alan baylock
Alan Baylock is an internationally acclaimed jazz composer, arranger, and educator whose works are performed worldwide. He currently serves as director of the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas, following a distinguished 20-year tenure as Chief Arranger for the United States Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note in Washington, D.C. As leader of the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra, he recorded three critically acclaimed albums and toured extensively across the United States for over 15 years. Baylock earned degrees from Shenandoah University, where he later served as Jazz Composer-in-Residence, and the University of North Texas.
A passionate educator and clinician, Baylock has guest conducted more than 100 jazz ensembles at the professional, collegiate, and high school levels. He was a longtime faculty member of the National Jazz Workshop, directing its All-Star Big Band in performances nationwide.
Baylock is an active member of the Jazz Education Network and a dedicated advocate for gender equity in jazz. In 2022, he co-founded Brava Jazz Publishing with composer/arranger Annie Booth—a groundbreaking initiative committed to amplifying the voices of women composers and arrangers in big band jazz by providing a platform for their work to be published and widely distributed.
His compositions and arrangements have been performed or recorded by a remarkable roster of artists, including Melissa Aldana, Michael and Randy Brecker, Regina Carter, Paquito D’Rivera, Kurt Elling, Maynard Ferguson, Stefon Harris, Jimmy Heath, Freddie Hubbard, Sean Jones, Dave Liebman, Allison Miller, Nicholas Payton, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, Tierney Sutton, Kenny Werner, Phil Woods, and many others. His versatility has also led to collaborations across genres with artists such as Roy Clark, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Patti LaBelle, Spyro Gyra, and symphony orchestras worldwide. His music is published by Alfred Music and ProJazzCharts.com.
Alan and his wife of 30 years, Maria, live in Denton, Texas. Outside of music, he enjoys running, playing table tennis, and thrifting for unique shoes.
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