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“I’m really enjoying my band classes. I'm taking both Concert and Jazz Band. I'm really having fun playing in both of those and having that community. I am in marching band and so having been able to meet people before the school year and go around the school and meet actually a couple of my teachers. It was just kind of special and nice to be able to form those relationships and be able to know who I can truly come to if I need to. I guess [people who inspire me are] the  upperclassmen who I'm friends with. Just being able to see them work through like their own work and talk about the classes that they're taking and seeing them do their work whenever  they can. I guess it's one of my big motivators because it kind of gives me a look into what I'll be expecting over my next four years, and it just gives me a bit of a view." - Rowan Ravenscraft, 9

Rowan Ravenscraft

Anna Wunsch, CJ1 Writer October 18, 2023

Focused on his music, senior Noah Wright plays his trumpet alongside the rest of trumpet section during his second hour class. Wright has been playing in the Jazz Band since his sophomore year, but this is his first year playing with a full instrumentation.“With there being more people, we’ve really been able to push ourselves,” Wright said. “We really have depth in the parts.”

Jazz Band gets a full instrumentation

Peyton Gaskill, Staff Writer November 2, 2018

For the first time since 2001, the Jazz Band has a full instrumentation. This means that the band has players for each instrument required for musical pieces written for large bands, including saxophones,...

Senior Jonah Hathaway and junior Noah Wright perform at the Jazz Coffee House concert. Both students are members of the jazz band led by band director Brad Wallace and choir director Brian Parrish. “Jazz was a genre of music that I wasn’t familiar with,” Wright said. “Being in Jazz Band has made me a better musician and has helped me to enjoy music even more.”

Jazz Coffee House Review

Maria Newton, Staff Writer March 30, 2018

The annual Jazz Coffee House concert is one of the best showcases of the music program. This year, the casual event, intended to be more of a social gathering than a formal concert, featured the Jazz Choir,...

Cosmic Latté, the official West jazz band comprised of studio jazz students, starts their set at the Autumn Orchestra Concert with the song Blue Monk.

Gallery: Cosmic Latté, school jazz band

Joe Williams, Photo Editor October 23, 2015

Junior Jake Summers has a jam session with his bass while practicing for jazz band.

Jazz Band: A movement to bring the jazz back

Nico Stranquist, Staff Writer September 26, 2014
A new music elective looks for motivated musicians.
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