They include zero-period jazz band classes at the middle school level and many zero-period high school classes that had fewer than 30 students enrolled. “We’re really encouraged by the support ...

Moments before the Lincoln Pius X High School jazz ... in the middle of their last concert of the year earlier this month, let alone to share that the 23-member jazz band had been recognized ...

Schumacher: Correct. It’s not my brainchild. It’s actually the brainchild of my former middle and high school jazz band director. I grew up in Plattsburgh, New York, and instead of holding our jazz ...

took the top spot in the high school category of the Mead Jazz Festival on Saturday, and the Carmichael Advanced Jazz Band from Richland, Washington, won first in the middle school finals on Friday.

It was midday Jan. 15, and a few were in the band room. Others were at another Ann Arbor school. One was in the middle of stats class. Many anxiously watched a YouTube video from Jazz at Lincoln ...

Enjoy a sixth episode of the Sounds of the Season featuring Western Branch Middle School, Granby High School Vivace Ensemble, and Smithfield High School Jazz Band ...

On Monday, band members learned they had been honored ... where the National Blue Ribbon winners will also be announced. Ligon Magnet Middle School is directed by Renee Todd, who has been working ...

RIVER FOREST, Ill (WGN) — The cacophony of dozens of instruments fill the air in the band room of Roosevelt Middle ... jazz bands for over three decades, Hufnus said he plans to retire next ...

When it comes to the big band sound and the golden age of jazz, few bands have a reputation that equals the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Southern Regional starts crafting champion jazz musicians in ...

said big band jazz can be a gateway for people to learn about music. Shapovalov believes the concert is “right up the alley of a middle school kid” because it is improvisational and people can ...

“Both times, our decision to stay was driven by the unique opportunities and support my child has found in the Scarlett Middle School and Huron High School band programs.” Despite concerns ...

For the first time ever, the Clarendon Hills Middle School Jazz Band and Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble will perform together, opening at 6:30 p.m. May 28 for the Pete Ellman Big Band at The ...