Jazz Bands

Our award winning jazz bands and combos have seen consistent success. Our two big bands consist of Jazz 1 and Jazz 2. Both of these ensembles are auditioned groups. Jazz 1 meets on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at 7:00AM. Jazz 2 meets on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 7:00AM. Instrumentation and numbers vary year to year. Our groups have won numerous awards over the last 20 years.  The bands compete every year at various competitions in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.   The bands also host 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.