Jazz Orchestras
Jazz Orchestra I
The nineteen-piece Jazz Orchestra I (The Be-Bop Spartans) is a young, swinging college band playing the repertoire of the great jazz masters as well as a wide range of soul, swing, blues, and gospel. The group’s instrumentation includes saxophone, trombone, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, guitar, and vocalists. 
Recent appearances include:
- Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, January 2006
- Detroit International Jazz Festival, September 2007
- Jazz at the Center Series in Detroit, MI, sponsored by the Arts League of Michigan
- Detroit Symphony Club Series at the Max
- Notre Dame and Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festivals, January 2008
- Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration, January 2008
- Numerous venues throughout Michigan
Awards:
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding ensemble award (2005, 2008)
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding saxophone section award (2005, 2008)
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, numerous outstanding soloist awards (2005, 2008)
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding rhythm section award (2005)
- Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding rhythm section award (2003, 2005)
- Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding jazz ensemble award (2003, 2008)
- Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival, numerous outstanding soloist awards (2005, 2008)
- Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival, outstanding saxophone section award (2005, 2008)
Conductor: Rodney Whitaker
Jazz Orchestra II and III
Conductors:
Jazz Orchestra II - Etienne Charles
Jazz Orchestra III - Benjamin Jansson
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