Orchard Farm Jazz Lab

The jazz lab is an introductory-level jazz ensemble for Junior High and High School students, or for students who want another group to play in. This group meets once a week in the evenings (after school hours) beginning in November. Students will be taught notation, phrasing, and improvisation within the jazz idiom. They will prepare and perform a variety of selections of traditional and contemporary jazz literature, develop improvisational skills, present several public performances, and participate in festivals. The instrumentation includes saxophones, trombones, trumpets, piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drum set.