Three H.S. Jazz Bands Perform for Grow Your Own Event

We’ve invited two outstanding high school jazz bands to join our own Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra for an amazing evening of award winning High School Jazz Band performances. We’ll have dancing, amazing food and refreshments by local barbecue legend Otha Williams.

Proceeds to benefit the launching of Beloit’ Grow Your Own education scholarship program.
Thank you to the BEA & BSA for making this event possible.

Featured Performing Bands:

The Badger High School Jazz Band

Under the direction of Mr. Greg Bunge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvurZiPbSCc

The Milwaukee High School of the Arts Jazz Lab Combo

Under the direction of Mr. Douglas W. Syme DMA
Director of Jazz Studies / Arts Department Chair
WMEA State Chair for Jazz Education
Milwaukee HS of the Arts
2300 W. Highland
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-934-7136 0ffice
414-690-4487 cell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxnT9tllkU

The Milwaukee HS of the Arts Jazz Lab combo began as part of an improvisation class with five students in 1985. It has blossomed into a group that is recognized nationwide. In addition to this year’s performance at the WMEA convention, Lab performed at the JEN national convention in Dallas, and will be backing up the MHSA vocal jazz ensemble at the Midwest choral directors’ convention in Iowa this coming March. Other notable past performances have included:

• The UW Eau Claire Jazz Festival
• The UW Stevens Point Jazz Festival
• The UW Plateville Jazz Festival
• The IAJE National Convention
• The North Sea Jazz Festival
• The Berklee HS Jazz competition
• The North Texas Jazz Festival
• The JVC Jazz Festival
• The JEN Jazz Festival

The lineup for this year’s Jazz Lab includes:

Drums: Lester Thompson
Bass: Ben Havens-Hansen
Guitar: Matthew Rotker-Lynn
Trumpet: Travis Drow

The Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra

Under the direction of Mr. Chris Behrens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozetE8vqE8A

Check out other Beloit Memorial Jazz Orchestra Performances

Tickets are being sold at the following locations:

Kolak Education Center
1633 Keeler Avenue
M-F, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm

Beloit Memorial High School
1225 Fourth Street
M-F, 9:00 am – Noon and 1:00-3:00 pm

Tickets Also Available At The Door

BMHS Jazz Band students are also selling tickets. Tickets can be purchased with cash or with checks made out to: Stateline Community Foundation.

Location

This inaugural event is being held at the newly remodeled Eclipse Center
3 Eclipse Blvd. Beloit WI

About Grow Your Own

The Beloit Grow Your Own Multicultural Scholarship Initiative provides scholarships for School District of Beloit students of color to pursue degrees in education in exchange for those students making the commitment to come back to teach in Beloit Schools.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY3dF9dXdCE

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