The Timberline Jazz Ensembles
Timberline Jazz Ensemble I and II
-Audition groups which perform a wide variety of selections including jazz, swing, blues, rock, funk, ballads, pop and more. These groups are made up of saxophones, trombones, trumpets, and rhythm section instruments. Participation requires that the student also be enrolled in Marching/Symphonic Band for the duration of the academic year, with the exception of those rhythm section players who do not play a symphonic instrument. Jazz Ensemble I meets every day during zero hour, and Jazz Ensemble II meets during the school day. These groups perform many times each year at concerts, festivals, and community events.
Yearly jazz festivals that the THS Jazz Ensemble attends are the Idaho District III Jazz Festival in the fall, and the Gene Harris Jazz Festival in the spring. Other festivals are generally out of town, and have included Clackamas Community College Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, Jazz Unlimited in Tri-Cities, WA, Anaheim, CA Heritage Festival, or the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho.
The Timberline Jazz Ensembles have been very successful in recent years and have a number of notable accomplishments:
2019 Anaheim Heritage Festival Festival - Superior Rating - Instrumental Sweepstakes,
Adjudicators' Award, 3 Outstanding Soloist Awards
2018 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, One of Winning Showcase Bands, Selected to play on Headliner concert.
2017 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, Winning Band Selected to play on
Headliner concert for 5A. Outstanding Soloist Award - Colton Shaner, trumpet
2016 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, Outstanding Soloist Award - Ian Meyer, Guitar
2015 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, 1 of 2 Winning Bands Selected to play on Headliner concert for 5A
2014 Idaho Music Educators Association - Selected to Perform at Conference
2014 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, Winning Band Selected to play on
Headliner concert for 5A
2013 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating
2012 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Outstanding Soloist Award
2011 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating, Winning Band Selected to play on
Headliner concert for 5A
2010 Gene Harris Jazz Festival - Superior Rating
2014 Clackamas Community College Instrumental Jazz Festival - Portland, OR
Class AAA - Finalists, 1st Place
Outstanding Musician Award Winners (3)
2011 Clackamas Community College Instrumental Jazz Festival - Portland, OR
Class AAA - Tied score for finals selection
Outstanding Solo Award Winners (3)
2019 District III Jazz Festival - *Superior Rating (December 2019)
2018 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (November 2018)
2017 District III Jazz Festival - *Superior Rating (December 2017)
2016 District III Jazz Festival - *Superior Rating (December 2016)
2015 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (December 2015)
2014 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (December 2014)
2013 District III Jazz Festival - *Superior Rating (December 2013)
2012 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (December 2012)
2011 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (December 2011)
2010 District III Jazz Festival - Superior Rating (December 2010)
2009 Anaheim Heritage Festival - 1st Place Jazz Ensemble*
*Festival Top Score
The Timberline Jazz Ensemble also performs regularly at community events and participates in special functions upon request if the group is available. To request the Timberline Jazz Ensemble, see contact information on "Contact" page.
2020 THS "Wolf Pack" Jazz Ensemble I
2018 THS Jazz Ensemble II
Jazz Ensemble after receiving 1st place in division at the Clackamas Community College Jazz Festival, 2014
Jazz Ensemble Outline/Syllabus
| ths_jazz_band_outline_and_expectations_all_years.pdf |
2019-2020 Rehearsal Recordings
| ths_jazz_ensemble_memphis_blues_1.22.2020.mp3 |
| ths_jazz_ensemble_-_cottontail_1.23.2020_am_rehearsal.mp3 |
| ths_jazz_ensemble_-_isfahan_1.23.2020__pm_.mp3 |
