July 29, 2007

2007-08 Season

Nepean All-City Jazz Band
(Neil Yorke-Slader, Director)
announces the following vacancies for the 2007-08 performance season:

ALTO SAXOPHONE
TENOR SAXOPHONE
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
TRUMPET
TROMBONE
PIANO
GUITAR
DRUMS

Auditions will occur on or around September 22nd, 2007.
To register for an audition, call Neil Yorke-Slader (831-8684) by September 15th. Applicants must be 20 years of age or less as of January 1, 2008.

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Nepean All-City Jazz Band:

- was the 2003-04 CMEA/MIAC “Award for Excellence in Canadian Jazz” winner,


- has earned Gold Awards for the last 20 consecutive years at Musicfest Canada’s National Finals,


- was a featured ensemble at the 2005 Governor-General’s Summer Concert Series at Rideau Hall,


- Has performed concerts with jazz greats Guido Basso, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Denny Christianson, Alastair Kay, Chase Sanborn, Kelley Jefferson, Alex Dean, Mike Tomaro and Pat LeBarbera,


- Was a featured ensemble at the 2007 Ottawa International Jazz Festival and the 2007 Thousand Islands Jazz Festival