Georgia Music Educators Association
2025 All-State Jazz Ensemble
January 31, 2026 | The Classic Center |
Athens, Georgia
Sean McBride Alan Baylock Roy Denton Band Division Chair Conductor Organizer
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.
Program
Don't Get Sassy ………………………………
Thad Jones
In a Mellow Tone ……… …… Duke Ellington, arr. Frank Foster
Jolly Beach ……………………………………………………….………………………..…. Annie Booth
Reunion Blues …………………………………………………….…………………………. Alan Baylock
Torque ……………………………………………………….…………………..…………… Alan Baylock
Vortex …………………………………………………………….…………………………… Patty Darling
Alto Saxophone
All State Jazz Ensemble Personnel
Carson Pearce, Ringgold High School
Namir Clewis, Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology
Tenor Saxophone
Zachary Henderson, Walton High School
Andrew Bragg, Houston County High School
Baritone Saxophone
Darren Carwile, North Hall High School
Trumpet
Nicolas Anchondo, Heritage High School
Damien Casteneda, Forsyth Central High School
Jonah Shapiro, Cambridge High School
Nick Danford, Kell High School
Travis Vaughn, Heritage High School
Trombone
Andrew Neal, Rome High School
Davis Lovern, Lee County High School
Shannah Metzler, Ringgold High School
Ashton York, North Oconee High School
Bass Trombone
Ian Taylor, North Cobb High School
Guitar
Conner Umbel, Savannah Country Day School
Piano
Seth Landers, North Forsyth High School
Bass
Drew Levy, Cambridge High School
Drums
Darius Maize, Cambridge High School
Auxiliary
Joshua Meredith, Woodward Academy
Vibraphone
Roshan Zechariah, Davidson Fine Arts
The quality of the Georgia All-State Jazz Band reflects the great jazz programs offered in our schools across the state of Georgia. Thank you to the following directors and their students for being ambassadors of Jazz Music Education!
Cambridge HS – Daniel Scott
Forsyth Central High School – Tom Tucker
Davidson Fine Arts – James Brewer III
Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology – Matt Haynor
Heritage HS – Bill Wynn
Houston County HS – Dillon Watkins
Kell HS – David Roth, Taylor Watts
Lee County HS – Joel Collins
Savannah Country Day School – David Elliott
North Cobb HS – David Wiebers
North Forsyth HS – Raymond Thomas
North Hall HS – Kevin Carwile
North Oconee HS - Scott Smith
Ringgold HS – Caleb McDonald
Rome HS – Adam Daniel
Walton HS – John Palmer, Chris Johns
Woodward Academy – Jeffrey Rowser