Northeastern State University Jazz Lab

Jazz Ensemble

The NSU Jazz Ensemble is the premier instrumental performing group of the NSU Jazz program. Highly qualified students are selected by audition for placement in the group each semester. The band performs two concerts per semester at the Jazz Lab, as well as at numerous festivals, conventions and recruiting concerts. See past artists for some of the legendary jazz artists who have appeared with the band. All university students are invited to audition. Audition information is posted the first week of classes each semester in the Fine Arts Building and at the Jazz Lab. The instrumentation consists of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, bass, piano, drums, and guitar.

Jazz Ensemble meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2 p.m.

Vocals Holly Rongey
Saxophones Zach Eldridge, Alto 1 Sadie Gaylord, Alto 2 Ross Loney, Tenor 1 Chris Beard, Tenor 2 Jon Rice, Bari Sax	Trumpets Kristen Layne, Lead Kyle Williams, Split Lead Tim Moore Jared Brown Michael Black
Trombones Aaron Hollon, Split Lead Danielle Embrey, Split Lead Trevor Moore, Split Lead Blake Peters	Rhythm Tatsuo Kohjima, Piano Daniel Thompson, Piano/Bass Gerad Breeding, Bass Taron Pounds, Guitar Greg Breeding, Vibes Tony Hankins, Drums