Jazz Band is an extracurricular activity that meets throughout the year. The basic fundamentals of the jazz idiom will be studied, and performance is the course’s goal. The band directors conduct auditions once the school year begins to determine a student’s placement in either Jazz Lab Band or Jazz Ensemble.
Except for guitar and piano players, participation in these ensembles requires a student to be enrolled in a band or orchestra class.
Recent Jazz Band Announcements
- GBS Band Weekly Update 11/26/2023
- GBS Band Weekly Update 10/29/2023
- GBS Band Weekly Update 4/30/2023
- GBS Band Weekly Update 2/26/2023
- GBS Band Weekly Update 2/19/2023
2022 – 2023 Jazz Band Dates
| November 3, 2022 | Auditions | |
| November 2022 | ILMEA District 7 Jazz Festival | |
| January 19, 2023 | Jazz Cafe and Silent Auction | |
| February 23 (Thur) | 4:00 – 7:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| February 27 (Mon) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 2 (Thur) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 7 (Tue) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 13 (Mon) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM 8:00 PM | Rehearsal Trip meeting |
| March 16 (Thur) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 20 (Mon) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 21 (Tue) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 22 (Wed) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 23 (Thur) | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 24 (Fri) | 4:00 – 6:30 PM | Rehearsal |
| March 26-April 1 | GSO/GBS Jazz Trip to New York | |
| May 16 (Tue) | Jazz Night |
Uniforms
See the Uniforms page for each ensemble’s performance wear.