Jazz Band #2
Current Assignments/In-Class Projects
We've had ten meetings (Oct. 27, Nov. 3,Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2) and are off to a great start! Students now have three pieces of sheet music and should be practicing them and listening to the recordings (linked below) often.
Next Rehearsal will be Thursday, February 9 - see you all there! We will be working on all three tunes, focusing on solos for each tune.
In order to be successful, the requirement is that student's attend ALL rehearsals, unless of course they are not at school that day. Students cannot come and go when they feel like it, they must commit to attending every Thursday morning rehearsal.
Music we are currently working on (click on the links to go to the drop site to access recordings)
Killer Joe (here is a video of Benny Golson, the composer, playing Killer Joe)
Mood Indigo (here is a video of Duke Ellington and his orchestra playing this piece)
Concert Bb Blues progression ( here is a recording to practice soloing with)
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Mar. 24 - Frontier Jazz Festival, all day event
Here is the letter with information about all of our performances this year.
Click here to see entire performance calendar for all groups