Senior Jazz Bands

Jazz Band I Guest Conductor: Perry Rask, Millikin University

**Aaron’s Blues...Chip McNiel
Orange Sherbert...Sammy Nestico (manuscript)
Riley's Thang...Mark Colby/arr. Doug Beach
Ascending....Fred Sturm
Work Song....Adderley/arr.  Geoff Keezer
Stop, Dro & Roll.....Matt Kaesler
Squibby McGee...Jim Martin

**INDICATES ALL STATE REQUIRED PIECE

AUDITIONS INFO:

1. Auditions at the district level are separate. There are no group auditions. At the All-State level, students selected to the rhythm section will audition as a group, not individually and will need to be at the entire audition. There are no changes in the wind audition process.

2. Students selected for All-State Jazz that are interested in trying out for the honors combo will be required to solo over B flat rhythm changes. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL PART OF THE AUDITION and will be at the discretion of the auditioner and performer.

3. Jazz auditions will consist of the required piece, sight-reading and improvisation (Aebersold: F Blues). To be eligible for All-State students must do all the above.

4. Trumpet players will audition on 1st part. 

5. Vibe players will audition on the guitar part (chording and single lines).

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE those students just beginning in jazz or those who cannot yet improvise to audition for Jazz Band III for the experience. (Trumpets and trombones may do this on a lower part as well).

Jazz Band II Guest Conductor: Tony DiPasquale

Jazz Band III Guest Conductor: Kyle Muskopf

Perdido by Tizol, arr. Lopez

Back to the Baseent by Bret Zvacek

Bye Bye Blackbird, arr Mark Taylor

Groovin' Hard by Menza, arr. Barduhn

Sack O Woe by Jullian Adderly, arr. Mike Kumuf

Norwegian Wood by The Beatles, arr. Sweeney