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	Jazz band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section.
		During the jazz and swing eras in the mid-twentieth century, the most successful jazz orchestras also empolyed strings and harp in expanded arrangements, but their presence on the bandstand was more for visual impact and not as a key component of the ensemble.
		The rhythm section of a jazz band consists of the drums, bass, and usually at least one instrument capable of playing chords, such as a piano or guitar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jazz_band (213 words)

	Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for groups of Traditional jazz musicians from New Orleans on tours organized by Preservation Hall.
		The late Alan Jaffe was often in the Preservation Hall band; his son string bass player Ben Jaffe often is now.
		This article on a United States jazz band is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Preservation_Hall_Jazz_Band (302 words)

	The Origins Of Big Band Music
		Many Jazz bands "arranged" their music by rehearsing it by "ear" many times until all the musicians were in agreement about what went where, when.
		The first "Jazz" record "Livery Stable Blues", coupled with "Dixie Jass Band One Step" was made in 1917 by a White band from New Orleans called The Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
		Bechet only stayed with the band for a short time, but he had a strong feeling for Jazz, giving the band not only a sense for the mechanics but also for Jazz phrasing.
	www.redhotjazz.com /bigband.html (2091 words)

	Jazz Band
		The Grissom Jazz Bands are recognized throughout the United States and abroad.
		The 2001-2002 Grissom Jazz Band was one of only 4 High School Jazz Bands in the United States to be invited to participate in the 2002 North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
		The Grissom High School Jazz Band was selected to represent the State of Alabama in Washington D.C. by performing at The Kennedy Center on June 26, 2000.
	www.grissomband.org /jazz.html (375 words)

	Purdue University Jazz Bands
		Few jazz ensembles anywhere in the world enjoy the award-winning reputation of the Purdue University Jazz Bands, recognized as one of the top collegiate jazz programs in the nations.
		Its premier ensemble, the Purdue Jazz Band mounted a European tour in 2000, marking the third time the band has performed at the prestigious Montreux International Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
		The Band has also performed in Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and China as well as touring in the western United States.
	www.purdue.edu /BANDS/jazz (304 words)

	Department of Music - Murray State University
		Auditions for Jazz Ensemble I are held during the first week of the semester.
		Auditions for Jazz Ensemble II are held during the first week of the semester.
		Jazz Ensemble II meets Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00.
	www.murraystate.edu /chfa/music/jazzband.htm (125 words)

	Jazz Band
		Jazz Band auditions are held during band camp in August of each year.
		Jazz Nights at Vincenzo's Pizza Restaurant in Saugus begin in December and continue until May on the second or third Wednesday of each month.
		Super Jazz X at Valencia HS The Jazz Band will have a professional recording session, in the band room, to make a CD that will be available for purchase at the end of the year.
	www.saugusband.com /jazz_band.htm (171 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz
		Jazz record sales as a whole are less than three percent of the market, and one can only shudder at what percentage of that three percent the big bands manage to accrue.
		Band directors are caught up in this and don't get their students interested in hearing any of this music live.
		Jazz is an art that you can't just pick up through study; one must sit at the feet of the masters to get it.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /bigband/arti1202.htm (1599 words)

	The Merseysippi Jazz Band
		However, it was the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, a two-horn Watters/Scobey-led band which had been formed in San Francisco in the American West Coast revivalist movement to re-create the King Oliver/Louis Armstrong sound, that influenced the kind of music that they played.
		In 1980, when the band learned that a primary school head teacher was to join the band, there were high hopes that he would bring with him discipline, authority, dignity - all the qualities that the band had previously sadly lacked.
		Dr John became involved in jazz at Liverpool University in his undergraduate days, when he was a member of the highly successful and widely respected University Jazz Band from 1952 to 1958.
	www.jazzworld.btinternet.co.uk /mersey.htm (2835 words)

	Roger Marks' Armada Jazz Band - Quite simply the Best in the West
		Enjoying great popularity around the jazz festivals, they have also benefited from good CD airplay from the BBC in particular, and the magazine critics have generously acknowledged the band's performance standards with some stunning rave reviews in the jazz press.
		As befits the busy schedule of a successful working band, the datesheet includes all kinds of bookings, from wedding reception to garden party, from dinner dance to corporate promotion and from summer ball to riverboat shuffle, where initial contact is, more often than not, the result of the personal recommendation of a satisfied customer.
		The recorded history of Roger Marks and the Armada Jazz Band is featured as No.62 in the Eurojazz Discos series of discographies compiled by Gerard Bielderman, Leie 18, 8032 ZG Zwolle, Netherlands.
	www.armadajazz.co.uk (203 words)

	jazz-flute.com \| No Flutes in Jazz Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		My band director had told me in August '02 that I could be in Jazz Band and double on the flute/metal clarinet if I played the saxophone in the Jazz Band until and after the little feature.
		The flute is not part of that jazz history and many high school band teachers keep their bands instrument sections without flutes because of the history of the big band.
		Last year, the first year that flutes and clarinets were in jazz band, there was one clarinet and I was the only flute, and we both either read the tenor sax part or I read a flute part if there was one.
	www.jazz-flute.com /articles/02/11/11/2015207.shtml (1556 words)

	Meet the Band - Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band is a group of well-seasoned musicians whose specialty is Classic Traditional Jazz.
		The band's performances for jazz clubs, on cruises, at park concerts and jazz festivals always draw rave reviews, and its recordings have received critical acclaim.
		The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band is sure to provide listeners of all ages with a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
	www.jazztrek.com (119 words)

	Meet the Band - Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band
		His mother was a vocalist in a territory band in upstate New York, and Bob often sang with his mom on stage at the Clover Club in Ithaca, New York in his early childhood.
		A remarkable teacher, Joe continues to coach clarinetists and students of jazz at all levels of development, and he is the author of a handbook on the art of improvisation, entitled "Almost Making Music." In recent years, Joe has made regular appearances at Cincinnati's Blue Wisp Jazz Club and has recorded for several local labels.
		A nurseryman by day, Gus transforms into a swinging two-beat percussionist when the sun goes down or a jazz band materializes within earshot, laying down a beat that can't be ignored either by the band or innocent spectators.
	www.jazztrek.com /buffalo-ridge-jazz-band.htm (859 words)

	Hire A Jazz Band, Live Jazz Music, Jazz Bands, Jazz Ensemble
		Jazz bands are plentiful on Gigmasters, and the typical jazz trio, jazz quartet, or jazz combo may have multiple audio and video samples available on their Gigmasters press kits.
		It was known as the the big band era of jazz music, and during this time, swing jazz music and big jazz band music reigned supreme.
		And then there are swing jazz bands which will play a wide array of jazz music ranging from the sophisticated big jazz band sound to the more modern swing jazz bands and jazz musicians such as The Brian Setzer Orchestra and Harry Connick Jr.
	www.gigmasters.com /jazz/jazzBand.asp (563 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
		During the same year, the group became the first jazz band to make phonograph recordings, and in doing so the musicians achieved a degree of eminence that was out of proportion to their musical skills.
		When fl jazz bands began to record regularly it soon became apparent that many of them were more adept at jazz improvising and phrasing than was the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
		The most passionate advocate of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's importance to jazz history was LaRocca himself, who never ceased claiming that his band had played a vital role in the "invention" of jazz in New Orleans during the early years of the 20th century.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_original_dixieland_jazz_band.htm (392 words)

	Harvard Jazz Band
		Jazz programs at Harvard and Radcliffe were initiated in 1971 by Director of Bands Thomas G. Everett and have developed in conjunction with the Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe since 1976.
		In addition to playing local jazz festivals, concerts, and dances on campus, band students study the history, styles, and literature of jazz and develop listening and improvisation skills.
		He is a founder and life member of the International Association of Jazz Educators, board member of the Massachusetts Association of Jazz Educators, and has served as a panelist to the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Jazz Advisor to the Office for the Arts.
	www.digitas.harvard.edu /~jazzband/monday/history.html (2025 words)

	Original Dixieland Jass Band
		The Original Dixieland Jazz Band had recorded for Columbia in January 1917, but the session was unsuccessful and the band had to come back and re-record the songs, thus the release of the Columbia sides did not come about until after the amazing success of the Victor records.
		The band was an immediate success, with their wacky stage antics, like wearing top hats that spelled out "Dixie", playing the trombone's slide with the foot, and so on.
		The band's slogan was "Untuneful Harmonists Playing Peppery Melodies", and their leader Nick La Rocca and cornet player delighted in stirring up the press, describing themselves as musical anarchists and coining fun statements like "Jazz is the assassination of the melody, it's the slaying of syncopation".
	www.redhotjazz.com /odjb.html (721 words)

	Jazz Bands UK - The Jazz Functionnnaires
		The Jazz Functionnaires are a jazz band quartet made up of piano, double bass and drums and fronted by vocalist Harriet Thomas.
		All the jazz band are experienced professionals, having worked extensively in the jazz and function field, as well as being involved in radio, television and session work.
		The jazz bands repertoire focuses on classic jazz and pop tunes that can be enjoyed by all ages and they can adapt their performances to provide mellow background music as well as up tempo music for dancing.
	www.jazz-bands.co.uk (276 words)

	Mirage - San Diego jazz band playing favorite San Diego jazz music
		The Mirage jazz band is perfect for welcome receptions, dinners, conventions, award ceremonies and dancing for any corporate event as well as a wedding band, social events and parties.
		Mirage jazz band is also your dance band and has upright bass, piano, sax, drums and much more to make your party music upscale and smooth.
		With The Mirage jazz band, you have a wide variety of attire options: elegant white dinner jackets, sophisticated fl tie tuxedo, sports coat and tie, matching shirts and coordinated vests as well as theme outfits such as Nautical or Tropical.
	www.mirageband.tv /mirage.html (535 words)

	Jazz-Trio.com, home of BandWagon Music
		Harpist for your ceremony; jazz trio for the champagne reception; string quartet during the wedding breakfast; '70s dance band for your evening entertainment; We can supply all of this and more.
		Jazz band; Rat-Pack style swing band; '20s dance band; soul band; funk band; '70s disco band; unobtrusive jazz trio playing background music whilst your clients mingle and chat, or pumping dance band to celebrate the end of a sucessful conference.
		Jazz in all sizes and flavours: solo piano or solo guitar; piano/vocalist (male or female); jazz duo; jazz trio; jazz quartet; jazz trio or quartet with vocals upwards to a full big band, with or without vocals.
	www.jazz-trio.com (341 words)

	SOU Instrumental Jazz Ensemble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Jazz Band usually has the normal big band instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 5 trumpets, and 5 trombones with a standard rhythm section of piano, bass, guitar and drums.
		Terry Longshore, this ensemble performs a wide variety of big band Jazz from old fashioned swing charts to contemporary Funk/Fusion charts and performs on a Jazz concert at the end of each term.
		If you like to play jazz, you are encouraged to register for this ensemble and auditions are held at the first rehearsal of every term to determine placement in the ensemble.
	www.sou.edu /music/jazz_band.shtml (149 words)

	United States Navy Band, Commodores Jazz Ensemble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since their founding in 1969, the Commodores have become one of the most acclaimed jazz ensembles in the country.
		In January 1969, the "Dance Band" officially became the "Commodores" jazz ensemble.
		Their performances are high-energy affairs that not only pay tribute to the legendary big bands of yesterday, but also feature original compositions by members of the group.
	www.navyband.navy.mil /commodores.shtml (331 words)

	Wedding entertainment, live music for your wedding reception from a traditional jazz band from hampshire, uk
		The picture above of an open air wedding reception shows that the band is truly acoustic (not a 13A socket in sight) and mobile, playing music outside on a hot summers afternoon for the wedding party to dance.
		This traditional jazz band has the advantages that, they don't need a lot of space, they do not need electricity, they are mobile and pay attention to the clients requests on the volume level.
		A typical wedding day could include the band playing gentle background music to entertain the guests on arrival at the wedding or reception or while the photos are being taken, then moving to the dance floor to play music for dancing at whatever tempo the guests want.
	www.jazzband.clara.net /weddings.htm (639 words)

	Wolverines Jazz Band of Bern Switzerland : The Wol
		Wolverines Jazz Band of Bern Switzerland : The Wol
		Wolverines Jazz Band of Bern Switzerland : The Wolverines Jazz Band of Bern Switzerland at 40
		Not only does this make this group of musicians an institution in Bern and unique in the history of jazz but it is also a tribute to the continued vitality of its style of dixieland music.
	www.jazz-network.com /mic/shop/jazz/wolverinesjazzbandofbernswitzerlandthewol.htm (242 words)

	Jazz Band
		Now in its fourth year, TPHS Jazz Band is a challenging and very exciting class that offers unique creative opportunities for performing, arranging, and even composing music.
		The Jazz Band participates in many performances throughout the community, including charity events, casual functions, jazz festivals, joint concerts with jazz bands from North County schools, noon concerts on the TPHS Quad, as well as TPHS's own Winter and Spring concerts.
		The Spring 2003 concert, which included many original pieces composed by Jazz Band students, is a perfect example of the creative and innovative opportunities open to the Jazz Band class.
	teachers.sduhsd.net /bkohn/spring2004website/JazzBand.html (201 words)

	Jazz Band
		Entry is by audition and most of the band members also participate in other groups in the high school music program such as marching band, wind ensemble and orchestra.
		Meeewsen’s Jazz I Band submitted an audition tape to the 36th Annual National High School Competition of Jazz Musicians.
		Our amazing band was chosen to be one of the privileged 10 groups to perform and be rated by an elite team of professional jazz musicians/ judges again this year.
	www.mvhsmusic.com /JazzBand.htm (645 words)

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