Advisory Board

David Anderson is a professional trumpet player and trumpet repair and restoration specialist at Brass Alliance, in Denton, TX. David holds a Music Performance degree from Millikin University and a Masters of Music degree from the University of North Texas.

 

His trumpet performance career has included three years with the One O’Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas (two years as lead trumpet), six years with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, and notable performances with local DFW orchestra and wind bands as well as performances with various artist including Ray Charles, Rita Moreno, Aretha Franklin, and The Four Tops. David is also a composer/arranger and recording artist for Big Guns Music. In 2011, David formed Brass Alliance - Trumpet Repair and Restoration.

 

When David is not making music or restoring vintage trumpets, he enjoys spending time with his family where he is a father to three children, and spending time outdoors camping and fishing.

Oscar’s diverse career in music has shaped him into one of the most versatile woodwind instrumentalists in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for over 20 years. As a soloist, his focus on melody and his pure, distinctive tone are both captivating and timeless. As a section player, Oscar’s reputation as an experienced performing and studio musician has given him the privilege to play alongside other world-class artists.

 

Oscar is an alumnus of the University of North Texas Jazz Studies program. During his time at UNT he played alto and solo tenor sax in the world-renowned One O’Clock Lab Band and also served as Adjunct Professor of Saxophone.

 

After living and performing in the Los Angeles area and then in southern Louisiana, Oscar returned to Texas in 2019 where he continues to perform and teach.

Stephen Jones is the Director of Jazz Studies at Texas Tech University, a

position held since 2009. Prior to coming to Texas Tech, he held teaching

positions at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, Northeastern State

University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Texas Christian University, and The University of North Texas. As a clinician, he has presented and/or performed at international conferences such as the Jazz Education Network, The Midwest Clinic, and the North American Saxophone Alliance. Professor Jones

holds a Bachelor of Music degree with a Performer's Certificate in Clarinet from the State University of New York at Potsdam, a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, and

additional study at the University of Illinois.

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As a saxophonist, Stephen can be heard on recordings by the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band, the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, The University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band, The Bicoastal Jazz Collective on OA2 (Origin) Records, Texas Tech colleague Benjamin Haugland on Dazzle Records, and a soon to be released original project on Origin Records. He has been employed as a woodwind performer with the Walt Disney Company and Carnival Cruise Lines; has been a member of The University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra; and has performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra,

Irving (Texas) Symphony Orchestra, and the Tulsa Philharmonic, as well as other regional orchestras in Texas and Kansas. As a featured saxophone soloist, he has performed with the Springfield (Missouri) Civic Orchestra, the Ozark Lyric Opera, and the Juneau (Alaska) Symphony Orchestra.

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Stephen’s compositions and arrangements for big band have been recorded on the University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band's albums As Of Yet and Freeplay. He has also written commissions, and his composition “Sierra Blanca” was premiered at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago by the Del Valle High School Jazz Ensemble I (El Paso, TX.) Other work has been performed by the George Robert Jazz Orchestra in Geneva, Switzerland.  

 

Through affiliation as a leader or performer with ensembles both professionally and academically, he has performed with these and other prominent artists: Jay Anderson, Wayne Bergeron, Dave Brubeck, Conti Candoli, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Dorough, Peter Erskine, Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Marvin Hamlisch, Tom Harrell, Conrad Herwig, Steve Houghton, Ingrid Jensen, Jack Jones, Geoffrey Keezer, David Liebman, Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Dick Oatts, Marie Osmond, John Riley, Jaleel Shaw, The Temptations, Bill Watrous, and Scott Wendholt. Also active as a clinician, Stephen has appeared as a guest artist, clinician and/or adjudicator at contests and festivals in Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. From 1996 to 2019 he was on the faculty of the University of North Texas Summer Jazz Combo Workshop.

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Stephen is an Artist/Clinician for Conn-Selmer, Inc.

Shelly Joyner grew up in the DFW area where her parents were professional musicians and music educators.  Shelly's dad, Dr. David Joyner, was a University of North Texas jazz history professor and the founder of UNT's Jazz Repertory Ensemble.  Her mother, Kathy Theil Hendricks, was a clarinetist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Wind Symphony.  Shelly counts herself very lucky to have literally grown up listening to some of the best jazz on the planet on a weekly basis at UNT, tagging along with her dad.

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She worked for 17 years at an international shipping company as a specialty account operations manager until she decided to follow her passion for helping others in the legal field.  She graduated from UNT Dallas College of Law in 2019.  She is now a Senior Attorney at Crain & Wooley, a boutique law firm handling estate planning and probate in DFW.  She lectures on law and legal issues and serves as a judge for various moot court and mock trail competitions from high school to law school level students.  She's also a proud member of Attorneys Serving the Community.

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Shelly is excited to combine her love of classic jazz, her operations management experience, and her legal knowledge to help Lone Star Jazz achieve its goals of being caretakers of the culture through educational outreach, performance, and advocacy.  She finds it serendipitous that she's able to do so with her dad's former students.

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