Jazz Ensemble Concert

Youth Jazz Ensemble Concert

THIS CONCERT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! 

Support the Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles by attending the youth jazz concert at the Music & Arts Community Center on Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. 

Beginning at 6:45 p.m., the High School Jazz Combo will play as guests arrive, and the program will start at 7 with the Middle School Jazz Ensemble, followed by the High School Jazz Ensemble. 


Middle School Program

  • Moanin’ – Bobby Timmons, arr. Michael Sweeney
  • Blue Bossa – Kenny Dorham
  • Jazz Hero George Vincent
  • Avenue Swing – Mike Collins-Dowden
  • Song for My Father – Horace Silver
  • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Fred Coots, arr. Rick Stitzel

High School Program

  • Steamsville – Mark Taylor
  • I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin / arr. Victor Goines
  • I Ain’t Got Nobody – Spencer Williams / arr. Tom Kubis
  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Ralph Blane / arr. Alan Baylock
  • A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel / arr. Sammy Nestico
  • Late Date – Melba Liston
  • Nutcracker Suite – Les Brown
  • Wave – Antonio Carlos Jobim / arr. Michael Philip Mossman
  • Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk / arr. Mike Kamuf
  • Giddy Up! – Rich Hirsch
  • It’s Alright With Me – Cole Porter / arr. Alan Baylock

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