Civic Jazz Band
Jeff Meyers has led the Lorain County Community College Civic Jazz Band for the past eleven years. Under his direction the band has grown continually and now enjoys the reputation of being one of the premier jazz bands in the area.
2008-2009 CONCERT SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 22, 2008 – 7:30pm
THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON
The Lorain County Civic Jazz Band, directed by Jeffrey Meyers, opens its 2008-09 season with another great night of big band music. Tonight we feature the music of the great Duke Ellington. We'll play all the greatest hits - Take The A Train, Satin Doll, 42nd Street - tunes that are sure to get your toes tappin' and your fingers snappin'.
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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Saturday, February 28, 2009 – 7:30pm
JAZZ GOES TO THE POPS
The LCCC Jazz Band Goes to the Pops. Tonight we perform music of the "pop" music scene. We'll feature the tunes of James Taylor, Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears - even Disney favorites - all set to the swingin' sound of the LCCC Jazz Band.
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 – 7:30pm
MEET THE BAND
Tonight we feature each member of the LCCC Jazz Band in some of the great solo features in jazz - Harlem Nocturne, 'Round Midnight, I Can't Get Started With You - and other great hits all backed by the Lorain County Civic Jazz Band.
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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For more information and/or to purchase tickets, come to the Stocker Arts Center Box Office, which is open weekdays from 12 noon to 6:00pm, call (440) 366-4040 or (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 during those hours, or click on the "Buy Stocker Event Tickets" icon above.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIVIC JAZZ BAND
Jeff Meyers, Director
Jeff Meyers is engaged in the type of scholarship that we secretly like best – the type that allows us to move to the rhythms. For those of us who can remember back to the 30’s and 40’s, we’ll be able to return to great sounds and feelings. For the rest of us who were born too late, we’ll be able to experience what made that time so special.
Jeff Meyers has led the Lorain County Community College Civic Jazz Band for the past ten years. Under his direction the band has grown continually and now enjoys the reputation of being one of the premier jazz bands in the area. He also teaches saxophone lessons at the college. Meyers is in his 25th year as a band director in Ohio's public schools, currently at Amherst Nord Middle School and Amherst Junior High. Jeff judged saxophone auditions for the Ohio Music Education Association State Honors Band and served as saxophone section coach for that group and professionally throughout the area, has performed with the famous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, and as guest soloist with the Lorain County Community College Civic Concert Band.
The Lorain County Community College Civic Jazz Band is made up of professional, amateur, and student musicians from Lorain County and neighboring communities. It has become “the” place to play for area jazz musicians. College credit is available upon request or members may perform as an activity with no fees required. Rehearsals are on Thursday nights. The band has developed a reputation of presenting the finest in jazz, performing not only from the big band and perform music ranging from Dixieland to BeBop, and audiences have come to expect a wide range of music and exciting, polished performances. The band is in demand around the area to perform for various public and private functions. In 2003 the band performed for the national convention of the Musical Instrument Repair Technicians Association and in 2001 performed at the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival in Chicago. This last summer, the band was featured with the Ohio Dance Theater in their production of “Born in the USA,” a dance celebration of jazz.