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2013 Swing Central Jazz

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Renowned Jazz Trombone Player to Prep LM Ensemble Before Competition

Wycliffe Gordon will be coming to Lower Morealnd High School on Feb. 21 to help the Jazz Ensemble before its national competition in Savannah, Georgia.

As part of their acceptance to the "Swing Central Jazz Festival" in Savannah, Georgia, the Lower Moreland Jazz Ensemble will be receiving a guest clinic by renowned jazz trombone player Wycliffe Gordon. Gordon, who is a clinician in the festival, will come to the High School on Feb. 21 for a two-and-a-half-hour session to get the the LM musicians ready for the festival. It will take place in the High School band room from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Lower Moreland Jazz Ensemble was selected as one of only 12 high school jazz ensembles from across the country to be invited to perform in this festival after submitting a recorded audition to the Swing Central Jazz judges. LM also qualified for the competition last year under the direction of …

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