Rehearsal Clarification

Hello Again Parents!

It was brought to our attention that there was some confusion regarding the location of Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, and Feb 2 rehearsals. ALL REHEARSALS PRIOR TO THE CONERT ARE AT ST. ALOYSIUS that goes Honor Band and Jazz Band! Mr. Stimson will be clarifying that on the web site ASAP. The only time rehearsals are NOT at St. Aloysius is the day of the concerts Feb 7th is @ Archbishop Wood and Feb 23rd is @ Archbishop Ryan Hope this clears up any confusion! See you all at St. Aloysius on the 5th.

-Mr. Myers

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Jazz All Stars!!!

Please know we will be rehearsing January 5th during the Wind Ensemble rehearsal. Please be ready to play all of your music, this will be a much shorter rehearsal than our Dec 8th which was snowed out! Below are links to all of the songs I gave you so you can begin practicing, the cleaner your parts are individually before rehearsal the more time we can spend making the band sound great together. Merry Christmas and have a safe and Happy New Year. You can reach me via the blog or email if you have any questions! (dmyers@noolp.org)

-Mr. Myers

P.S. I am having trouble contacting the parents of Ken S! If you are reading this could you please send me an email with your contact information dmyers@noolp.org

The Chicken

Cold Duck Time

Pick Up the Pieces

Come Fly With Me

Nardis

Bye Bye Blackbird

Lester Leaps In

Groovin High

Recommended Listening

Hello Students!

As students of Jazz we should all work to better our understanding of jazz through listening! Please take some time to YouTube some of these artist. There are MANY artist on each instrument but these will get you started!

Saxophone- Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond, Gene Ammons, Denis DiBlasio, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Cannon Ball Adderly, AND MORE!!!

Trombone- Ray Anderson, Milt Bernhardt, Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Hal Cook, Steve Davis, J. J. Johnson, Slide Hampton, Frank Rosolino, AND MORE!

Trumpet- Nat Adderly, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Terrance Blanchard, Randy Brecker, Clifford Brown, Don Cherry Johnny Coles, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, AND MORE!!

Guitar- Howard Alden, George Benson, Herb Ellis, Pat Martino, Pat Tetheny, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Grant Green, John Scofield AND MORE!!!

Bass- Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Garison, Red Mitchell, Monk Montgomery, Victor Wooten, Rufus Reid, AND MORE!

Piano- Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Red Garland, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Art Tatum, McCoy Tyner, AND MORE!!!

Drums- Art Blakey, Joe Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, AND MORE!!

Added dates

Harrisburg Trip- March 6th 

St. AA jazz Fest- April 5th @ 7:00pm

Stan Getz, Diz, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, Roy Haynes

Here is a sneak peak at this years audition tune. We will be doing a Rick Stitzel arrangement which can be found on the link below. However this is a great video of Stan Getz, Dizzy, Chick Corea, and more!

Groovin High Audition Arrangment

Welcome

Welcome prospective Jazz Band members! You have come to the right place. This is the official blog of the Archdiocesan Jazz All Stars for the 2013-2014 school year. My Name is Mr. Myers and I will be this years guest conductor. Please feel free to learn more about me by visiting the bio section of this blog. This years Jazz band will be made up of the very best musicians the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has to offer. We will be taking a journey through the history of Jazz as we perform our show which will showcase our students talents as well as offer a variety of different Jazz styles from throughout history. 

The rehearsal schedule, and audition material will be posted on here shortly so please be sure to check your calendars before auditioning. Students will need to be present at all rehearsals and performances unless given specific permission by myself or Mr. Stimson. I will be posting occasional videos for you to check out as the year goes to help students grasp a greater understanding of styles and concepts discussed in jazz band, so please be sure to check this blog weekly. If your have any questions or need to contact me directly you can do so by leaving a comment on one of the posts here on the blog or by emailing me at dmyers@noolp.org I look forward to meeting you all at your auditions! Best of luck and I look forward to an exciting year!

-Mr. Myers