UCO Jazz Lab

Location

About the Business

In early 2000, Gary Gabrel, president of Hideaway Pizza, considered it a great coincidence that the University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music was looking for a home for its jazz studies program while he was looking for a place in Edmond to house a new Hideaway Pizza.

When developer Mark Neighbors donated land at South Litler and Fifth Street to the university through the UCO Foundation, UCO President Roger Webb's dream to build a jazz lab and an evening performance venue began to unfold.

Webb believed there was a definite market for a site that would serve as a teaching facility by day and as an entertainment spot by night. After all, UCO's jazz studies program has grown, since its formal foundation by Dr. Kent Kidwell in the early 70's, from one jazz ensemble to its current program, which includes four large jazz ensembles, eight unique jazz combos, a vocal jazz ensemble, and multiple degrees in jazz studies.

Established in 2002.

Business Name

UCO Jazz Lab

Specialties

The UCO Jazz Lab serves three primary functions. As an Education facility for the jazz studies program, as a community focused live music venue and as a place to learn, write and record music. EDUCATE: Home of the Jazz Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. Students utilize the Lab on a daily basis. The School of Music currently offers an undergraduate Minor in Jazz Studies, a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance, and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies with Majors in Performance or Music Production. All UCO students, both music majors and non-majors, are welcome to audition and participate in our eleven student jazz groups. ENTERTAIN: A World class entertainment venue featuring a relaxed atmosphere styled after jazz clubs in New Orleans! Every week the Jazz Lab features live entertainment with food and beverages provided by Hideaway Pizza. CREATE: A state of the art recording studio combining educational endeavors with the highest quality professional tracking, mixing, mastering and duplication of all types of commercial audio products.

Amenities

Accepts Credit Cards, Very Loud, Good for Groups, Good For Kids, Good For Dancing, Live Music, Beer &, Wine Only, Wheelchair Accessible, TV, No Outdoor Seating, No Smoking, Bike Parking

Business Owner

Clint R. (Manager)

Clint Rohr began his rich history with Central in 2001, serving as a graduate assistant for the College of Arts, Media and Design, now known as the College of Fine Arts and Design. By 2002, in addition to working as support staff for A+ Schools, Clint started work as ticket office manager for the brand new UCO Jazz Lab. The following year, the college recognized a need for a Jazz History course as part of the degree requirements for the college's minor and graduate jazz studies programs and Clint was selected as the first Jazz History professor at Central. In the same year, Clint began his service under director Lee Rucker as manager of the UCO Jazz Lab. He has been director of the facility since 2012. Throughout his stay at Central, Clint has worn many hats as he has evolved from student to faculty and staff. As well as his position in the Central community, he also serves the greater Oklahoma community as a performer.

Categories

• Arts & Entertainment
• Nightlife

Categories By Location

• Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
• Arts & Entertainment
• Nightlife

• Oklahoma, United States
• Arts & Entertainment
• Nightlife

• United States
• Arts & Entertainment
• Nightlife

Tags

Jazz & Blues, Music Venues