Auditions for the 2019 - 2020 Higgins Jazz Ensemble will take place September 17-19. Please check this page in late August for more information.
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The award-winning Higgins Middle School Jazz Ensemble is open to band students, grades six through eight. Because the Jazz Ensemble's repertoire focuses on advanced jazz, swing, and rock literature, the band's membership is determined by auditions, which are held at the beginning of each school year. Membership is limited to specific numbers within each section.
Our jazz ensemble performs several times throughout the year, both at and outside of the school. The jazz band also competes against other middle school jazz ensembles at the MAJE Northeastern District Junior Jazz Festival, and performs at a joint concert with the high school’s jazz band at the Peabody Blac Box Theater in the spring.
Students who pass the audition are expected to be a part of the group for the entire year, and should understand the commitment involved. The Jazz Ensemble rehearses every Wednesday from 2:30 until 3:45 with once-monthly sectionals on Wednesdays.
Our jazz ensemble performs several times throughout the year, both at and outside of the school. The jazz band also competes against other middle school jazz ensembles at the MAJE Northeastern District Junior Jazz Festival, and performs at a joint concert with the high school’s jazz band at the Peabody Blac Box Theater in the spring.
Students who pass the audition are expected to be a part of the group for the entire year, and should understand the commitment involved. The Jazz Ensemble rehearses every Wednesday from 2:30 until 3:45 with once-monthly sectionals on Wednesdays.