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Larkin High School Jazz

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U-46 Jazz Festival Info

Jazz Band Auditions

Jazz band 1 auditions will consist of one prepared selection (great love first 16 bars) and one short improvised performance on F blues. You can find all materials below including parts and play along tracks. Audition will take place after school on Tuesday September 14th and Thursday September 16th. A sign up sheet will be posted in the Band Room the week of Labor Day.  If you have any questions, please email Mr. Lambert.

Larkin Jazz Band 1 (Lab Band) Audition Etudes and Play-Alongs

Audition Music
Great Love Alto Sax
Great Love Tenor Sax
Great Love Bari Sax
Great Love Trumpet
Great Love Trombone
Great Love Bass Trombone
Great Love Piano
Great Love Bass
Great Love Guitar
Great Love Vibes
​Great Love Drums
Audition Listening Tracks
Alto Listening
Tenor 
Listening
Bari Listening
Trumpet Listening
Trombone Listening
Bass Trombone Listening
Piano Listening
Bass Listening
Guitar Listening
Vibes Listening
Drums Listening
Audition Play Along Tracks
Alto Play Along
Tenor Play Along
Bari Play Along
Trumpet Play Along
Trombone Play Along
Bass Trombone Play Along
Piano Play Along
Bass Play Along
Guitar Play Along
Vibes Play Along
​Drums Play Along


Larkin Jazz Band Audition Solo Changes and Play-Alongs

F Blues Chord Changes
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Download and scroll down to the correct transposition for your instruments:
C - Flute, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums
Bb - Trumpets, Tenor Sax
Eb - Alto and Bari Sax
PLAY-ALONG TRACK FOR WINDS, BASS, DRUMS
PLAY-ALONG FOR PIANO AND GUITAR

Elgin Area Jam Session


WHEN - The third Wednesday of each month (dates below) from 6:00 - 7:30:
WHERE - Dream Hub, 51 S. Grove, Elgin, IL
WHO - Open to any high school or collegiate age players.  Advanced middle school students may also attend.  
WHAT - The session will mostly be jazz standards. On the Larkin band website, there is a suggested list of tunes to know and for which there will be lead sheets provided.  Students are welcome to call a tune not listed.
RHYTHM SECTION
A drum set, keyboard, and bass/guitar/piano amps will all be provided.  
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TUNE LIST
Autumn Leaves (g minor)
Blue Bossa
Take the A Train
Tenor Madness
Recorda Me
Satin Doll
Straight No Chaser (in F)
Strasbourg St. Denis (Recording) (Playalong)
Ladybird
Solar
Bye Bye Blackbird
Work Song
Secret Love
Have you Met Miss Jones?
Misty
Donna Lee
Four
How High the Moon?
​There Will Never Be Another You
​Yes or No
Doxy
Bag's Groove
Dat Dere
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Polkadots and Moonbeams
St. Thomas
Sandu
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
​Stella

PERFORMANCE REQUEST 
ROYAL AMBASSADOR JAZZ COMBO

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    • Extra Musical Nuggets
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