UTD's own jazz pianist, faculty member Kelly Durbin, brings
together local jazz artists for a performance sure to delight jazz connoisseurs and casual listeners alike.

Karl Lampman, saxophone
Rodney Booth, trumpet
Andrew Griffith, drums
Kelly Durbin, piano
Peggy Lohr, vocals
Lyles West, bass

Kelly Durbin (piano) is a faculty member at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he directs the Jazz Ensemble and teaches classes in music theory, MIDI, jazz history, and jazz keyboard. He holds a Master of Music degree from The University of North Texas College of Music. Durbin has enjoyed long tenures with the Marchel Ivery Quintet, the James Gilyard Ensemble, and the Wayne Delano Quartet. He has performed at numerous jazz concerts, festivals, and workshops and has lectured on jazz at the Dallas Museum of Art.

His professional credits include work with The Woody Herman Orchestra (directed by Frank Tiberi), David “Fathead” Newman, James Clay, Cornell Dupree, Chuck Rainey, Billy Hart, Louis Hayes, Ed Soph, Lynn Seaton, Hank Crawford, Sebastian Whittaker, and Roseanne Vitro. Durbin was the music consultant and pianist for the film “Daddy’s dying, Who’s got the will?” and can be heard on recordings by James Gilyard, Chuck Willis, Wayne DeLano, and Freddie Jones.