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OH 2008

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeLEALI, Brad (b. 1965)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 2008
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionUNT professor of jazz studies. His youth in Denver, CO during the 1960s and 1970s including thoughts on the Baptist Church community and Denver music venues such as the El Chapultapec. His work as a professional saxophone musician in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s touring all over the world with groups such as the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra. His experience as a UNT student in the jazz studies program from 1985-1989, including membership in the One O’clock Lab Band, and playing at clubs around Denton as well as his foray into academia as a professor of jazz studies and saxophone at Texas Tech University and then University of North Texas.
Interviewer(s)Heather Noel
Physical DescriptionVideo recording
Terms of UseOpen