The
Ashwaubenon High School
Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Marc Jimos.The band consists of mostly upper classman from
Ashwaubenon
High School’s band program.The
ensemble rehearses two days a week outside of the school day.Students are exposed to a wind
range of
musical styles and compositions.
The
band participates in a
large number of community performances and jazz festivals around the
Midwest.In the past they have
hosted a wide range of guest artists and clinicians in including:
Maynard
Ferguson, Bill Chase, Members of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra,
Steve
Turre, Fred Sturm, Jeff Jarvis, Steve Wiest, Bob Bacca, and Woody
Mankowski.
The band spent two
days
this past summer working at the Fallen Timbers Environmental Preserve
rehearsing
for their performance at the Fox Jazz Festival.