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The Cooper Jazz Band is the Varsity Performing Jazz Ensemble at Cooper High School. It consists of students from ninth through twelfth grade, and membership is through audition. The bands perform regularly at community events such as the Kiwanis Pancake Day, the AEF Cajunfest Artwalk and the HEB Feast of Sharing. In addition to these events, the Cooper Jazz Bands perform in festivals throughout the state. 

Jazz Band Text Group: Text 81010: @bgc32a
Google Classroom Code: 79rsynw

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2018-2019 Cooper Jazz Band
 *if you are interested in joining - please enroll in our class!
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Saxophone
Brody Deleon
Candace Foster Johnson
Jackie Lacey
Cory Murillo
​Erin Gutschke


Trumpet
John David Clark-Rodriguez
Brianna Lara
Isaac Lock
Haliegh Pacatte

Amanda Strickland
​Zachry Valentine


Trombone
Jeremiah Gonzales
Jacob Moore
Robert Tinney
​Rebel Collins

 
Rhythm
​Rebel Collins - Bass
Shane Webb - Bass

Ricardo Hinojosa - Drums
John Myers - Guitar

Hayden Nigro - Piano

Manager - Lexi Johnson


Buckjump
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Sabor de Cuba
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One for Daddy-O
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Memories of You
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In the Stone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvSaFkIed8Q

Sing, Sing, Sing
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I Wan'na Be Like You
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Birdland
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A Day in the Life of a Fool
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Listening to jazz is a very important part of getting better at playing it! If you’d like to expand your listening, search for these players, groups, and tunes:

Saxophone
Eric Marienthal
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Joshua Redman
Sonny Rollins
David Sanborn
Michael Brecker
Chris Potter

Trumpet
Freddie Hubbard
Clifford Brown
Lee Morgan
Miles Davis
Chet Baker
Roy Hargrove
Wynton Marsalis
Arturo Sandoval
Maynard Ferguson

Trombone
Bill Watrous
JJ Johnson
Carl Fontana
Andy Martin
Dave Steinmeyer
Curtis Fuller
Trombone Shorty
Wycliffe Gordon

Piano
Bill Evans
Oscar Peterson
Herbie Hancock
Billy Taylor
Christian Sands

Guitar
Freddie Green
Jim Hall
Al Demiola
Lee Ritenour
John McLoughlin

Bass
Jaco Pastorious
Cleveland Eaton
Ray Brown
John Clayton
Christian McBride

Drums
Sonny Payne
Butch Miles
Peter Erskine
Gregg Field
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa

Big Bands:
Count Basie Orchestra
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Stan Kenton (his bands had multiple names)
The Buddy Rich Band
Univ. of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Jazz at Lincoln Center Big Band

Common Jazz Standards:
Just Friends
Autumn Leaves
Four
C Jam Blues
I’ve Got Rhythm
So What
Invitation
Joy Spring
In A Sentimental Mood
There Will Never Be Another You
Have You Met Miss Jones
All of Me
Tenor Madness
Sonnymoon For Two
All The Things You Are
Caravan
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Fly Me to the Moon
On Green Dolphin Street
Take the A Train
The Blues Walk
Sweet Georgia Brown