University of North Texas 
UNT Jazz 75th Anniversary
We recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the University of North Texas Jazz Studies program! As one of the leading programs in Jazz Education, we invite you to continue to celebrate this momentous occasion as we reign in another year with many exciting events and performances!
In 1946, the first laboratory band was formed to try out the music from a dance band arranging class, part of a curriculum proposed in the master's thesis of Gene Hall, who would later direct the program. Later named jazz studies, it was the first degree of its kind in the United States, and the program soon made a name for itself around the world—particularly with its One O'Clock Lab Band, which has earned seven Grammy nominations and toured internationally.
Concert Recordings
UNT Jazz 75th Anniversary Celebration Opening Concert
UNT Jazz 75th Anniversary Celebration Final Concert
Program
Anniversary Reunion Weekend Schedule
October 20-22, 2022
Thursday
Music Library UNT Jazz 75th Anniversary Exhibit
Willis Library 4th Floor #430A
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UNT Jazz Alumni Welcome Reception
Spec's Charitable Foundation Courtyard
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UNT College of Music, 415 S. Avenue C, Denton
Friday
Music Library UNT Jazz 75th Anniversary Exhibit
Willis Library 4th Floor #430A
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lab West Rehearsals
Room 282 | Music Building
1:00 PM — 1980s Alumni Lab Band
2:00 PM — 1990s Alumni Lab Band
3:00 PM — 2000s Alumni Lab Band
4:00 PM — 2010s Alumni Lab Band
Winspear Performance Hall Rehearsals
Murchison Performing Arts Center
1:30 PM — UNT Jazz Singers
2:30 PM — UNT Vocal Jazz Alumni Ensemble
3:15 PM — UNT Vocal Jazz Alumni Small Groups
Evening Performance
Murchison Performing Arts Center
Winspear Performance Hall
6:00 PM — IRR for cases and warm-up space
6:15 PM — doors open
7:00 PM — Concert - UNT Jazz Singers, UNT Vocal Jazz Alumni Small Groups and Large Ensemble, 2010s, 2000s, 1990s & 1980s Alumni Lab Bands
UNT Jazz Alumni Reception and Jam Session
9:00 PM - Midnight
111 Industrial Street Denton
Saturday
UNT Jazz Alumni Brunch
Banquet Room, UNT Gateway Center
10:00 AM - Noon
801 North Texas Blvd., Denton
Jazz Sessions
Room 282, Lab West | Music Building
1:30 PM — Zebras
2:15 PM — Jazz Gender Equity Initiative
2:30 PM — Composer/Arranger Forum
3:30 PM — Latin Jazz Lab
Spec's Charitable Foundation Courtyard | Music Building
1:00 PM — Jazz Strings Lab
1:45 PM — Songwriter's Showcase
2:45 PM — U-Tubes
3:30 PM — L-5 Guitar Ensemble
Winspear Performance Hall Rehearsals
Murchison Performing Arts Center
1:00 PM — One O'Clock Lab Band® w/Lab '75 alumni
2:15 PM — Check A/V for videos
3:00 PM — 1960s - 1970s Alumni Lab Band
Evening Performance
Murchison Performing Arts Center
Winspear Performance Hall
6:00 PM — IRR for cases and warm-up space
6:15 PM — doors open
7:00 PM — North Texas Jazz @75 Years, 1960s-1970s Alumni Lab Band, Lyle Mays Celebration, One O'Clock Lab Band®, UNT Jazz Alumni Group Photo
UNT Jazz Alumni Reception and Jam Session
9:00 PM - Midnight
111 Industrial Street Denton
