The Official Texas Jazz Orchestra @ Sweetwater
Do you revel in live Big Band music? Join the crowd Sunday, on the Sweetwater patio, for your chance to hear The Official Texas Jazz Orchestra. The 17-piece band plays Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm St., Denton, Sunday, March 24, 7-9 p.m. For details, visit http://sweetwatergrillandtavern.com/
About OTJO
The Official Texas Jazz Orchestra, led by saxophonist Jim Riggs, brings together University of North Texas Jazz faculty, and many other outstanding musicians from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, who have performed in the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band. Members of the Official Texas Jazz Orchestra have played with many Jazz greats, such as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton and Buddy Rich. Members the Official Texas Jazz Orchestra have also accompanied world-renowned performers such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles and Elvis Presley. The Big Band was one of the headline performers at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival in 2011.
THE OFFICIAL TEXAS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
SAXOPHONES: James Riggs, John Murphy, Chris McGuire, Clay Pritchard, and Jim Pritchard
TRUMPETS: Keith Jourdan, Tyler Mire, Jack Evans, Rodney Booth, and Mike Stienel
TROMBONES: Mike Burgess, Chris Seiter, Greg Waits, and A.G. Robeson
RHYTHM: Stefan Karlsson, piano; Lynn Seaton, bass; Matt Young, drumset
