Jazz & Improv - Con Brio

Activity 1: Prepare for your Jazz Audition

Summary of Audition Materials:

• Detailed Audition Requirements can be found here.  

Activity 2: Build your Jazz Repertoire

Check out the "Tunes of the Week" and learn jazz standards by ear from original recordings:
 

• Jose Encarnacion, saxophone, Jazz and Improvisational Music Department Chair
• Patty Darling, composition, Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE)
• John Daniel, trumpet
• Tim Albright, trombone
• Bill Carrothers, piano
• Steve Peplin, guitar
• Mark Urness, bass
• Dane Richeson, drums
• Janet Planet, voice
• Matt Turner, Improvisation Group of Lawrence University (IGLU)
• Marty Erickson, tuba

Click here for a full list of videos of jazz faculty and jazz ensembles to get you inspired