{"id":2684,"date":"2022-11-02T20:13:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/band\/?page_id=2684"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:05:20","slug":"jazz-ensemble-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/ensembles\/jazz-ensemble-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Ensemble I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jazz Ensemble I<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Ensemble Information<\/h2><\/div>
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Director: Will Ford<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semesters Offered: Fall & Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2026 Rehearsal Time: MWF 12:30-1:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2026 Rehearsal Location: Fine Arts 160<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enrollment Information<\/h2><\/div>
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Course Number: MUEN 3123<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Placement: By audition only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auditions<\/a>: in August of each year<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025-26 Performance Schedule<\/h2><\/div>
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Thursday, September 25, 2025 (7:30 pm)
Clyde H. Wells FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, November 24. 2025 (7:30 pm)
Clyde H. Wells FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, December 1, 2025 (7:30 pm)
as part of the Holiday Collage Concert
Clyde H. Wells FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (7:30 pm)
Clyde H. Wells FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 25, 2026 (7:30 pm)
as part of the 60th Annual Jazz Festival
Clyde H. Wells FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton Jazz I<\/strong> is the premiere jazz performing ensemble at Tarleton State and the foundation of the Tarleton Jazz program. The goal of this ensemble is to achieve the highest standards of performance in big band jazz, emulating the styles of the iconic big bands and exploring the modern big band sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton Jazz I performed at many jazz festivals including Montreaux Jazz Festival, the Vienna Jazz Festival, Wichita Jazz Festival, and the Fiesta Jazz Festival. In addition, this ensemble has toured England, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, and Hawaii. Tarleton Jazz I has recorded 2 CDs, Big Bad Band <\/em>and Whisper Not<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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