Biography
The One O'Clock Lab Band is the premiere jazz ensemble of the University of North Texas' College of Music. Known colloquially as "The One O'Clock" or simply "The One," the band derives its name from its rehearsal time of 1:00 to 1:50 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Its big band -style instrumentation includes five saxophones, five trumpets, five trombones, guitar, piano, bass, drumset, and sometimes additional instrumentalists, vocalists, and/or guest soloists. The One O'Clock Lab Band is directed by Neil Slater, Grammy-nominated composer and chair of jazz studies at UNT. The band's albums have been nominated for four Grammys and the band is universally acclaimed for superior individual musicianship and tight unit performance.
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