JAZZ

Matthew Niess, Director of Jazz Studies

Studio Big Band

Music of The Beatles

Friday, September 16 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $14

The Studio Big Band kicks off the jazz season with music by The Beatles and the iconic songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Join the band and sing along to your favorites including Hey Jude, Yellow Submarine, All You Need is Love, Got to Get You into My Life and more.

Studio Big Band

Introducing Eric Byrd

Friday, October 21 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $14

Shenandoah Conservatory jazz faculty pianist/ vocalist Eric Byrd and drummer Alphonso Young join the Studio Big Band for a special evening of jazz standards. The two have been members of the award-winning Eric Byrd Trio for more than twenty years, where they have delighted audiences across the globe at the historic Montreux Jazz Festival, as well as in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dubai, Estonia, Honduras, Italy, Peru, Scotland and more.

Little Big Band

Jazz in Uniform

Friday, November 11 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $14

The Little Big Band remembers musicians who have served in a special concert honoring veterans, and featuring the music of jazz artists who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

Jazz Combos

Monday, November 28 at 7:30PM

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Studio Big Band

The Greatest Horn Bands

Friday, February 10 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $14

The Studio Big Band partners with special guest trumpeter Joshua Kauffman to explore the rise of the 1970s horn bands that were influenced by the British Invasion. Program highlights include music by the bands Chicago; Chase; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Tower of Power; Earth, Wind & Fire and more.

Little Big Band

Quintessential Quintets

Sunday, April 16 at 2:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $14

The Little Big Band performs small group jazz standards arranged for the band while retaining the intimate sensibilities of the classic jazz combo.

Essentially Ellington

Thursday, May 4

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Essentially Ellington, a premier educational initiative of Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns to Shenandoah Conservatory with a day of workshops for high school bands and performances by special guest artists. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for more information and a schedule of events.

FREE

Jazz Combos

Monday, May 8 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

FREE

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