The Graybee Jazz Band traveled again this year to the High School Jazz Band Competition in Boston, MA organized by the Berklee School of Music. One of the ways that the Band had prepared for the competition was to go to see some professional jazz bands in New York City, and they also sat in during the rehearsal of an award-winning high school Jazz band who get together to learn at the Manhattan School of Music. At the Boston competition, the Graybees improved on their final standings from last year. Another important distinction was given to Jaheer Jones, who plays drums in the Jazz Band, as he was named one of three Most Outstanding Musicians out of a group of about 300 other performers in their category. In March 2013, the Jazz Band presented their Winter Concert, featuring Dr. Gary Fienberg, Chair of the Music Department at The College of New Jersey TCNJ, as the guest artist on trumpet. Dr. Fienberg was the first band director who taught our own SBP band director, Dr. Jeremy Fletcher.
Jazz Band
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