“Jazz is the only unhampered, unhindered expression of complete freedom yet produced in this country.”
― Duke Ellington
Join the Jazz Bands
The rehearsal schedule:
Monday: MS Jazz at 7:15am
Tuesday: HS Jazz Ellington at 7:15am
Wednesday: 6th Grade Jazz at 7:30am (Starts in March)
Thursday: HS Jazz Ellington at 7:15am
Thursday: MS Jazz in advisory
Friday: HS Jazz Basie at 7:15
Our performances are:
December 2 @ 7:00pm in the BEAT
March 6-7 (overnight) UWRF Jazz Festival
March 29 @ 6:00pm in the BEAT "Spring Swing"
April 4 @ 7:00pm for the High School Ellington Band only
this is a BEAT series performance with the Glenn Miller Jazz Orchestra
May 18 @ 5:00pm at the Lake Wobegon Trail Head Bandshell
Jazz Band’s Upcoming Performance:
December 2nd
7pm
BEAT
Perform for Jazz Professionals.
Each year the Middle School and High School Jazz Bands travel to River Falls, Wisconsin to perform for a clinician and improve their skills. The trip includes a hotel stay with pizza, a performance, a clinic, and a concert by the University of River Falls Jazz Band.
Play fun tunes.
The jazz bands play a variety of music, from pop, funk, swing, bebop, blues, and more. The music can be challenging, the the small group setting makes it a different experience than that of the concert band.
Did you miss us?
Watch the 2023-2024 school year Jazz Concerts here.