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Daniel Pardo

Born: June 27, 1980

Daniel's vibrant programming of classical music mixed with Latin Jazz and World Music engages audiences of all ages! Daniel Pardo, a Colombian/American flutist and former US Military musician, resides in Houston, TX, where he is professor of Flute at Prairie View A&M University. An award winning musician for his arrangement of world music with jazzy harmonies, Daniel is in demand as a presenter/performer in festivals, universities, conferences, and concert series in the US and abroad. His programs include 'The Flute Around the World', 'From Mozart to Corea', and 'Classical Boleros' in a combination of formats from flute and guitar, to flute and rhythm section with strings. His recording of Central American Boleros with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and rhythm section was released on November 8th 2024.

Ryan Peterson

Ryan Peterson is a jazz guitarist, band leader, and educator based in Central New York.

Since moving to New York in 2023, Ryan is quickly becoming an in-demand guitarist. In July 2023, Ryan led his quartet as the opening act on the main stage at the Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival in Syracuse, NY – a festival with a history of attracting over 66,000 festival-goers to downtown Syracuse every summer. In April 2024, Ryan led his band at the 2024 “Scott LaFaro” Geneva Jazz Festival in Geneva, NY.

As a band leader, Ryan leads the Ryan Peterson Trio in performances in Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and throughout the Northeast. Having been called a “wunderkind” by CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, Ryan’s bands perform decidedly modern, virtuosic, and forward-thinking interpretations of Great American Songbook standards.

Jim White

Born: January 10, 1969

Drummer Jim White is an active performer and educator. His first musical experiences took place in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, where he studied percussion with Paul Yancinch, Mike Cebulski, Sonny Emory, and Jeff Sipe. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Jazz Studies/Composition from Middle Tennessee State University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas. While a student at the University of North Texas, White performed with the renowned “One O’clock Lab Band” for three years. In 1992, Maynard Ferguson recruited White for his “Big Bop Nouveau” band with which he toured internationally

Paul Unger

Born: August 1

Paul Unger is currently the Assistant Principal Bass of theFort Worth Symphony Orchestra.An accomplished bassist and composer, Mr. Unger’s versatileabilities have allowed him to appear as a featured soloist withthe Fort Worth/ Dallas Ballet, the Fort Worth SymphonyOrchestra and the Mimir Chamber Music Festival. His diverseabilities have also allowed him to perform and/or record with such diverseartists as Elle King, Cheryl Bentyne, Byron Stripling, Bobby Shew, Bob Newhart, Bernadette Peters, Jay Clayton, Peggy Stern, Ricki Derek, Montango, Andrea Bocelli and The Who.Paul was instructor of Double Bass at TCU from 2005-2007and is currently performs with internationally recognized singer, Suzi Stern and guitarist Tom Reynolds. Mr. Unger is also a member of thecritically acclaimed jazz group, “Flipside”. A group referred to inCadence magazine as “contemporary jazz at its best”, “exhilaratingand challenging music making that is rarely dull. A band not to bemissed”.In 2015, Mr. Unger won two awards from the Fort Worth Weekly.One for “Best Bassist” and one for Flipside as “Best Jazz Group.”

University of North Texas: Anniversary Package; Lab 2017

by Jack Bowers
December 24, 2017

To mark the seventieth anniversary of its establishment, the Division of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas in Denton has issued superb CD compilations honoring four of its distinguished educators / bandleaders in addition to Lab 2017 by the university's flagship One O'Clock Lab Band, the fiftieth annual recording by that widely celebrated ensemble. ...

Kind of Two

By University of North Texas

Label: North Texas Jazz
Released: 2014
Track listing: Little Gus; Café au Lait; Infant Eyes; Chris Is How We Drew It; You Don’t Know What Love Is; Windows; Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Sink, Sank, Swunk; Song for My Father; A Soundsketch; Green Onions (live).

Lab 2014

By Keith T Karns

Label: University of North Texas
Released: 2014

UNT Two O'Clock Lab Band: Kind of Two

by Jack Bowers
January 10, 2014

The University of North Texas, home to the country's oldest, most honored and, many would say, explicitly outstanding Jazz Studies program, has a number of topnotch big bands in the stable, each of which is named after its specific rehearsal time. While the One O'Clock Lab Band, which has been recorded most often, is best known ...

Lab 2013

By Keith T Karns

Label: University of North Texas
Released: 2013