NOCO Honor jazz
Congrats to the 2024 NoCo Honor Jazz Band:
Saxes: HannahSchulz, Rocky - alto 1, Kayla Chapman, Loveland - alto 2, Ivan Austin-Green, Rocky - tenor 1, Asha Garner, Poudre - tenor 2, Brendan McKellar, Fort Collins - bari
Trumpets: Cole Cooper, Windsor - lead, Riley Petri, Loveland - 2, Hugh Sutherland, Timnath - 3, Elinor Bickley, Timnath - 4
Trombones: Aidan Woodard, Liberty Common - lead, Jackson Dean, Poudre - 2/split lead, Arie Dekkers, Loveland - 3, Owen Jensen, Loveland - 4
Rhythm: Scotty Peacock, Collins - guitar, Brecken Bort, Collins - piano, Ovella Huddleston, Liberty Common - bass, Joaquin Mays, Timnath - drums, August Straumanis, Collins - vibes
2024 DATES
Monday, April 22 - Sectionals 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Thursday, April 25 - Full Rehearsal 5:00 to 9:00 pm (dinner provided)
Saturday, April 27 -Full Rehearsal 9:00 am to Noon
Saturday, April 27 - CONCERT 2:00 pm
Audition Music
Set A: 2023-24, 2026-27, 2029-30
Set B: 2024-25, 2027-28, 2030-31
Set C: 2025-26, 2028-29, 2031-32
Improv Tunes (Blues and tunes for each year)
Play Along recordings
Reference Recordings
Skyhawk - SkyHawk | Fred Sturm | Troy University Jazz Ensemble
Prarie Dance - Maria Schneider Orchestra Jazz a Vienne 2008 Hang Gliding 12
Mingles Blues - Mingles Blues
Night on the Mountain - Night on the Mountain
Tell Me A Bedtime Story - Tell Me A Bed Time Story By Herbie Hancock Performed by The NJW 2018 Alan Baylock Big Band
Tell Me A Bedtime Story; original recording - Tell Me a Bedtime Story