This ensemble is made up of students who are in the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and/or Percussion Ensemble. The goal of this class is for students to develop skills in playing various jazz styles. Students will learn how to play music in the following styles: Swing, Latin, Funk, Samba, Rock, and many others. Students will also learn about the history of the previous styles of music.
Brass and woodwind musicians must also be a member of Concert Band or Wind Ensemble in order to participate in this class. This is because we focus on the fundamentals of playing in Concert Band and Wind Ensemble that students are expected to apply in a more advanced manner in Jazz Band. Drummers, piano players, guitarists and bass guitarists are not required to be a part of Concert Band and Wind Ensemble in order to participate