Renowned Jazz musician Sean Jones visits Saddleback College for Jazz Day
With a warmed up crowd, Sean Jones walks on stage at the McKinney Theatre to join the Saddleback College students to play four original songs from Jones and
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in: Briefs
/ 07/12/2018
Three free jazz performances organized throughout July
Multiple musicians including, Berisford ‘Shep’ Shepherd, Tern Re and Joey Sellers collaborate to present concerts at Saddleback College Saddleback College will host three jazz concerts featuring The Saddleback
Big Band performs world premiere of student compositions
Saddleback creates a new generation of composers each spring Saddleback College’s big band jazz ensemble performed in a student-composed concert at the McKinney Theatre on April 27. Students
Big Band Jazz Ensemble collaborate with gifted musician, Ingrid Jensen
A night full of lively music for Jazz Day Ingrid Jensen, a trumpeter from British Columbia collaborated with Saddleback’s Big Band Ensemble for Jazz Days at McKinney Theatre
Jazz Guest Artist: The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio
Jazz Studies at Saddleback College presented the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio in the McKinney Theatre the evening of September 11. From San Diego, the trio was assembled
Music faculty kicks off the semester with an evening of jazz
The Saddleback College music faculty, led by Director of Jazz Studies Joey Sellers, continued their tradition of bringing in the Saddleback College semester with the Jazz Faculty
in: Music
/ 03/20/2017
Chris Speed redefines jazz in the 21st century
Jazz has been around since the late 19th century and since then has developed many genres that still find themselves in popular music today. Chris Speed and his
Matt Slocum New York Jazz Trio visits Saddleback College
Matt Slocum, an accomplished jazz drummer who graduated from USC, partnered with Dayna Stephens on the saxophone and Steve Cotter on the guitar to create Matt Slocum’s New
in: Life
/ 04/23/2016
Free jazz concert filled nearly every seat
The Music Department’s third Concert Hour of the semester drew a crowd of over 70 students who came to watch music faculty members, along with one music student,
in: A&E
/ 02/29/2016
Grammy-nominated artist lights up McKinney Theatre
World class trombonist John Fedchock took center center stage with the Saddleback Big Band for Jazz Day on Saddleback College’s campus Saturday, Feb. 27. The sound of jazz
in: Life
/ 10/19/2015
#BigTimeSwingin’
At the McKinney Theatre, the Saddleback College Big Band hit all the right notes on Friday with swinging beats and tempo on the spot. The Big Band played
in: A&E
/ 10/18/2015
Big Band shares a jazzy mix of tunes at Saddleback College
The Saddleback College Big Band performed an arrangement of classic and contemporary jazz at the McKinney Theatre at Saddleback College on Friday Oct. 16. Conducted by Director of Jazz Studies, Joey