Applied guitar students and those enrolled in MUJS 1131 or 1132 and guitar ensembles are expected to participate in this vital contribution to the excellence of the program. Meetings will coincide with jazz guitar departmental times. The dues for this club are $60 per year, which pays for artists. There are have been many guest artists and clinicians brought to the University through the annual Spring Lecture Series and the North Texas Guitar and Bass Club. That has included Herb Ellis (a UNT alum), John Abercrombie, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Leitch, Bruce Forman, Howard Alden, Mike Stern, Joe Puma, Chuck Wayne, Larry Coryell, Bugs Henderson, Wayne Krantz, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Alan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Scott Henderson, Ben Monder, Jonathan Kreisberg, Tim Miller (a UNT alum), Lage Lund and many others.
The jazz piano club is a new, student-run organization. The club organizes master classes and concerts with visiting artists. It also serves as an excellent way for the pianists to communicate with each other.
Please write to untjazzpianoclub@yahoogroups.com if you have questions regarding the club.