Guests enjoy the sweet sounds of Holiday Jazz at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) on Dec. 10, 2024. The UAH Department of Music, Theatre and Film invites you to join the festivities at this season鈥檚 edition of Holiday Jazz on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Michael Mercier | UAH
Preparations are in full swing for Holiday Jazz 2025 in the Department of Music, Theatre and Film at 糖心原创出品 (UAH). Treats you loved in the past are on the list along with a delightful surprise or two, so get your tickets now for the festive talent showcase happening Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The party begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Building Ballroom, Room 112, on the campus of UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System.
Dr. Joshua Burel, department chair and associate professor of music theory and composition; Dr. Jack Hontz, director of bands, and Amy Guerin, associate professor and director, Theater & Film, are among the UAH faculty members who made that list and are checking it more than twice as the holiday season fast approaches.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to follow a similar kind of format as last year,鈥� Burel said. 鈥淒uring the pre-show cocktail hour, we will have a student, Jonah Drach, playing light piano music. He鈥檚 been playing everywhere lately. He will provide original music along with light standards. He鈥檚 going to keep it festive for sure!鈥�
The main event combines performances by UAH students and faculty.
鈥淥ur Jazz Combo is led by Josh Couts on guitar, with his students and Nick Walker on double bass,鈥� Burel said. 鈥淭hey will do three sets interspersed with other performers like we had last year. We鈥檒l have Melody Ng and her piano students doing their 鈥楽leigh Ride鈥� rendition. We鈥檒l have our Chamber Choir, Trombone Choir and a vocal quartet that will also accompany the Jazz Combo on one number.鈥�
For Holiday Jazz 2024, Guerin and her students presented a scene from the play 鈥淢iss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley.鈥� This year they鈥檙e offering a new twist on a hilarious holiday favorite from the theatrical world of 鈥淕reater Tuna,鈥� the 鈥渢hird-smallest鈥� town in Texas.
鈥淭heatre will contribute a short scene from 鈥楢 Tuna Christmas鈥� featuring student actors Matthew Brown and Brandon Price as the lovable hosts of Tuna, Texas鈥�, favorite radio station,鈥� she said. 鈥淔ilm will join in the fun by showing filmed holiday commercials from the town of Tuna, Texas, featuring the same student actors as community business owners.鈥�
Tickets to Holiday Jazz 2025 are $25 per person. Reserve your spot on the event page on the UAH website.