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Sherna Armstrong

Born: April 12

Born in and raised in Arkansas and living in Dallas, Sherna Armstrong is southern soul; she’s a woman from humble beginnings. Although humble, her journey in the world of music is engulfed in creativity, yet inspirational. It is said, “The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree” and that’s true of Sherna because her parents, were soul-filled gospel singers. They sang in separate groups but as a young girl, the unity of what gospel music was and what gospel music meant, was at the core of her musical experience and her love of music. “For as long as I can remember, music was in my life and in every direction there was music

Roger Barnes

Born: November 29, 1970

Gary M. Gorman

Born: February 10, 1972

Gary M. Gorman, a composer with a diverse background in computer-written music and electric or upright bass performance, Gary was first introduced to piano at age 8 and soon began composing. Through university music school, Gary studied composition under Larry Austin and performed in rock, metal, jazz, tejano and p/w groups as a bassist.

Matt Tolentino

Matt Tolentino, who shares a birthday with Fred Astaire, was born May 10, 1985 in Dallas, TX. He was not born 80 years too late—rather, he is placed in the perfect time—the present day—to preserve the music of generations past, to bring the music of yesterday to the modern audience of today. Music has always been at the center of Matt's life. His father played saxophone and piano in his younger days, in a band comprised of neighborhood boys. Through his dad he first learned to love jazz, and at the age of 7 claimed Henry Busse to be one of his favorites. When he was 8, he was given a copy of the album, 'Shakin' the Blues Away,' recorded by the Coffee Club Orchestra, the then-16 piece house band of radio's 'A Prairie Home Companion.' The album was comprised of pop tunes from the 1920s and early 1930s, and was his first exposure of the niche music he now performs

Skip Cave

One O'Clock Lab Band

Active since: 1946

The One O’Clock Lab Band is the premier performing ensemble of the internationally acclaimed University of North Texas jazz studies program. Alan Baylock is director of the One O’Clock Lab Band. With an unprecedented seven Grammy nominations (Lab 2009 received double nominations for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble" and "Best Instrumental Composition" for Ice-Nine composed by Steve Wiest) resulting from the library of over fifty critically acclaimed Lab Band recordings to date, the One O’Clock Lab Band is noted for exceptional individual musicianship and tight ensemble performance. One O’Clock Lab Band concerts feature the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson libraries (both housed exclusively at North Texas), original compositions by Grammy- nominated composers Neil Slater and Steve Wiest, jazz faculty member Rich DeRosa, and the wealth of compositions and arrangements in the UNT jazz library written by current and former North Texas students. The One O’Clock frequently appears in major jazz venues such as Birdland (NYC), Blues Alley (DC), Catalina's (LA), and as the headliner at jazz festivals, major music conferences, and concerts hosted by numerous fine arts series, colleges and high schools across the United States, Canada, and around the world. Alumni of the North Texas jazz program are virtually everywhere in the professional music industry as performing artists and jazz educators

H Tyrone Walls

H. Tyrone Walls started his musical training on alto saxophone through high school. After graduating from Garland High, Tyrone attended the University of North Texas where he added the guitar. During his post-college years, Tyrone continued to show his ability to learn any instrument when he started playing the piano in 1987 because his church (New Mt. Hebron Baptist Church) simply needed a piano player, then in 1989, he added the organ. Tyrone also directed several choirs since 1987, where for several years he also played piano/organ and directed choirs at two churches, and also managed to learn to play drums in the interim

Larry Lampkin

Larry Lampkin is an American blues guitarist and singer- songwriter. He was born and raised in Fort Worth Texas, where he still resides today. Larry started writing songs and playing guitar as a teenager. He is mostly a self taught musician but had the privilege of taking some guitar lessons from experienced neighbor musicians, such as blues legend, U.P. Wilson. Larry would later tour the USA as a lead guitarist and band leader for recording artist, soul- blues singer, Vernon Garrett. He would then release his first CD titled “When I Get Home”, that received immense air play and reviews

Chris Clark

Chris Clark started C3 Compositions in 2014 with the goal of provide great music that can be attained at all levels of development. C3 Compositions (named C3 to represent Chris’ initials of CCC) provides educators and musicians alike with swingin’ charts that will sound great regardless of the level of the ensemble. Chris Clark was raised in Waco, Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a trumpet emphasis from Baylor University. Chris also earned a Master of Jazz Studies from DePaul University in Chicago where he studied Jazz Composition with Thomas Matta. Chris has also been fortunate enough to study with Bob Lark, Wiff Rudd, Alex Parker, Tim Coffman, Bob Palmieri, and Brent Turney. Chris has had many opportunities to perform in both the Dallas and Chicago areas

Dana Sudborough