Jazz Bands list

Mark Thomas - A 1981 graduate of U.T. Arlington appearing with the UTA Jazz Orchestra at jazz festivals throughout the world. He's got enjoyed dixieland groups the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, and Six Flags Over Texas. He's done with Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Frank Rosolino, Carl Fontana, Ed Shaughnessy, deep Little, Bob Crosby, Dionne Warwick, Toni Tennille, Tony Orlando, Vaughn Monroe, and Sheena Easton. Mark is a musician and board person in the United states Jazz Composers Orch. Mark is utilized with United states Airlines IT Dept.

Jon rock - Jon is a University of North Tx graduate and is a former member of the 1:00 Lab Band. He has got worked when you look at the DFW location as an independent professional musician for several years, carrying out with several of this top national performers, including Natalie Cole, Duke Ellington, Red Skeleton, Ray Charles, Don Henley, the Supremes, the Temptations, and Henry Mancini. In your area, Jon worked with the Harvey Anderson Orch, Miss Tx Pageant, the Fort value inventory Show and Rodeo, Fort Worth Symphony, and the Casa Manana Orch. He's an instructor and clinician inside DFW area.

Brian Standridge - As a freelance artist, Brian has actually done with Aretha Franklin, Vic Damone, The Four Freshmen, The Pointer Sisters, The Temptations and Brother Dave Gardner, in order to identify some. Brian has additionally carried out using Fort Worth Symphony, the skip Texas Pageant Orchestra, the Moslah Shrine Band, the Stock Show Rodeo Band, Shakespeare into the Part, the Symphony Big Band in Garden, as well as his own group, the Vintage Jazz Orchestra. Brian is quite a few years songs educator, currently training at Nolan Catholic High School.

Richard Murrow - Richard is currently the principal tubist aided by the East Tx Symphony Orchestra, American Chamber Brass, and co-founder associated with the jazz group Brazzology. He's got recorded using Dallas Wind Symphony and also the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. As a freelance Bass player over 30 years, he's carried out in several genres from pop/commercial, rock, jazz, nation, to stage musicals and recording studios. Richard features taught Tuba and Euph. at TCU since 1996, as well as UTA fifteen years prior.

Tom Reynolds -Tom learned with the great jazz guitarist, Jim Hall, and with Mick Goodrick at Berklee university of Music in Boston. He played within the Jazz Ensemble with maximum Roach in the U. of Mass. In Fort Worth, he was in the house musical organization in Como, backing Robert Ealey, blues singer. He's worked many different singers/musicians including John Raitt (Bonnie's daddy), Smokey Robinson, Bob Weir, Steve Miller, Tom Scott, and Dave Grusin. Presently he plays in the Kimbell Art Museum, the current Art Museum and using Raybans.

Danny Prado – Danny is a 1972 graduate of Stephen F. Austin University and a retired band director providing 33 many years within the community schools with stints in Jacksonville ISD, Hurst-Euless Bedford ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. He is nonetheless very mixed up in songs training scene in Texas with clinics, consultations, supervising student educators, and judging jazz, concert band, and marching contests. Since your retirement, he has got already been a whole lot more active from the freelance scene inside Dallas/Ft. Value Area and performs with many different local musicians. When not mixed up in preceding activities, you can easily usually get a hold of him taking pleasure in their family members and wonderful partner, Kathy, and………….fly fishing!

Curt Wilson -Professor of musical and Director of Jazz scientific studies (Emeritus) at Texas Christian University for 35 years. He's carried out with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians and also the Harvey Anderson Orchestra amongst others. Curt has-been Director of Concerts when you look at the outdoors Swing Orchestra since 1999. Their ensemble at TCU took part in eight worldwide trips and performed with more than fifty internationally-known musicians including Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Don Menza, Wayne Bergeron, Carl Fontana, Roy Hargrove, and Conte Condoli.

Ron Puckett - Ron lived and worked in Las vegas, nevada for over twenty years. He's worked and recorded with several of the movie stars including Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Dianna Ross, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme, and Tom Jones. He traveled with Paul Anka, Wayne Newton, Doc Severensen, and Woody Herman. Ron was a member of the Las Vegas Symphony and taught trumpet at UNLV. Ron graduated from TCU with a BBA in Finance.

Richard Powell - Richard is a TCU graduate with BM and MM levels in piano overall performance. He's at this time a professor at Tarrant County College NW Campus. He's worked within the Dallas/Fort value area for many years on most of the top shows and stars having come through this area, including Mel Torme, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Rich minimal, Red Skeleton, and jazz greats Don Menza, Erbie Green, and Mike Vax. Richard has soloed with the Dallas Symphony and currently playes because of the Dallas Jazz Orchestra.