Dan Haerle is a composer, performer, educator, and ambassador of jazz piano. A Regents Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies at UNT, he has authored instructional material used by thousands of musicians worldwide. He is a member of the International Association of Jazz Education Hall of Fame. The Jazz...

David Williams’s saxophone career began as a teenager and continued as a graduate of the jazz program at the University of North Texas. His talent has brought him around the country performing with artists such as Natalie Cole, Wayne Newton, Aretha Franklin, and Louie Bellson. He is a member of the...

The son of Jamaican immigrants and a native of Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Oscar Passley graduated from Morgan State University with a B.A. in music where he studied trumpet with Melvin Miles. He finished master’s degrees in trumpet performance and music education as well as his Doctor of Musical Arts...

Freddie Jones is a popular jazz trumpet player and composer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. With an amazing musical gift, Freddie Jones kicks up the energy of a room a notch or two and thrills a jazz-lover’s soul! Audiences are in awe of the sound this Freddie Jones can coax from his horns. Fred...

Fredrick's masterful piano style, replete with youthful-yet seasoned chords, has been enthusiastically enjoyed by audiences ranging from elementary school to heads of state. He is well versed in a variety of modern jazz styles which includes New Orleans Trad, New Orleans Brass Band, swing, Bop, and...