Manny Kaine ‘22 had wild eyes as he belted out his solo, his bluesy phrases filling the jazz club-esque room. It seemed as if he was blowing with his whole body, pushing all the air from his lungs through...
“The audition music is not super hard this year,” Robbie Strang ‘18, saxophonist, said. “But I’d like to get into Ensemble if I can.”
Making it into the Jazz Ensemble is not easy. This...
For the first time in City High history, the Jazz Band program has expanded to four bands. There are simply too many enthusiastic students to fit into three bands. The jazz bands will also be hosting renowned...
This year's three-tier system of Jazz Bands consists of Jazz Ensemble at the top, followed by Jazz Lab, and finally Jazz Workshop. Here are the people who made the cut:
On Friday February 24th, 2012, City High's Jazz Band I and Jazz Ensemble departed for Coe College in Cedar Rapids and then Chicago, Illinois. Both bands performed at Coe College and at the Rolling...
The City High Jazz Performance performed three pieces at the IHSMA's state jazz contest on Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. Here's the full video of their performance....
