Carl Sandburg Jazz Ensembles
At Carl Sandburg High School, our Jazz Ensembles are all co-curricular. Rehearsals for these ensembles are after school.
CSHS has many opportunities for jazz:
CSHS has many opportunities for jazz:
Jazz Lab Band
Open to all students, secondary instruments and non-traditional jazz instruments welcome! This ensemble will focus on the intro techniques for many jazz styles and improvisation. No audition required.
Jazz Ensemble II
Auditioned competitive jazz ensemble. Rehearses two days a week. Focuses on advanced techniques in many jazz styles and improvisation.
Jazz Combo
Auditioned competitive ensemble. Focuses primarily on advanced improvisation techniques. Students will learn to transcribe, transpose licks as well as the ins and outs of being a combo member. This ensemble rehearses twice a week.
Jazz Ensemble I
Auditioned competitive ensemble. Our top jazz ensemble here at Carl Sandburg High School. This ensemble has been featured at many events at nearby restaurants as well as the ILMEA All-State Conference. This ensemble is packed with challenging literature and focuses on many jazz styles and improvisation.
"There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play, which is dangerously, where you’re going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before.”— Dave Brubeck