The UT Butler School of Music, Jazz Studies department is very excited to host the ISJAC Symposium(International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers) this coming May 12-14! There will be many wonderful artists performing, and giving masterclasses on jazz composition. Please watch this video to find out more!
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Here is a clip of Teles Sanchez performing “Nobody Else But Me” at his senior recital with Chris Loveland (class of '21) on bass, Zack Kursman (class of '21) on drums and Cameron Riggs on piano.
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The UT Jazz Ensemble performing Duke Ellington’s Concerto for Cootie with special guest Mike Sailors!
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Huge thank you to Stefon Harris for joining us the past few weeks and sharing some incredible insight 🤘🏼🤘🏼
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Big thanks to Katisse Buckingham for dropping by and sharing some wisdom at our Jazz Community Seminar last week!
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Trombone section
Snow in Austin?! Why, that was Pure Imagination...wasn't it? Check out the pure tones of the jazz orchestra's trombone section and see if it doesn't capture YOUR imagination!
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UT Jazz Composers - Paulo Santos
Interview with super talented undergrad saxophonist/composer, Paulo Santos. Paulo talks about his recent jazz orchestra arrangements of "Seven Steps to Heaven". 🙌
UT Jazz Composers - Ben Zeff, "I Got Those Frustrated Bartók Blues"
DMA guitarist/composer Ben Zeff talks about his latest work for jazz orchestra, "I Got Those Frustrated Bartók Blues". "Bartók Blues" was written as part of a larger Rainwater Grant-sponsored collaborative project with composer, Dr. Russell Podgorsek.
Premiered by the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra, February 22, 2019.
UT Jazz Composers - Thomas Wenglinski, "Clear Visions"
Check out this great interview with pianist/composer (and 2019 winner of the Stribling Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Jazz Studies), Thomas Wenglinski. He talks about his recent jazz orchestra work, Clear Visions.
The interview, hosted by Director of Jazz Studies, Jeff Hellmer, is followed by the premiere of Clear Visions but the UT Jazz Orchestra.
UT Jazz Composers: Round Table Discussion
UT Jazz Composers: Round Table Discussion
UT faculty and student composers, Dr. John Mills, Ben Zeff, Thomas Wenglinski, and Paulo Santos.
Moderated by Director of Jazz Studies, Prof. Jeff Hellmer and Jim Buennig.
UT Jazz Composers - Dr. John Mills, "Equilibrium"
Feature interview with composer, Dr. John Mills, and the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra premier of his new work, "Equilibrium".
February 22, 2019.
Dr. Mills is Professor of Jazz Composition and Jazz Saxophone at the University of Texas at Austin. Discussion moderated by Director of UT Jazz Studies, Prof. Jeff Hellmer.
Upshot (Cameron Riggs)
AIME Ensemble performs "Upshot" by pianist/band member, Cameron Riggs.