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Jazz Ensembles
The Jazz Ensembles are groups that play jazz, standards, fusion and Latin music. There are currently two jazz ensembles, one adult combo and a Big Band which is a combination of the two groups with the addition of some other players.
Entrance to these groups is limited and by teacher recommendation or audition. The ensembles perform at many venues, such as County Fairs, church festivals, private parties and Art & Wine Festivals.
Instructor for all the Jazz Ensembles is Morry Goldstein.
Jazz Ensembles Personnel:
Ginga
Ginga is a Jazz Ensemble formed in the 1998 Season. The word "ginga" is Brazilian for "swing". This is an adult ensemble that plays a mixture of jazz, standards, fusion and Latin. Ginga members are:
Deborah Goldstein - vocals and keyboard
Morris Goldstein - tenor sax, clarinet, Director
Greg Anderson - keyboard
Mark Arroyo - guitar
Jeff Thompson - trombone
Greg Lindsay - drums
the SBSMA Big Band
The band meets twice a month and is comprised of members from Ginga, current students that are from the studio of the band's director, Morris Goldstein and alumni and other performers from the community.
The Big Band plays a variety of music ranging from Swing and Jazz and some Funk.
the personnel for the SBSMA Big Band is:
Lyle Gillison, alto sax
Ralph Deadwyler, tenor sax
Jules Goldberg, tenor sax
Kirk Fuller, bari sax
Dennis Gamban, trumpet
Norman Geimer, trumpet
Nic Garnett, trumpet
Rich Welch, trumpet
Jeff Yeager, trombone
Jeff Thompson, trombone
Denise Whitney, trombone
Alejandro Puel, trombone
Greg Anderson, keyboard
Deborah Goldstein, vocals and keyboard
Mark Arroyo, guitar
Don Sawdy, drums
Wind Ensemble
The SBSMA Wind Ensemble is a concert band and is open by invitation or by audition only. The ensemble includes winds, brass and percussion players. The band plays a variety of ensemble literature, such as marches, Broadway show tunes, classical pieces and movie soundtracks.
The band performs a minimum of 2 concerts per year, usually June and December. The Concerts are held in the Milpitas area.
There is a quarterly tuition of $60 for participation in Wind Ensemble.
The instructor for Wind Ensemble is Morry Goldstein.
Winter 2007 Wind Ensemble Members :
Perry Pham, flute
Angela Chen, flute
Yifan Zhang, flute
Christine Gohil, flute
Rolena Thomassin, flute
Sarah Benton, piccolo
Alex Ames, clarinet
Chris Kato, clarinet
Daniel Kline, clarinet
Raymond Yeh, clarinet
Nicholas Alexander, clarinet
Elliott Wang, clarinet
Karina Uchiumi, alto sax
Jeremy Birch, alto sax
Gary Lynch, alto sax
Sean Bautista, alto sax
Margaret Trask, tenor sax
Brian Tat, tenor sax
Daniel Taborga, trumpet
Justin Birch, trumpet
Melissa Farquhar, french horn
Rolena Thomassin, trombone
Jamie Whitney, baritone
Thomas Benton, percussion
Julian Puel, percussion
Keane Virola, percussion
Clay Blundon, percussion
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