This program graduates are professional performers, composers, arrangers, teachers, and producers. As entrepreneurs, some have started their own companies and bands. Others have successful careers outside of music while continuing to play at a high level. They work in:

  • Jazz clubs
  • Concert halls
  • Broadway theatres
  • Churches
  • Schools, colleges and universities
  • Recording studios
  • U.S. armed forces bands

UNT's Jazz Studies program is widely regarded as one of the nation's most respected and was the first-degree program of its kind in the field.

The faculty members are dedicated teachers as well as nationally and internationally known performers. They've earned Grammy Award nominations, toured internationally, conducted classes at the renowned Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops, and written books about jazz.