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.
2009-2010 Concert Schedule
Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 7:30pm
Civic Jazz Band Concert
The Brass are shoutin', the saxes are riffin', the piano's compin', the bass is walkin' and the soloist is surfin'! What's it all mean? Find out as the LCCC Civic Jazz Band brings you the coolest class on campus, Big Band 101!
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 or more.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 – 7:30pm
Civic Jazz Band Concert
ITS BACK!!!! The Big Band Quiz Returns! A swingin' sort of Name That Tune - or What Band Played That - or Who Sang That Song. Join in on the fun as the LCCC Civic Jazz Band tests your knowledge of Big Band Music for great prizes! Or you can just sit back and relax and enjoy some of the greatest big band music ever written!
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 or more.
Saturday, May 15, 2010 – 7:30pm
Civic Jazz Band Concert
Count Basie's April in Paris, Stan Kenton's Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, Gershwin's Summertime. The LCCC Civic Jazz Band warms up with the season and presents some great jazz to get you in the mood for summer. Dress for the weather - cuz the music will be HOT!
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 or more.
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. The band was also featured with the Ohio Dance Theatre in their production of “Born in the USA,” a dance celebration of jazz.