Jazz Band
Jazz Band at Liberty is an Extra-Curricular activity that rehearses outside of the school day. Rehearsals are before school beginning at 7:45am starting in October. To be eligible for jazz band, all students must follow the Student Activity Conduct Code. Participants in Jazz Band must be registered for a large instrumental course (ie. band or orchestra) with the exceptions being guitar and piano. The Jazz Band performances include the Winter Showcase, Liberty Jazz Showcase, Simpson Jazz Festival, Coe Jazz Festival, and SEIBA Jazz Festivals with their season concluding with Liberty Jazz Night.
Liberty Jazz Ensemble Schedule
First rehearsal: Thursday, October 24 at 8:00am
Director: Mr. Ryan Arp
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Rehearsals: Tuesday & Thursday 7:45am - 8:45am, Wednesday 4:10pm-5:30pm
Note: If school is delayed by 2 hours, rehearsal is at 9:45am​​
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​​​​​Alto Saxophone
Megan Smelser - lead
Macy Van Abbema
Tenor Saxophone
Noah Gilbert
Colsen Shaffer
Connor Dallner +bari
Baritone Saxophone
Parker Kacmarynski
Trumpet
Amir Jalilian-Nosraty 1,3
Miles Poolman 1,3
Will Stoakes 2
Blake Sehmann 3,4
Jackson Adam 3,4
Trombone
Tyler Hodges -lead
Tony Vos
Megan Brewer
Pete Hanson
William Rumping (Bass)
Guitar
Cy O’Dell
Piano
Evan Miller
Asa Pelzel
Bass
Sylvia Woltman
AJ Flynn
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Aux Perc/Vibes
Cooper Jurs
Drum Set
Noah Jaggers
Zander Junge
Liberty Jazz Collective
Schedule
First rehearsal: Thursday, October 24 at 8:00am
​Director: Mr. Nick Carlo
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Rehearsals: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45am - 8:40am
Note: If school is delayed by 2 hours, rehearsal is at 9:45am
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Alphabetized by last name
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Trumpet
Skye Clarke
Colin Finch - lead
Trevor Petersen
Haden Roth
Bjorn Swan
Trombone
Naomi Carter
John Galvez
Nathan Smith - lead
Logan Vittetoe
Kailey Williams
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Alto Saxophone
Elshareef Elsheikh
Eden Scherrer - lead
Audrey Willey
Tenor Saxophone
Grace Evans
Jaimie Johnson - lead
Ivy Reske
Baritone Saxophone
Phil Montover
Aleksey Titarenko
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Bass
Audrey Adams
Guitar
Kenna Gage
Drum Set/Aux Percussion
Sam Jungen
Ellis Naick
Toby Schoon
Piano/Vibes
Marquita Spading
Melissa Tian
The Lightning Jazz Band
Directors: Mr. Ryan Arp and Mr. Nick Carlo
Rehearsals: Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:45am-8:40am
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1st Rehearsal is Wednesday, October 30 at 8:00am
Alphabetized by last name
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Piano
Sam Lennox
Vincent Ni
Archer Wolf
Bass
Colsen Shaffer
Macy Van Abbema
Guitar
Hunter Bray
Vincent Ni
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Percussion
Naomi Carter
Daniel Orosco Rocha
Cooper Jurs
Noah Spading
Yuma Squires
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Alto Saxophone
Macy Kacmarynski
Dustin Kramer
Randy Nuro Gyina
Emmett Parsons
Tenor Saxophone
Henry McDonald
Evan Staber
Jaime Millian
Archer Wolf
Baritone Saxophone
Abigail Carr
Clarinet
Alex Bowman
Marianne Shaw
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Trumpet
Eli Corbett
Dylan DeFurio
Liam Gibbons
Charlotte Hoover
Ben Lanxon
Ella Lewis
Adrian Mawanda
Blake Whitty
Trombone
Oliver Brock
Max Cooper
Cooper Jurs
William Pearl
Deegan Wood
Yuzuka Fujikawa -Cello
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