During our first seven years, the three Minnesota Youth Jazz
Bands:
- Toured Europe in July of 2011, performing 5 times in Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands, including a performance at the Montreux jazz festival.
- Performed to a packed house at the Dakota Jazz Club captured live on a DVD.
- Performed fourteen concerts for hundreds of people at Famous Dave's in Minneapolis.
- Received standing ovations at district jazz festivals.
- Performed numerous concerts for enthusiastic audiences in auditorium settings.
- Recorded 7 professional quality studio CDs and 5 DVDs.
In addition,
many different combos comprised of students from our big
bands participated
in our concerts.
Click here for
some photos of our bands in action!
| 2010-2011 Season |
Recorded at Edina
South View Middle School and Apple Valley High School.
©2011 Youth in Jazz Inc., a non-profit
educational organization. |
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Minnesota
Youth Jazz
2010-2011 Season |
| CD1 - Wednesday Evening
Ensemble I |
| 01. Splanky |
| 02. Groove Merchant |
| 03. Napier |
| 04. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes |
| 05. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat |
| 06. There's the Rub |
| 07. Rhapsody in Blue |
| 08. Awful Coffee |
| 09. Ciribiribin |
| 10. Floating Home |
| 11. Michelangelo |
| CD2 - Wednesday Evening
Ensemble II |
| 01. Straighten Up and Fly Right |
| 02. Blusette |
| 03. Hunting Wabbits |
| 04. The Mooche |
| 05. Carnival Del Sol |
| 06. Sing, Sing,Sing |
| Saturday Morning
Ensemble |
| 07. Vine Street Rumble |
| 08. Zsa Zsa Queen |
| 09. Embracable You |
| 10. Maiden Voyage |
| 11. Check Your Swing |
| 12. Open Country |
| 13. Running of the Bulls |
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Sound Samples in MP3 Format
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To purchase, send a check payable
to "Youth in Jazz" for $15.00. Includes Shipping & Handling.
All procceds from CD sales support Minnesota Youth
Jazz Bands.
Send check to:
Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands
950 Scenic Dr.
Shoreview MN 55126 |
| 2009-2010 Season |
Recorded at Edina
South View Middle School and Apple Valley High School.
©2010 Youth in Jazz Inc., a non-profit educational organization. |
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Minnesota
Youth Jazz
2009-2010 Season |
| CD1 - Wednesday Evening
Ensemble I |
| 01. Friend Like Me |
| 02. Cute |
| 03. Minuano |
| 04. Love for Sale |
| 05. I Remember Clifford |
| 06. Point of No Return |
| 07. Hunting Wabbits |
| 08. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
| 09. Fun Time |
| 10. Spain |
| 11. High Maintenance |
| 12. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride |
| CD2 - Wednesday Evening
Ensemble II |
| 01. Bye Bye Blackbird |
| 02. Hot House |
| 03. I Remember Clifford |
| 04. Just Friends |
| 05. Samba De Los Gatos |
| 06. Count Bubba's Revenge |
| Saturday Morning
Ensemble |
| 07. Horsepower |
| 08. Bone Busters |
| 09. Grooved Pavement |
| 10. Yardbird Suite |
| 11. Sammy's Corner |
| 12. I Let a Song Out of My Heart |
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Sound Samples in MP3 Format
|
To purchase, send a check payable to "Youth
in Jazz" for
$15.00. Includes Shipping & Handling.
All procceds from CD sales support Minnesota Youth Jazz
Bands.
Send check to:
Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands
950 Scenic Dr.
Shoreview MN 55126 |
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