THE KNOXVILLE JAZZ YOUTH ORCHESTRA is an honors band under the direction KJO lead trombonist Tom Lundberg. The band is open to high school students from across East Tennessee and is chosen by audition each Fall. The group rehearses weekly from September through May and performs several concerts around the region each year. For a list of upcoming performances, see the link below.
UPCOMING: FALL KJYO AUDITIONS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
6:30 P.M.
JOY OF MUSIC SCHOOL
We’ll hear students in the order that they sign in the evening of the audition. Sign-in sheets will be available starting at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, The first (organizational) rehearsal for KJYO will be the following Wednesday, September 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Joy of Music School is located at 1209 Euclid Ave NW, Knoxville, TN 37921.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Saxophones, trumpets, and trombones will be asked to perform a prepared piece. Please follow the links below to download the music for your instrument. Major and chromatic scales over the full range of your instrument and sight-reading will also be required. Improvisation will be optional for the audition. Students may choose to improvise over a 12 bar blues progression in Concert "F." A play-a-long recording will be provided. Students may also improvise on a standard tune of their choice. If so, please provide your own backing track.
Pianists, bassists, and guitarists should be prepared to sight-read a chord progression. Pianists and guitarists will be required to play 4 choruses on a 12 bar blues progression, comping for 2 choruses, and improvising for 2 choruses. Bassists will be asked to walk a bass line. Major scales will also be required.
Drummers will be asked to play time in a swing style, latin style and rock/funk style. They will also be asked to sight-read a drum part from a big band arrangement.
Tenor saxophone prepared piece
Baritone saxophone prepared piece
VIEW THE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE →
Questions? Email Tom