Gigs and events | Jazz Dinner: February 27, 2010 | Photos/videos/other features
2009-2010 All-Region Jazz Auditions at Bowie HS on Wednesday, October 7, at 5pm. Contact Mr. East for copies of the music.
The two main performing ensembles at LBJ/LASA High Schools are the Stage Band and the Jazz Ensemble. There are also two smaller combos. LBJ jazz bands have won numerous awards at jazz competitions and festivals, including the Hill Country Jazz Festival, the UT Jazz Festival, the Temple Jazz Festival, the Tarleton State Jazz Festival and the TCU Jazz Festival. Balancing academics and performance, the Jazz bands students provide an outstanding level of commitment to keep these bands sounding great! The jazz bands regularly perform more than fifteen gigs per year: Capital City Marching Festival, national education conferences, local educator group invitations, City of Austin events, lunchtime performances, elementary and middle school tours and the AISD Jazz and Pops Concert. If you love music, the Jazz band is for you! There are many ways to participate in jazz music in the Fine Arts curriculum. The two most common ways are to enroll in one of the two classes offered during the school day:
1st period Stage/Jazz Band (Jazz Ensemble) & 3rd period Instrumental Ensemble (Stage Band.)
The names listed before parentheses are how they're listed in the class schedule. The names in parentheses are what we call them. FYI, we are working on getting them changed in the class schedule to eliminate confusion. It is the LBJ Band Policy that all wind players (woodwinds and brass) must be enrolled in one of the "concert" bands: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Concert Band. If a student wishes to be in a jazz class also, they must organize their schedule accordingly. There is no policy regarding rhythm section instruments (drums, bass, piano, guitar.) Students who do not enroll (schedule conflict, etc.) in one of the two classes can still perform with the jazz bands. These students will audition with everyone else in May. The Jazz Ensemble and Stage Bands rehearse once a week after school, usually starting at the end of the Fall semester. Students who are in athletics or other after-school activities need to prioritize these once a week rehearsals. Attendance is required.About Jazz Band at LBJ
Common Ways to Be in Jazz Bands
Wind Players Policy
Other Ways to Be in Jazz Bands
Currently on the combo set list at LBJ...
Autumn Leaves Blue Bossa Blues for Alice Cantaloupe Island Four The Jody Grind Minor Chant Maiden Voyage Night Train Polka Dots and Moonbeams Secret Love Sister Sadie Sonnymoon for Two Sweet Georgia Brown There Is No Greater Love Watermelon Man Currently on the Big Band set list at LBJ...
Decoupage On the Street Where You Live Over the Rainbow Four Pick Up the Pieces Cheesecake Riffin' on the Duke Blue Beamer Sonnymoon for Two Whooopin' Blues Imminent Impact Jeep's Blues Latin Injection Again and Again Common Concerts and Events