Jazz Band Audition
Winds (Saxes, Trumpet, and Trombone):
Piano, Guitar, Bass:
- Jazz excerpt Stellar*, Measures 1-32, with the recorded accompaniment track.
Piano, Guitar, Bass:
- Jazz excerpt Stellar*, Measures 1-32, with the recorded accompaniment track.
- Play once through solo as written.
- Play once through walking/comping over the change
- Applicant must demonstrate rhythmic and “groove” competency in the following musical styles: Moderate Swing, “Double Time” Swing, Funk/Rock, and Bossa Nova. Lessons on the styles are available at the following link.
Blues Scales (.pdf) Excerpt Music (.pdf)Excerpt Audio (.mp3)
Alto & Bari Sax Alto & Bari Sax*Alto/Bari Sax with solo w/o solo
Tenor Sax Tenor Sax*Tenor Sax with solo w/o solo
Trumpet Trumpet*Trumpet with solo w/o solo
Trombone Trombone*Trombone with solo w/o solo
Piano Piano*Piano with solo w/o piano
Guitar Guitar*Guitar with solo w/o solo
Bass BassBass with solo w/o solo
Drums Drums with solo w/o solo
Alto & Bari Sax Alto & Bari Sax*Alto/Bari Sax with solo w/o solo
Tenor Sax Tenor Sax*Tenor Sax with solo w/o solo
Trumpet Trumpet*Trumpet with solo w/o solo
Trombone Trombone*Trombone with solo w/o solo
Piano Piano*Piano with solo w/o piano
Guitar Guitar*Guitar with solo w/o solo
Bass BassBass with solo w/o solo
Drums Drums with solo w/o solo