UNT was well represented at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards with alumni, faculty and students collaborating in winning works across multiple categories.

UNT alumna Norah Jones and others were among those who took home prizes from the Feb. 2 ceremony in Los Angeles.

A 10-time Grammy winner, Jones claimed the award in the best traditional pop vocal album category for "Visions." The songstress attended UNT in the 1990s and was the 2016 recipient of the UNT Presidential Medal of Honor, the highest university honor given.

Also in the 2025 Grammy winners' circle was The Dan Pugach Big Band, which is signed to the Outside in Music record label owned by associate professor of trombone Nick Finzer. The band was victorious in the best large jazz ensemble album category for "Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence," on which jazz guitarist Pete McCann ('89) and jazz trumpeter Stuart Mack ('15) also performed.

"I'm very excited for Dan and all the members of his band," Finzer says. "The journey to a Grammy win starts a long time before anyone sees the awards, and Dan has been devoted to developing his craft as a drummer, composer and arranger for many years now. We're very excited to have played a role in helping Dan to share his music with the world."

This was the second consecutive year that Outside in Music has enjoyed a Grammy-winning connection after jazz vocalist Nicole Zuraitis -- who is also Pugach's spouse -- claimed the 2024 best jazz vocal album award.

"A win for an indie-label like ours is an important step for us in building our capacity to continue to share music from new artists," Finzer says.

Scott Tixier, associate professor of jazz violin, appears as a soloist in the Netflix documentary "American Symphony," by musician Jon Batiste, which won the best music film category. A five-time Grammy Award nomination- affiliated jazz violinist, Tixier has previously worked on motion picture scores including "The Lion King," "John Wick" and "Charlie's Angels."

Jazz saxophonist Jemarcus Uriah Bridges, who attended in the 2010s, played on Rapsody's "3:AM," which took top honors in the best melodic rap performance category. Dallas artist Erykah Badu also is featured in that winning performance.

"We are so proud of all our UNT alumni, faculty and student Grammy nominees this year, and absolutely thrilled for our Grammy winners," College of Music Dean John W. Richmond says. "This legacy of Grammy recognition for world-class musical achievement is such a powerful affirmation of our College of Music mission values -- excellence, integrity and imagination. We are so proud of these artist-leaders. They inspire us in so many ways."