This dynamic trio blends the spirit of jazz improvisation with the rhythmic energy and creativity of popular styles.
Shenandoah Conservatory Director of Brass Studies Matthew Niess leads an invigorating program of American jazz standards from the beginnings of jazz to the modern artists of today.
The Studio Big Band, formerly known as the Jazz Ensemble, rolls out its new name with a concert of well known (and not so well known) Big Band film and TV scores.
The Little Big Band explores the music and influence of the bop and post-bop era with a lineup of blistering tunes by Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver and more.
The 1964 recording A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is considered a masterpiece, critically acclaimed and one of the greatest jazz albums of all times with far reaching impact in the development of jazz.
Under the direction of Craig Fraedrich, Jazz Combos present their fall concert featuring a diverse lineup of jazz standards.
The Studio Big Band presents The Latin Side of Big Band featuring trumpeter and jazz faculty member Craig Fraedrich in a program exploring the rhythms, influences and origins of Latin Jazz.
Enjoy a lineup of performances by the conservatory’s own Studio Big Band and Little Big Band, as well as special guest artists Robbie Limon, the Eric Byrd Trio, Billy Thompson and the Boogaloo Brass Band.
Shenandoah Conservatory's Studio Big Band and special guest Terell Stafford culminate Essentially Ellington, a daylong regional high school band festival produced in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Under the direction of Craig Fraedrich, Jazz Combos present their spring concert featuring a diverse lineup of jazz standards.