Jazz
Band is the only ensemble that is chosen by audition.
The jazz ensembles play various styles of jazz including
swing, bop, Latin jazz, funk, and more. Jazz band
students perform at boys basketball games, festivals,
music department and community concerts. In addition
to these performances, San Clemente hosts an annual jazz
festival in the spring.
AUDITIONS
Students audition in December , and begin meeting after
school starting Tuesday the 15th. The class officially
begins in the second semester and meets 7th period through
the end of the year.
AWARDS
Jazz One has been a successful competitive band for many
years. Recent awards are as follows:
2004
Irvine
Jazz Festival
3rd
Advanced
2005
Trabuco
Hills Jazz Festival
1st
Intermediate
2006
New York City Heritage Festival
1st
AAA Jazz Band
Sweepstakes Overall Band Performance
2007
Trabuco
Hills Jazz festival
2nd
Advanced
Santiago
Jazz Festival
2nd
Advanced
2011 PERSONNEL
*Placed
in order of chair position
Jazz
Big Band
Alto Saxophone
Scott Sherman
Nathan
Crawford
Tenor
Saxophone
Luke
Reeder
Leo Hijikata
Bari
Saxophone
Martin
Caestecker
Trombone
James
Caestecker
Chris
Williams
Sam
Mathias
Trumpet
Evan
Stansel
Indy
Partridge
Grant
Rule
Natalie
Hegenwald
Andrew Sherman
Guitar
Adam Ishaq
Piano
Andre
Velisides
Vibes/Auxillary
Marc
Rosenfield
Bass
Aaron
Rosenfield
Set
Katin
Burns
LITERATURE LINKS
Click on the dropdown menu on the payer to listen to audio
of the pieces.
Jazz One
commercial
MUSIC
A
new class at SCHS, commercial band aims to teach students
the basics of reading lead sheets and pop music performance.