University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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ALL THAT JAZZ Traditional, l atin, Jazz-rock, Big Band music and more. Various tunes could be heard being performed by the Jazz Bands at home concerts, high schools, tours, and fund raisers throughout the 1988- 1989 school year. 1 don't really have a favorite kind of music to play. I enjoy playing the Mod- ern Funk Jazz, as well as the Traditional and Latin Jazz, said senior Jazz Band 1 member Kate Adler, who played the ten- or saxophone. Home concerts were free, while con- certs to raise money cost two dollars a ticket. Putting on a performance cost the music department from three to seven hundred dollars per performance. Three bands performed throughout the year. Each band had fifteen to eight- een members. Jazz Band I was the most prestigious band, while students in bands II and III hoped to progress into I in the future. The UNI Jazz Band originated in 1950, and was originally a student-run organ- ization. The activity became so popular that the University decided to introduce the Jazz Band into the academic cur- riculum. Students then received one hour of credit per semester for being involved in the class. To be admitted into the ensemble a student must audition. The qualifications I look for are good instrumentalists, the ability to sight-read, and the ability to improvise, said director of Jazz Band I Robert Washut. Jazz Band I practiced twice a week for two hours as a group, but band members practiced individually for many more hours. Senior James Miller was a trombone player who had been a member of Jazz Band I for six years. I try to put in at least one or two hours a day on my own. It doesn't al- ways work out that way but I try, said Miller. Although all members of the band took an active interest in music, not all were music majors. I would love to play the saxophone in a bar for a living, but how would I sus- tain myself? I'm a psychology major, which hopefully will be able to support me, said Adler. Miller felt differently. I will probably teach music in a few years, but I would like to perform for a living, said Miller. Whether students used Jazz Band for an extra-curricular activity or for prep- aration as a performer, they all gained multiple benefits. In Jazz Band I became a better musican, travelled to places I otherwise wouldn't have, and made a lot of good friends, said Adler. — Sabra Craig Bass player Matt Glascock diligently concentrates on giving his best performance at the 39th Annual Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz Show. PMo d vW Wtfntr 28 Jazz Band

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Fifth of July was the fourth production put on by Theatre UNI. The play dealt with a group of former student activists and the changes in their lives since College. Photo by DootJ V ifnrr. Student Life 27

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Jazz Band I performa at one of three home con- certs given throughout the year. The popularity of the group is shown by the four to five hundred fans that attend each concert. PW» fry Dtmi w« wr. Saxophone solos accompanied the various high- lights of the jazz band concert and could also be heard on the Jazz Band I's most recent record. fry DivtJ Wifutr. Playing the tenor saxophone is senior psychology maior Kate Adler. She proves to the audience that m t only music majors know how to put on a good musical performance, Pholo by DwM Wagwr. Student Life 29