Music, University of North Texas College of Music Clinician Selmer Saxophones International Rico International artist/clinician Family Jim Riggs is married to Joanna Leslie Riggs (née Conaway). She retired in 2006 as a library supervisor at the University of North Texas. They have one daughter, Lindsay Countryman, and twin grandchildren Carson and Claire. Publications James Garland Riggs, An analysis of Jacques Ibert's Concertino da Camera for alto saxophone and eleven instruments (1972); Selected discography As Director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band, University of North Texas College of Music The Transparent Two, Seafair Bolo BSCD 8006-2 (1994); Two O'Clock Jazz Band I, Klavier K 77019 A Salute To Benny Carter, CD Klavier (K 77028) (1999); Two O'Clock Jazz Band II (recorded May 1997, released March 1999) CD Klavier (K 77023) The Translucent Two, North Texas Jazz, Klavier (2001); The Manne We Love: Gershwin Re-Visited, Cambria, CD TNC Jazz 5882 (2001); The Best of the Big "O", North Texas Jazz, 0003 JR (2005); Avenue "C" Jazz, North Texas Jazz, 06032 JR (2007); Bruce Hall Jazz Music, North Texas Jazz, 07032 JR (2008); Denton Texas, Jazz Giant, North Texas Jazz, 07052 JR (2009); Airstream Artistry - Jim Riggs' Best of the Two, UNT Store Other recordings Annual Fall Concert of the Lab Bands (7 Lab Bands at North Texas), North Texas Jazz (Nov 25, 1969) Lab '70! Home concerts, Germany, National College Jazz Festival, Switzerland (1970) Lab! Annual Spring concert of the Lab Bands (April 14, 1970) North Texas State University Lab Bands: Annual Spring Combo Concert, Century (April 21, 1970) Live! The North Texas Lab Bands, Fall and Spring concerts, 1970/1971, Precision (1970) Lab 72! 25 years respect for jazz education; North Texas State University, Precision (1972) One O'Clock Lab Band at The National College Jazz Festival, University of Illinois (1972) Live! ('72-'73) (One O'Clock Lab Band), (recorded Nov. 21, 1972 & Apr. 20, 1973) Groovey, James Riggs, Rich Matteson, Phil Wilson, Bengt Hallberg, Jack Petersen, Red Mitchell, Egil Johansen, Four Leaf Clover Records, FLC 5060 (1981) Kneedeep in Paradise Jim CaJacob and Friends, (1998) The Never Ending Blues, "The Lou Fisher Big Band," Mark Records, MJS-57625 The Legend, The Lou Fisher Big Band (1980) Royal Street, The Lou Fisher Big Band, Sea Breeze SB 2012 (1983) Playin' In the Park, Pete Petersen And The Collection Jazz Orchestra (1985) Ghost Train Triptych for wind symphony, North Texas Wind Symphony (1996) Texas Times