About the jazz band:

Our award winning jazz band is typically comprised of 5 saxes (2 altos, 2 tenors and 1 bari), 4 trombones (3 tenors and 1 bass), 4 trumpets, set, piano, guitar and bass.  Instrumentation and numbers vary year to year.

Our Jazz I group has won numerous awards over the last 18 years.  The band competes every year at various competitions in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.   The band also hosts its own festival called the Palace City Jazz Festival in February and an end of the year "jazz celebration" called the Palace City Jam in May!

PERSONNEL

JAZZ 1

SAXES:
Jada Fritzemeier - Lead Alto
Paige Phinney - 2nd Alto
Christian Kremer - Lead Tenor
Lauren Hofer- 2nd Tenor
Mason Buenzow - Baritone Sax

TRUMPETS
Zachary Van Meter - Split Lead 
Atlanta Stahle - Split Lead
Allie Vermeulen - 3rd
Kobi Lutjens - 4th

TROMBONES
Jamie Payne - 1st
Drex Martinek - 2nd
Kate Ahlers - 3rd
Isaac Heide - 4th

RHYTHM SECTION
Jesse Dodd - Set
Max Hart - Set
Aiden Beckstrom - Bass
Ella Mutziger - Guitar
Maddi Gerlach - Piano
Izzy Lambert - Flute/Aux


There were A LOT of great auditions this year...thank you for auditioning!  I will be reaching out to those of you that auditioned about starting a jazz 2 this year!  

SCHEDULE

12.9 - Winter Concert
1.20 - NSU Jazz Festival in Aberdeen
2.8 - Palace City Jazz Festival
2.11 - SDBA State Conference in Brookings
​3.1 - Augustana Jazz Festival
3.15 - Spring Concert
4.7 - SDSU Jazz Festival
5.3 - Palace City Jam
5.12 - Senior Awards Night

RESOURCES

All-State Jazz Band

TBA

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