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Jazz Ensemble

The Oak Prairie Jazz Ensemble meets Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. In addition to performance aspects, students in Jazz Ensemble begin to learn some of the history of jazz through the study of improvisation.

09-10 IMEA Audition Music Upcoming Performances

Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Guitar
Piano

Bass
Drums

Sept 29, 2009 @ OP Gym 7pm
Oct 2009 @ TBA
Dec 2009 @ Marion Village
December 14, 2009 @ Lockport Central 7pm
Feb 4, 2010 Alumni Concert @ OP Cafe
Feb 6, 2010 @ New Trier Jazz Festival
March 6, 2010 IGSMA Jazz Fest @ OP
March 12, 2010 @ LTHS Jazz Festival
April 24, 2010 @ Heritage Jazz Festival (tent.)
May 13, 2010 @ TBA
May 14, 2010 @ D92 Golf Outing

play Blue Train (John Coltrane)
play Duke City Stomp (Glenn Kostur)
Improv Handouts
Scroll over handout to select instrument
09-10 OP Jazz Book
play

Jazz Style Primer

play All of Me (Byers/Steinel)
  Alto/ Bari Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Piano
Bass
Drums
play

Can't Buy Me Love (arr. Sweeney)

  play Duke City Stomp (Kostur)
  play El Taco Rocko (Neeck)
  play Green Onions (arr. Phillippe)
  play The Judge (Cook)
  3rds/7ths Leading Tones play Moon River
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments (Piano)
BC Instruments
play

Night Train

  play Riffology (Steinel)
  play Sao Paolo Nights
play F Blues play Satin Doll (Steinel)
  "Can't Buy Me Love"
"Now's the Time"
"Blue Trane"
Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
play Until I Met You (Green)
  play You Do The Math
     
    Selected Lists of Jazz Artists
    Nine Rules for Good Jazz Style
play Bb Blues   Transcribing Improvised Solos
  "The Judge"
Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
play Eb Blues    
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
play All of Me Solos    
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
play El Taco Rocko Solos    
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
play Green Onions Solos    
  "F Blues Shuffle Style"
Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
play Minor Better Solos    
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   
  Sao Paulo Nights Solos    
  Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
BC Instruments
   




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