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Arts & Life
Brooke Cowlishaw
Arts & Life Editor
arts@ntdaily.com
Syndicates Wednesday azz Nights showcase
lab bands, other music ensembles weekly
By Kara Fordyce
Senior Staff Writer
Jazz is freedom, the ultimate
freedom of expression, said Brad
Leali of the jazz studies faculty,
the director of the Three O'Clock
Lab Band.
The Two O'Clock and Three
O'Clock lab bands will groove,
jive and swing from 9 p.m.
to midnight at tonight's jazz
night in the University Union
Syndicate.
Jay Saunders of the jazz
studies faculty said the price
for this weekly event is $4,
with $3 of the entry fee going
to jazz scholarships and $1 to
the Union.
Saunders, the director of the
Two O'Clock Lab Band, will
perform with the ensemble first
at tonight's event. The band
plays a variety of jazz styles that
demonstrate the musicianship
of all members of the band, he
said.
Each lab band includes five
saxophones, five trumpets,
five trombones, guitar, piano,
bass, drums and percussion,
according to the College of
Music Web site. The lab bands,
including the One O'Clock, meet
four times a week for 50 minutes
and perform both on and off
campus.
For Wednesday Jazz Night,
nine lab bands play in rota-
tion during February and April,
Saunders said, and other jazz
groups play during March,
including the jazz repertory
ensemble, which recreates
classic music from the entire
history of jazz; Jazz Singers, the
primary vocal jazz ensemble;
Zebras, an electronic keyboard
ensemble; U-Tubes, a jazz
trombone ensemble with full
percussion; and the Latin Jazz
Ensemble.
"All of the bands or groups
play different music, and even
when two bands play the same
tune, it will sound different each
time," Saunders said. "That's one
of the fun aspects of listening to
a live jazz performance - each
one is intentionally different."
Saunders said both the Two
O'Clock and Three O'Clock lab
bands present some of the NT
jazz department's finest jazz
students. Jazz is fun music to
listen to and to perform, he
said.
Einstein Brothers bagel store
will be open most of the evening,
and beer and wine are available
for purchase for those who are
21 or older, he said.
Leali said his ensemble is one
ofyoungmenwho are dedicated
to mastering the art of big band
jazz. They are serious about
their craft, he said.
"I am trying to get them to
take the [music] that is on the
paper and make it their own
with their own sound," Leali
said.
Leali said this is a special
event with a variety of bands
represented, and NT is lucky to
have such a variety of ensem-
bles in the jazz studies depart-
ment, with each musician
expressing his or her self in a
different way.
"You never know which of
these musicians will become the
leaders of tomorrow," he said.
Photo by Christena Dowsett/Staff photographer
(Above) Tim Schleinat, a jazz studies graduate student, and (right) Sean Nel-
son, a performance graduate student, play trumpet and trombone for the
Three O'Clock Lab Band. The Two O'Clock and Three O'Clock lab bands will play
at 9 p.m. for tonight's Jazz Night in the Syndicate.
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Upcoming dates for
Wednesday Jazz Night
Feb. 4
Three O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Brad Leali
Two O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Jerry Saunders
Feb. 11
Five O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Jeffry Eckels
Four O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Bruce Bohnstengel
Feb. 18
Seven O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Dan Foster
Six O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Ryan Hagler
Feb. 25
Nine O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Matt Timm
Eight O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Ryan Davidson
March 4
Jazz Repertory Ensemble, directed by Joe Janes
U-Tubes, directed by Dave Richards
March 11
Jazz Singers I, II, III, directed by Paris Rutherford & Co.
Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by José Aponte
Study abroad open house today
Center gets
new name,
new location
By Kara Fordyce
Senior Staff Writer
Listen to an accordion
playing in the streets of
Frankfurt, Germany. Window
shop in Barcelona, Spain.
Greet the pope in Rome. See
the sights in London.
The NT International
Office will have a free open
house for all faculty, staff,
and students from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. today in Information
Science Building 206. By
attending this event, students
can learn more about study
abroad programs, said
Kristi Easley, advancement
associate of International
Programs and Studies.
Also at the event, students
can learn of other resources
provided by the international
department, such as the
Intensive English program,
the International Welcome
Center and the EncoUNTers
International Speakers
Series.
Mary Beth Butler, assis-
tant director of International
Programs and Studies, said
this open house is intended to
welcome the NT community
to the international depart-
ment's new home. President
Gretchen Bataille will also
speak at 3:30 p.m.
Butler said the study
abroad experience is impor-
tant for NT students because
it helps them learn that there
is a place outside of Texas
where people think differ-
ently about things.
"Having learned this, they
are much more valuable as
employees," Butler said.
The office of the Study
Abroad Center recently
changed its name to Center
for Global Learning and
Experience, and is respon-
sible for creating and facili-
tating a wide variety of educa-
tional experiences, inside and
outside the U.S.
The new name of the
center reflects the new initia-
tives that are being put into
place, more than just "study
abroad," Butler said.
Butler said the center is
working on international
internships, co-operative
education and partnering
Career Services to make
students aware of the impor-
tance of a global dimension
in their education.
"We are working to
globalize the UNT campus,"
Butler said. "Sometimes that
means taking students else-
where. Sometimes that means
introducing local students
to new ideas, cultures and
foods."
Butler said the interna-
tional department was forced
to find a new home since the
Kendall Hall building will be
demolished this spring.
"This is both a move for
convenience and symbolism,"
Easley said. "These offices are
now positioned at the center
of our university."
The center is preparing
students to work in a global
community after graduation,
she said.
"As the world gets smaller
and smaller as we interact
with people all over, it's
increasingly important to
have this perspective," she
said.
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