brian Lynch, trumpet
Steve Turre, trombone

Marvin Stamm (trumpet)
Steve Turre (trombone)
Larry Goldings (keyboard)
Adam Nussbaum (drums)
Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar)
Darcy James Argue (composer)
Bill Moring (bass)
Ravi Coltrane (saxophone)

Ron Stout (trumpet)
Roberta Gambarini (voice)
Lyle Mays (piano), Glenn E. Gomez International Artist-in-Residence, UNT alumnus
Jimmy Cobb (drums)
Wess Anderson (saxophone)
Vic Juris (guitar)
Michael Formanek (bass)
Vincent Gardner (trombone)

Mike Moreno, guitar
Chuck Berghofer, bass
Dave Brubeck Quartet and conductor Russell Gloyd (UNT alumnus)
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
Billy Hart, drum
Tim Warfield, saxophone
José Bowen, jazz scholar and musician
Tierney Sutton, voice, and her band, including Ray Brinker (UNT alumnus)

Taylor Eigsti (Piano)
Jay Leonhart (Bass)
Chris Potter (Tenor Saxophone)
Bruce Forman (Guitar)
John Abercrombie (Guitar)
Steve Davis (Trombone)
Frank Greene (Trumpet, alumnus)
Nasheet Waits (Drums)

Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone
John Stowell, Guitar
Clay Jenkins, Trumpet. alumnus
Ronald Shannon Jackson, Drums
Rufus Reid, Bass
Dave Pietro, Saxophone, alumnus
J.D. Walter, voice (alumnus)
Kevin Hays, Piano

John Vidacovich (drums)
Makoto Ozone (piano)
Bill Holman (composer/arranger) and Pete Christlieb (saxophone)
Dave Stryker (guitar)
Snooky Young (trumpet)
Andy Martin (trombone)
Marc Johnson (bass; alumnus)

Jerry Hahn (guitar)
Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet)
Hilton Ruiz (piano)
Phil Woods (saxophone)
Paul McKee (trombone)
Jeff Watts (drums)
Eddie Gomez (bass)

Roger Kellaway (piano)
Jimmy Bruno (guitar)
Keter Betts (bass)
Dave Douglas (composer/trumpet)
Jim Rotondi (trumpet)
Ari Hoenig (drum set)
Slide Hampton (trombone)
Jim Snidero (saxophone) alum

Harold Jones (drum set)
Rich Perry (saxophone)
Maria Schneider (composer)
Jiggs Wigham (trombone)
Barry Ries (trumpet/drums) alum

Scott Wendholt (trumpet)
Steve Gilmore (bass)
Bob McChesney (trombone)
Bob Brookmeyer (trombone/composer)
John Abercrombie (guitar)
Benny Green (piano)
Sam Rivers (saxophone)
John Von Ohlon (drums) alum

Michael Davis & Bill Reichenbach (trombone)
Russ Ferrante (piano)
Ray Brown (bass)
Michael & Randy Brecker (saxophone, trumpet)
Tim Ries (saxophone) alum
Andrew Cyrille (drums)
Mark Gould (trumpet)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)

Bryan Lynch (Trumpet)
Kenny Wheeler (Trumpet/Composer)
Scott Whitfield (Trombone) alum
Ronnie Cuber (Saxophone)
Bill Crow (Bass)
Joe Beck (Guitar)

Jimmy Owens (Trumpet)
Todd Coolman (Bass)
Dan Higgins (Saxophone) alum
Jim McNeely (Piano/Composer)
Fred Hersch (Piano)
Mike Stern (Guitar)
Ed Neumeister (Trombone)
Lewis Nash (Drums)

Hal Crook (Trombone)
Lynne Arriale (Piano)
Gary Foster (Saxophone)
David Liebman (Saxophone)
Gary Grant (Trumpet) alum
Rufus Reid (Bass)
Louis Hayes (Drumset)
Pat Martino (Guitar)

Billy Harper (Saxophone) alum
Steve Houghton (Drums) alum
Marvin Stamm (Trumpet) alum
Lou Marini, Jr. (Saxophone) alum
Bob Dorough (Piano) alum
Herb Ellis (Guitar) alum
Dennis Irwin (Bass) alum
Slide Hampton (trombone)

Eddie Bert (Trombone)
Marc Johnson (Bass) alum
Bill Mays (Piano)
Unified Jazz Ensemble (Group)
Jack Petersen (Guitar) alum
Victor Lewis (Drums)
Byron Stripling (Trumpet) alum

Charles McPherson (Saxophone)
Bucky Pizzarelli (Guitar)
Jeff Hamilton (Drums)
Kenny Werner (Piano)
Ray Anderson (Trombone)
Steve Swallow (Bass)
Doc Cheatham (Trumpet)

Horace Silver (Piano)
Andy Laverne (Piano)
David Friesen (Bass)
Ted Nash (Saxophone)
Mick Goodrick (Guitar) alum
Robin Eubanks (Trombone)
Bob Belden (Saxophone) alum

Conrad Herwig (Trombone) alum
Billy Higgins (Drums)
Ray Brown (Bass)
Lyle Mayes (Piano) alum
Houston Person (Saxophone)
Bill Frisell (Guitar)
Red Rodney (Trumpet)

Marvin Stamm (Trumpet) alum
Joey Calderazzo (Piano)
Pete Christlieb (Saxophone)
Buster Williams (Bass)
Alan Dawson (Drums)
Chuck Findley (Trumpet)
Barney Kessel (Guitar)
Steve Turre (Trombone) alum

Joe Lovano (Saxophone)
Gary Peacock (Bass)
Bill Reichenbach (Trombone)
Gary Burton (Vibes)
Mulgrew Miller (Piano)
Terrence Blanchard (Trumpet)
Jimmy Cobb (Drums)
Derek Smith (Piano)

Milt Hinton (Bass)
Tim Hagans (Trumpet)
Chuck Wayne (Guitar)
Curtis Fuller (Trombone)
Charlie Persip (Drums)
Clifford Jordan (Saxophone)
Dick Hyman (Piano)

Gunther Schuller (Composer)
Slide Hampton (Trombone)
Adam Nussbaum (Drums)
Don Grolnick(Piano)
Jamey Aebersold (Saxophone)
Lew Soloff (Trumpet)
Pat LaBarbera (Saxophone)
Steve Kahn (Guitar)
Jeff Andrews (Bass)
Dick Oatts (Saxophone)

Lewis Porter (Historian)
Joe Morello (Drums)
Bobby Shew (Trumpet)
J. J. Johnson (Trombone)
John Patitucci (Bass)
John Scofield (Guitar)
Mary Fettig (Saxophone)
Frank Wess (Saxophone)
James Williams (Piano)
Ray Brown (Arranger)

Dan Morgenstern (Historian)
Eddie Gomez (Bass)
Jim Pugh (Trombone)
Gene Bertoncini (Guitar)
Kenny Barron (Piano)
Danny Gottlieb (Drums)
Conte Candoli (Trumpet)
Jerry Bergonzi (Saxophone)
Buddy DeFranco (Clarinet)
Jim McNeely (Piano)

George Simon (Historian)
Dave Weckl (Drums)
Bob Berg (Saxophone)
Dave Holland (Bass)
Jon Faddis (Trumpet)
Hal Galper (Piano)
Eddie Daniels (Clarinet)
Jiggs Whigham (Trombone)
Barry Harris (Piano)
Jim Hall (Guitar)

Burt Korall (Critic)
Bill Watrous (Trombone)
Randy Brecker (Trumpet)
Joe Henderson (Saxophone)
Billy Taylor (Piano)
Peter Erskine (Drums)
Lee Konitz (Saxophone)
Emily Remler (Guitar)
George Mraz (Bass)
Diane Reeves (Vocal)

Nat Hentoff (Critic)
Natt Adderley (Trumpet)
Michael Brecker (Tenor)
Marvin Stamm (Trumpet) alum
Mark Murphy(Vocal)
David Liebman (Saxophone)
Free Flight (Jazz Quartet)
Ron Carter (Bass)
Elvin Jones (Drums)
Tal Farlow (Guitar)

Willis Conover (Broadcaster)
Jimmy Heath (Saxophone)
Tom Harrell (Trumpet)
Mel Lewis (Drums)
Tommy Flanagan (Piano)
Bobbi Humphrey (Flute)
Herb Ellis (Guitar) alum
Johnny Smith (Guitar)
Wayne Andre (Trombone)
Jimmy Guiffre (Clarinet) alum

Bob Brookmeyer (Trb/Arr)
Joanne Brackeen (Piano)
Leonard Feather (Critic)
Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet)
Frank Foster (Saxophone)
Tom Scott (Saxophone)
Clark Terry (Trumpet)
Jackie Cain/Roy Kral (Vocal)
Grady Tate (Drums)
Don Sebesky (Arranging)

Jazz Lecture Series

Jazz Lecture Series (MUJS 3470)

Jazz Lecture Series Guests