Ensembles Jazz Bands Jazz I
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Jazz ITerry Lack, Director
Many of our Jazz I students become members of elite college programs around the country recieving scholarships and lead/solo positions in many of those groups. Similar in nature to the Wind Ensemble, The Jazz I class is the premier Jazz band setting at Mead High School and is for the musician interested in a very professional and mature setting. Students contain the highest level of commitment to the success of the group by contributing each and every day with a team, and individually minded sense of responsibility. Class time is spent primarily on the execution of literature and the development of individual improvisation skills. Literature tends to be grades 4 – 6 in difficulty.
2009-2010 Accomplishments & Events
Clark College Jazz Festival3rd Place - 3A Division Lionel Hampton Jazz FestivalOutstanding Young Artists Concert Performance California TourPerformances in: Fresno, CA Fullerton, CA Disneyland, USA Jazz Unlimited at Columbia Basin College1st Place 4A Division Bellevue High School Jazz Festival2nd Place 4A Division
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Jazz I at Mead High School is a regionally and nationally renowed jazz ensemble. This group has been a participant at the Essential Ellington Festival in New York City multiple times. In addition, the group has been a consistent finalist at almost every major jazz festival in the Western Region of the United States. Festivals such as the Reno Jazz Festival, Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Boise, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Clark College Jazz Festival and many more.
