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Jazz Band Pictures "Live" from New York

Pictures were posted each night directly from New York.  They are be posted here on the SPBB web site, under sub-directories like "Ellington_1."  Our main home page lists all the awards Sun Prairie won.

Looking for the prizes available in our Jazz Raffle?

UPDATE!  The raffle was held May 11th.  Winners have been contacted.

Musicians From Lincoln Center visit Sun Prairie

To help Jazz I prepare for their upcoming Essentially Ellington competition, two musicians recently visited the band.  Loren Schoenberg visited April 28th, and Ron Carter visited April 30th.  Photos are posted here.

Last Year's Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival Music on NPR

From the Sun Prairie Band Boosters President, George Smith

Congratulations to the members of Jazz I on being 1 of 15 bands invited to the “Essentially Ellington” finals in New York this May.  82 bands from the United States and Canada competed for these 15 spots.  For more information on this competition see www.essentiallyellington.org. On April 28 from 6-10pm at SPHS, we will be working on our music to be played in New York. We will have a 4-hour clinic with Loren Schoenberg (of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks orchestra and consultant for Jazz at Lincoln Center). This clinic is sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center. It will be a great night and all are invited to check it out!

Of course, all of the jazz ensembles will be participating in the Big Band Dance at Angell Park on Thursday, March 27, from 7:30-11:30pm. This will be your last chance to get on your dancing shoes and enjoy the music of the big band era. It is also an important fundraising night for our program. Also, some of the middle school jazz bands will be joining us for a brief performance. This is a great chance to meet and greet some 7th and 8th grade band parents! Hope to see you there – it’s a lot of fun!