Huston-Tillotson University Jazz Ensemble

Austin jazz clubs generally do a good job of not only presenting ATX veterans, but also spotlighting the new generation, particularly the ones still in school. Witness Monks Jazz Club’s frequent presentation of doctoral recitals. Huston-Tillotson’s Ensemble (aka the Jazz Collegians) stick close to tradition with the catalogs of Count Basie, Fats Waller, and Oliver Nelson, via the direction of Dr. Jeremy George. – Michael Toland