UPDATED for 2022-2023 School Year:

Hello Jackson Band Students,

I am tremendously excited to get started this school year as the new Director of Bands at Jackson High School. I look forward to serving my students and working in collaboration with them to make great things happen for them and the program at large. 

Instruments:

Students who need to check-out a school instrument, please fill out the form linked on the right side of this page. School instruments come with a $120 fee for the school year.

Tuners:

Every band student who plays a wind instrument, will need to get a tuner for use in class. I recommend the following:

Snark Super Tight Tuners

or

Korg TM-60 CM-200 Tuner

Jazz Auditions:

Please take a look at the link for audition materials and bring your friends for the audition weeks. We will spend a week getting to know each other, rehearsing and then w e will spend the following few days determining the placements in bands. Auditions will start on September 14th. Please click on the audition link for all of the materials and info.

The Jazz Bands 1 and 2 meet every day from 6:30am-7:20am. This is a class for credit, that requires regular, on time attendance. We are planning to have regular public performances and we hope to travel for at least one Jazz festival, and of course we will host our own Festival on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at Everett Civic Auditorium. More details and news to come. Jazz Band 2 will be directed once again by Mr. Drew Baddeley.

Basic Audition Info (also in the Audition Info doc):

Jazz Bands begin on Monday, September 12^th at 6:30 am. Students who are interested in participating in a jazz band should be in the band room and ready to begin by 6:30. ALL are welcome, even if you are just curious about jazz band. The audition process is open to all students. We will spend the first five days all together, getting to know each other, playing through the audition material, setting expectations, reviewing concepts and then from there start listening to auditions by section. Students earn a GRADE and CREDIT for jazz band class. No district transportation is provided. Please go to my school website for audition materials, class info, the syllabus for jazz band and other resources. Website: https://www.everettsd.org/jhs-mlundquist. We will make audition music available on the first day of school in the Band Room.

Audition Schedule:

Monday, Sept. 12^th and Tuesday, September 13th – All interested students are welcome. We will spend three days learning about jazz band, how it works, playing through and working on the audition music together in preparation for individual auditions the following week.

Wednesday, Sept. 14th – Rhythm Section/Trombone Auditions

Thursday, Sept. 15th – Sax Auditions

Friday, Sept. 16th – Trumpet Auditions

Results posted by midday, September 16th.

Regular Rehearsals for all bands start on Monday, September 19th.

Audition Material:

Winds: Chromatic Scale over full range of the instrument, audition music, sight reading; Optional improv of Bb Blues.

Rhythm Section: Audition music (Piano/Bass/Guitar) and demonstrate understanding of form and comping skills, walking a bass line (bass only), Bb Blues (demonstrate understanding of form and comping skills), sight reading. Drums – demonstrate basic swing pattern, basic bossa nova pattern, rock or other pattern of choice.

Please email me at mlundquist@everettsd.org if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you throughout the week.

Michael Lundquist
425-385-6461

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Jazz Artists to Listen To:

TRUMPET

Nat Adderley, Louis Armstrong , Chet Baker, Terrance Blanchard, Lester, Bowie, Randy Brecker, Clifford Brown, Don Cherry, Buck Clayton, Johny Coles, Miles Davis, Kevin Dean, Kenny Dorham, Dave Douglas, Harry Edison, Roy Elridge, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Tim Hagans, Roy Hargrove, Phillip Harper, Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Terumaso Hino, Freddie Hubbard, Ingrid Jensen, Thad Jones, Booker Little, Joe Magnarelli, John McNeil, Wynton Marsalis, John Marshall, Blue Mitchell , Lee Morgan, Fats Navarro, Nicholas Payton, Barry Ries, Wallace Rooney, Jim Rotondi, Carl Saunders, Woody Shaw, Booby Shew, John Swana, Clark Terry, Scott Wendholt, Kenny Wheeler, Warren Vache, Bix Beiderbecke, Ernie Royal, Bobby Hacket, Bunny Berigan, Charlie Shavers, Shorty Rogers, Ruby Braff, Don Goldie, Dick Catchart, Doc Cheatam, Doc Severinsen, Ray Copeland, Shorty Baker,Emmett Berry, Harry James, Jonah Jones, Wild Bill Davidson, Kenny Baker ,Billy Butterfield, Ziggy Elman, Randy Brooks, Rex Stewart, Don Fagerquist, Muggsie Spainer, Joe Wilder, Ray Anthony, Al Hirt

TROMBONE

Ray Anderson, Milt Bernhardt, Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Hal Crook, Steve Davis, Robin Eubanks, John Fedchok, Carl Fontana, Curtis Fuller, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton, Bill Harris, Conrad Herwig, J.J.Johnson, Delfeayo Marsalis, Garchan Moncur, Frank Rosalino, Roswell Rudd, Jack Teagarden, Steve Turre, Bill Watrous, Phil Wilson, Kai Winding.

SOPRANO SAX

Sidney Bechet, Jana Ira Bloom, John Coltrane, Joe Farrell, Steve Grossman, Christine Jensen, David Liebman, Steve Lacy, Chris Potter, Wayne Shorter.

ALTO SAX

Cannonball Adddrley, Craig Bailey, Gary Bartz, Arthur Blythe, Richie Cole, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Paul Desmond, Eric Dolphy, Lou Donaldson, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenny Garrett, Herb Geller, Bunky Green, Jimmy Greene, Antonio Hart, John Jenkins, Cristine Jensen, Eric Kloss, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Jackie McLean, Roscoe Mitchell, Frank Morgan, Lanny Morgan, Lennie Niehaus, Greg Osby, Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Steve Slagel, Jim Snidero, James Spaulding, Sonny Sitt, Bobby Watson, Steve Wilson, Phil Woods, John Zorn.

TENOR SAX

George Adams, Eric Alexander, Gene Ammons, Bob Berg, Jerry Bergonzi, DonBraden, Michael Brecker, Garry Campbell, George Coleman, John Coltrane, Junior Cook, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Bill Evans, Joe Farrell, Bud Freeman, Chico Freeman, Boin Freeman, George Garzone, Stan Getz, Benny Goldson, Paul Gonsalves, Dexter Gordon, Johny Griffin, Steve Grossman, Eddie Harris, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Henderson, Illinois Jacquet, Clifford Jordon, Joh Klemmer Ralph Lalama, Harold Land, Pat LaBarbera, Azar Lawrence, Dave Liebman, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Rick Margitza, Branford Marsalis, Wayne Marsh, Bob Mintzer, Hank Mobley, James Moody, Rich Perry, Billy Pierce, Chris Potter, Dewey Redman, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, Pharaoh Sanders, Larry Schneider, Archie Shepp, Wayne Shorter, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Benny Wallace, Ben Webster, Walt Weiskopf, Lester Young.

BARITONE SAX

Pepper Adams, Nick Brignola, Harry Carney, Serge Chaloff, Ronnie Cuber, Charles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Leo Parker, Pat Patrick, Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, Garry Smulyan

FLUTE

Eric Dolhpy, Joe Farrel, Riland Kirk, Yusef Lateef, Hubert Laws, David Liebman, Charles Lloyd, Herbie Man, James Moody, Jeremy Steig, Frank Wess

CLARINET

Don Byron, John Carter, Eddie Daniels, Budy DeFranco, Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet), Paquito D’Rivera, Frank Glover, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Guiffre, Woody Herman, Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet), Art Pepper, Chris Potter (bass clarinet), Russel Procope, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Artie Shaw, Phil Woods.

GUITAR

Howard Alden, George Benson, Peter Bernstein, Joshuan Breakstone, Kenny Burrell, Charlie Christian, Dave Cliff, Joe Cohn, Larry Coryell, Herb Ellis, Steve Erquiaga, Tal Farlow, Chris Flory, Bill Frisell, Mick Goodrick, Grant Green, Jerry Hahn, Jim Hall, Scott Henderson, Charlie Hunter, Vic Juris, Barney Kessel, Earl Klugh, Peter Leich, Pat Martino, John McLaughlin, Pet Metheney, Ben Monder, Wes Montgomerey, Joe Pass, Doug Raney, Jimmy Raney, Django Reinhardt, Emily Remler, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dave Stryker, Attilla Zoller.

PIANO

Geri Allen, Lynne Arriale, Kenny Barron, Bruce Barth, Paul Bley, Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, George Cables, Joey Calderazzo, Michel Camilo, Chick Corea, Kenny Drew, George Duke, Bill Evans, Victor Feldman, Tommy Flanagan, Hal Galper, Red Garland, Errol Garner, Larry Goldings, Benny Green, Dan Haerle, Al Haig, Herbie Hancock, Roland Hanna, Hampton Hawes, Fred Hersch, Andrew Hill, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarret, Hank Jones, Geoff Keezer, Wynton Kelly, Andy LaVerne, Mike LeDonne, Mark Levine, John Lewis, Harold Mabern, Ronnie Mathews, Brad Meldhau, Mulgrew Miller, Thelonius Monk, Michel Petrucciani, Harry Pickens, Phines Newborn Jr., Makoto Ozone, Danilo Perez, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Renee Rosnes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Hoarce Silver, Art Tatum, Jacky Terrasson, Bobby Timmons, Lennie Tristano, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Kenny Werner, James Williams, Mary Lou Williams, Joe Zawinul, Denny Zeitlin.

BASS

Jimmy Blanton, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Stanley Clarke, Tod Coolman, Bob Cranshaw, Israel Crosby Richard Davis, George Duvivier, Charles Fambrough, David Friesen, Jimmy Garrison, John Goldsby, Eddie Gomez, Larry Grenadier, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Bob Hurst, Denis Irwin, Sam Jones, Scott LaFaro, Cecil McBee, Christian McBride, Charlie Mingus, Red Mitchell, Monk Montgomery, Mike Moore, Bill Moring, George Mraz, Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Oscar Pettiford, Chuck Rainey, Rufus Reid, Lynn Seaton, Slam Stewart, Steve Swallow, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Washington, Buster Williams.

DRUMS

Joey Baron, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Brian Blade, Art Blakey, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joe Chambers, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Cobham, Steve Davis, Billy Drummond. Peter Erskine, Joe Farnsworth, Al Foster, Billy Hart, Roy Haynes, Tootie Heath, Billy Higgins, Roger Humphries, Jack DeJohnette, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Connie Kay, Stan Levy, Shelly Manne, Bobby Moses, Paul Motian, Alphonse Mouzon, Idris Muhammed, Adam Nussbaum, Ralph Peterson, Tony ReedusBuddy Rich, Danny Richmond, Max Roach, Micky Roker, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Ed Soph,Bill Stewart, Grady Tate, Art Taylor, Kenny Washington, Peter Washington, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Dave Weckl, Lenny White, Tony Williams

VIBES

Roy Ayers, Gary Burton, Dave Friedman, Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Stefon Harris, Jay Hoggard, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, Joe Locke, Steve Nelson, Red Norvo, Dave Pike, David Samuels, Cal Tjader

ORGAN

Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Dennerlein, Charles Earland, Larry Goldings, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Mike LeDonne, Hank Marr, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, John Patton, Jimmy Smith, Dan Wall, Sam Yahel, Larry Young

BIG BANDS

Airmen Of Note, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Count Basie, Louis Bellson, Carla Bley, Francy Boland, Duke Ellington, Don Ellis, Gil Evans, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Conrad Herwig’s Latin Big Band, Bill Holman, Thad Jones/Lewis, Stan Kenton, Mel Lewis/Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Rob McConnell, Charles Mingus, Mingus Dynasty Big Band, Bob Mintzer, Monday Night Vanguard Orchestra, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Sun Ra, Buddy Rich, George Russell, Maria Schneider, Lew Tabackin, Bill Watrous, Randy Weston, Gerald Wilson 

VOCALISTS

Mose Allison, Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Jackie Cain, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, June Christy, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick, Chris Connor, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hartman, Billie Holiday, Eddie Jefferson, Roy Kral, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Jon Lucien, Kevin Mahogany, Carmen McCrae, Anita O’Day, Lou Rawles, Frank Sinatra, Dakota Staton, Grady Tate, Leon Thomas, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Joe Williams, Norma Winstone 

SCAT SINGERS

Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Denis DiBlasio, Kurt Elling, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, John Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin, Jennifer Barnes, Clark Terry

VIOLIN

Darol Anger, John Blake, Regina Carter, Sara Caswell, Jerry Goodman, Stephane Grappelli, Joe Kennedy Jr., Ray Nance, Jean-Luc Ponty, Randy Sabien, Stuff Smith, Joe Venuti, Michael White, Fiddler Williams

CELLO

David Baker

HARMONICA

Toots Thielemans