4DtHdmnibusThursday, April 6, 1989
Jazz up the weekend
with Texas big band
By ET.UY STOCKARD
Staff writer
Springfest is just around the
corner, and while you're making
your plans for The Party Weekend,
Part Two, a herd of Texans wants
your attention.
The One O'clock Lab Band from
the University of North Texas is
riding into Chapel Hill Saturday
night as part of the N.C Umbria
Jazz Festival. The jazz ensemble
will show its stuff at Memorial Hail
at 8 p.m. in a concert produced
by WUNC 91.5 FM and the Carolina
Union.
The University of North Texas
boasts the second largest music
school in the country. The univer
sity opened up the study of jazz
to college students in 1947, some
thing no one had done before.
Both the school and the One
O'clock have been praised by jazz
musicians the world over.
"North Texas is very highly
regarded as a pioneer in establish
ing jazz in a college curriculum and
doing it so well," says Bill Evans,
the band's pianist.
The One O'clock Lab Band is also
the first collegiate big band to be
nominated for a Grammy. Its
albums, which have been released
yearly since 1 967, have pleased the
critics so much that two of its
albums were nominated for the
award.
The band certainly has quite a
track record. The band has tra
veled the globe, beginning with a
Mexican tour in 1967 and contin
uing on through Germany and
Switzerland in 1970, Portugal and
the Soviet Union in 1976 and a
European tour in 1982 that culmi
nated in a few French jazz festi
vals. The band even went Down
Under to Australia, the land of the
koala and Paul Hogan, in 1986.
The list of people the band has
performed with is about as long
as its list of foreign performances.
Former band members have been
accompanied by woody Herman,
Stan Kenton, Wynton Marsalis, Doc
Severinsen, Toshiko Akiyoshi and
other jazz greats.
Neil Slater, a professor of music
at North Texas, directs the school's
student band. He is a jazz pianist,
composer, arranger, conductor
and clinician, but he's also per
formed with some jazz stars
himself. Stan Kenton, Slide Hamp
ton and Sal Salvador are just a
handful. A lot of his music has been
published and Slater is also under
contract with MCA and Warner
Bros, as a composer, arranger and
consultant.
Trumpeter Clark Terry says
North Texas "is the one school that
really stuck its neck out and made
a 'respectable lady' of jazz." He
continued, "Every top professional
musician in every major studio in
the country is well aware of what
is happening at North Texas. When
a guy walks in and says he grad-
General College
By AKD3EW LAWLER
Staff Writer
For new readers, a quick
summary of the major action
to date. Jason and Courtney are
reunited as the racists see the
light. They stumble over Tre
vor's body (he has been shot by
Tessa) and flee from the police,
who suspect the couple. Anne,
suffering from amnesia, is con
vinced by Tessa that she killed
Trevor. Sarah returns. Mary
Catherine and Brendan recon
cile briefly. Kyle resists therapy
from his counselor Meg. Alex
and Jack get back together
giving Trip the boot. We leam
Violet had been a hooker. Now
the next exciting episode
summary.
Our two lovebird fugitives,
Jason and Courtney, arrive at
Mark's Grandmothers S.C. inn,
planning to hide in the barn.
They are interrupted by
Grandma, who demands to
know what they Ye doing there.
They tell her they've just eloped
and were "honeymooning" in
her barn because they had no
money. Grandma invites "Rex
and Didi" (as they've named
themselves) to stay in the
"honeymoon suite" where they
can work for their room and
board.
After receiving Billy's blessing,
Jack asks Alex to move in with
him. She agrees.
Charlie moves in with Billy,
who thinks he's a jerk for
changing his name to "Chaz."
Zoe introduces Charlie and
Tara and they make a date.
Another DavenportCastle cou
ple is born.
Anne is visited by older sister
and talent agent Liz, who asks
her about the of Trevor's
murder, making little sister
very uncomfortable.
While Ken is playing piano at
the Double D, violet. Amy.
Sheniece and Vanessa chat.
Damon pulls Vi aside and asks
if she's ready to get to work
as a member of the world's
oldest profession (i.e. turn
tricks), offering her the same
shift as musician boyfriend Ken.
Vi asks for more time. Damon
asks Amy and Sheneice if they'd
like a "job."
Tessa is concerned that Anne
will be arrested and confides in
Savannah. Tessa warns Savan-
nsh not to reveal the truth to
Anne.
Trip tells Alex's mother that
he and Alex are no more, and
learns that the mother
daughter relationship has been
rather cool since Alex's multiple
personality problems. Alex
existed for a year as Ravon
Kelly, a lass her dear mother
describes as a "tramp."
Mary Catherine discovers
Sarah tied up in Joseph's room.
Sarah claims she was the
Joseph's and Usa's hostage (a big
lie). Mary Catherine tells Sarah
about the plane crash. Sarah
begs Mary Catherine not to go
to the police or tell Joseph's
parents because she wants to
put it all behind her. Mary
Catherine is shocked.
Meg finally gets through to
Kyle after telling him she knows
all about the pain he feels -she
was raped by her room
mate's boyfriend. Kyle begins to
talk about the accident.
Will Violet go back to work
for Damon? Are Jason and
Courtney finally safe? Why was
Mary Catherine so shocked? Will
Kyle recover? Stay tuned for
the next exciting episode of
General College.
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he just doesnt have to say any
more."
The sixth annual N.C. Umbria
Jazz Festival started April 5 and
continues through April 16. Eleven
international, national and local
acts are scheduled to appear,
including the One O'clock. To find
out the times the bands are
expected to appear, call the Arts
Center at 942-ARTS or the Wake
County Arts Council at 755-1010.
So settle back, enjoy Springfest,
Beach Blast, and a little jazz on the
side. Itn be the perfect way to top
off the biggest party weekend of
the year.
Tickets for the One O'clock lab
Band concert are available at the
Carolina' Union box office at 962
1449. They are $8 for the general
public and $4 for UNC students.
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