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Senior Jazz Band Invited to Monterey Jazz Festival

Jane Addams Middle School Senior Jazz Band auditioned for and was accepted to attend Next Generation Jazz Festival this April in Monterey, California.

This would be exciting news under any circumstances, but if you know the context it is even more impressive. Only six middle schools are selected throughout the United States. All this for a band (and a school) in its second year of existence.

Congratulations to Deb Schaaf and all the musicians of the Senior Jazz Band!

Here’s what the band will do during the three days of the festival (from the festival website):

  • Hear and play with some the best student performers in the country
  • Learn tips and techniques in workshops led by the pros
  • Get their minds blown by our star-studded judges band
  • Receive detailed and thoughtful critique from our experienced adjudicators and the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-In-Residence, Terri Lyne Carrington
  • Jam for each other and the locals all over downtown Monterey
  • Share their music with jazz fans from around the world via Web stream
  • Audition for the prestigious Next Generation Jazz Orchestra