The University of North Florida School of Music[2] is the music department of the University of North Florida, and one of the institution's flagship programs. Part of UNF's College of Arts and Sciences, it offers seven programs of study, the most noted of which is the jazz studies program, founded by the jazz euphonium player Rich Matteson in 1987. The department has several ensembles, including the Jazz Ensemble 1, which has performed at jazz festivals across the United States and internationally and has won several awards and been recognized in Down Beat Magazine, Cadence, and the Jazz Times.[3]
Fine Arts Center
Fine Arts Center
The UNF School of Music is housed in the Fine Arts Center on campus. It was opened in 2001 at a cost of $22 million.[4] The complex comprises the 1,400 seat Lazzara Performance Hall, a 200-seat recital hall, 44 individual practice rooms, and 4 large rehearsal rooms.[5] The Lazzara Performance Hall hosts performances throughout the year from national and international acts.[6]
Faculty
Clarence Hines - School of Music Director, Jazz Trombone, Jazz Composing and Arranging
Brass
Randy Tinnin - Brass Area Coordinator, Trumpet
Marc Dickman - Low Brass, Jazz Ensemble III
James Jenkins - Tuba
Kevin Karabell - Trumpet
Casey Maday - Trombone
Kevin Reid - Horn
Conducting
Erin Bodnar - Director of Bands
Courtney Lewis
Cara Tasher - Director of Choral Studies, Voice
Jazz Studies
J.B. Scott - Area Coordinator, Trumpet, Jazz Ensemble I, GAJS Coordinator
Michael Taylor - Theory, Music Technology & Production
Michael Vincent - Musicology
Voice
James Hall - Area Coordinator
Dina Barone
John Daugherty
Brittany Fouché
Marilyn Smart
Woodwinds
Michael Bovenzi - Area Coordinator
Ann Adams - Oboe
Lee Goodhew - Bassoon
Patrick Graham - Clarinet
Gia Sastre - Flute
Sunshine Simmons - Clarinet
Sarah Young - Flute
Professor Emeriti
Bunky Green - Jazz Studies
Charlotte Mabrey - Percussion
William Prince - Jazz Studies
Great American Jazz Series
Throughout the year, UNF hosts jazz artists in a concert series known as the Great American Jazz Series. Typically, the visiting artists will spend the week leading up to the concert in residence at the school, giving several clinics and master classes throughout the week.
