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! 2020/2021 MHS JAZZ BAND: SAXOPHONES: Levi Gebhard - Alto 1 Jada Fritzemeier - Alto 2 Christian Kremer - Tenor 1 Paige Phinney - Tenor 2 Megan Gillen - Tenor 2 Mason Buenzow - Baritone Sax TRUMPETS: Sicely Allhiser - 1 Zachary Van Meter - 2 Allie Vermeulen - 3 Kobi Lutjens - 4 TROMBONES: Jamie Payne - 1 Drex Martinek - 2 Riley Brown - 3 Olivia Johnson - 4 RYHTHM SECTION: Jesse Dodd - Set Reed Renken - Set Aiden Beckstrom - Bass Maddi Gerlach - Piano Ella Mutziger - Guitar |
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RESOURCES2020 JAZZ BAND AUDITION MATERIAL (CLICK ON EACH ONE TO DOWNLOAD PDF) Alto and Baritone Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Trumpet Trombone Bass Guitar Guitar Piano Drum Set CLICK HERE for the backing track for "In A Mellow Tone" for all saxes, trumpet, trombone, guitar and piano. CLICK HERE for the backing track for "In A Mellow Tone" for bass guitar CLICK HERE for the backing track for the improvisation portion for trumpet, trombone, alto and baritone sax. CLICK HERE for the backing track for the improvisation portion for tenor sax. Once you are done making your recordings, please make sure they are named with your name in them and upload HERE All-State Jazz BandTBA
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