Jazz Band with the Music Works Jazz Orchestra

Our jazz band has a unique opportunity to rehearse with and open for a professional Seattle jazz band: the Music Works Jazz Orchestra.

The rehearsal will take place next Monday (1/7) from 7:30-9:30pm. We will load the bus and leave at 6:15pm. The bus will be back at about 10:30pm that night.

The performance is at Tula's in downtown Seattle. We play the first set starting at 7:30pm. We will also have a bus that takes the band there. We will load the bus at 5:30pm and the bus will come back after MWJO's first set (about 10pm). Tula's will be packed! Make sure you make your reservations ahead of time to make sure you have a table. Hope to see you there!

Grants!

The Highline Schools Foundation awarded the band program two grants this year!

We were awarded the "Keep Our Percussionists Awesome" EXCEL Grant to get stick bags and practice pads to keep our mallets and sticks organized and in good condition and so that the percussionists can practice their technique.

We were also awarded the "Authentic Trumpet Section" MAD Grant for a set of cup mutes and harmon mutes. The jazz band plays music that was originally written for professional jazz bands like the Count Basie Orchestra, the Benny Goodman Orchestra, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The trumpet sections of these groups regularly used these mutes. Therefor, these mutes allow us to emulate the authentic sounds of the bands that came before us.

Thank you Highline Schools Foundation!