On December 11th 2006 I attended the Jazz Improvisation
Class and Jazz Band concert. This concert was held at
Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville Illinois. The SWIC jazz
band performed many different performances. The jazz band
members include Dennis Aulenbacher and Allyson Pope on alto sax,
Jason Kolman on tenor sax, George Kohut on baritone, Steve
Gower, John Hilden, and Bruce Smith on trombones, Kyle Simpson
on bass trombone, Jeff Strahlem, Bill Sprenger, Andrew Stoltz, and
Matthew Koffmann on trumpets, Jamil Al-Aseeri, and Matthew
Deitner on guitar, Dwayne Riley on piano, Josh Deitner on bass, and
Josh Carrico on the drum set. The band started of with three
selections entitled Christmas Medley, Satin Doll, and O Holy Night.
The selection O Holy Night featured Jeff Strahlem on the flugelhorn
and the trumpet. The Jazz Improvisation Class was the next group to
perform. Their band members include; Tiffany Jennings, Jill Lodes
and Steven O’Donnell on trumpet, Brianna Benoit, and Daniel
Hoffman on piano, Ryan Birkner on guitar, and John Birkner and
Austin Luberda on bass. Their performance started off with a
selection entitled Cantaloupe Island. The rest of the performance was followed by selections titled Moon Alley, Tootsie, Autumn
Leaves, Summertime, and Cold Duck Time. At the end of the show
the SWIC jazz band was brought back onto the stage to perform five
more selections. Included in these selections were; Sentimental
Journey, All Too Soon, Sweet Georgia Brown, Tenderly, and Whirly
Bird. After all of these well thought out selections were performed by
very talented performers the show was finally over.
When I first walked into the hall I felt awkward because this
usually wouldn’t be something I would attend. The performance area
was well lit with lights on each music stand. The rest of the hall was
dark for the most part except a few lights...