Ponder East, Jazz Band Director

Ponder East is the Director of Jazz Studies at LBJ High School. Now in his 7th season on the LBJ faculty, Mr. East's jazz bands have performed throughout the state winning competitions of major jazz festivals. Recently, his Jaguar Jazz Band performed on the Great Wall of China, making this historical performance one of the highlights for any school organization in the city of Austin. Ponder is a graduate of the highly acclaimed music school – University of North Texas. He performs frequently with his professional jazz ensemble throughout the Austin Metroplex.