Auditions
for the jazz bands and combos will be held on Tuesday and
Thursday, January 9th and 11th, from 10:00 am – 6:00
pm in Room 214, Music Building. Sign up for
an audition time online.Everyone
should audition for jazz band regardless of past
membership.
Rehearsals will be done differently this year—
Each Big Band will meet on both Tuesday and Thursday
for a total of 2 rehearsal hours a week.
T and TH 10:00–11:50 am, Mus140, Sec
1 (2 units)
T and TH 4:10–6:00 pm, Mus140, Sec 3
(2 units)
Combos will meet a faculty member for 1 hour a week.
Times will be worked out by each combo and the faculty
leader after auditions have concluded and results have
been posted.
Combos will be limited to 6 players per group.
Those planning to be in a combo should have a free hour
in their schedule between noon and 4:00
pm on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays,
or Fridays at 1:00 pm. Having said
availability in your schedule does not guarantee that you
will be placed in a combo this quarter.
1 hour (arranged with the
instructor), Mus 146 Sec 6 (1 unit)
Auditions for the Big Bands will consist of
Anthropology (link
goes to PDF of the lead sheet) by Charlie Parker
a performance of Alone
Together (link goes to PDF of the lead sheet)
by Dietz and Schwartz accompanied with a metronome only
(half-note = 80 bpm on beats 2 and 4) where you will play the
melody and one chorus of an improvised solo.
You will need to turn in an availability sheet at the time of
your audition (combo only).
Drummers auditioning for either band will be asked to play a
variety of styles. A kit will be available. Combo drummers
will be asked to play the melody of Alone
Together on the drum set.
Big Band singers will be asked to sing the melody to
Alone Together.
Combo singers will be asked to sing the melody to Alone
Together as well as one chorus of improvised
solo.
For any questions, or any issues, contact Otto Lee (oglee@ucdavis.edu).
D.M.A. Jazz Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder 2017M.A. Instrumental Music Performance, California State University, Fresno 2012B.A. Instrumental Jazz Performance, California State University, Fresno 2010
California native Otto Lee is a
saxophonist, educator, and composer. After completing a bachelor
of arts degree in instrumental jazz performance (2010) and a
master’s degree in music performance (2012) at California State
University Fresno, he began his teaching career at CSU
Fresno as well as Fresno Pacific University where he was in
charge of the big band applied lessons. After spending a brief
stint as the director of jazz studies at CSU Fresno, he decided
to pursue a DMA in Jazz Studies from University of Colorado,
Boulder (2017).