Menlo School Jazz Bands

The Jazz Bands offer students the opportunity to perform in a variety of musical settings from traditional jazz to Latin and swing.

• JV Jazz Band focuses on learning how to read and play in the various jazz styles as well as developing a feel for improvisation.
• Varsity Jazz Band delves deeper into the jazz canon, performing works by such greats as Ellington and Basie as well as more modern tunes in the rock and blues styles.

We are proud to share our enthusiasm and love for this great American art form...dig it!

MARK WARREN started playing the clarinet in fourth grade. After two years he switched to the saxophone and has been honking on them both ever since. He has a degree in classical saxophone performance from San Jose State University, where he studied with William Trimble. After college, he played in a variety of settings from classical to rock and jazz. He has played on cruise ships and toured the US and Europe both as a performer and musical director. He came to Menlo in 1987 after deciding that he probably ought to get a day gig...loved what he found here and never left. Over the years he picked up his California teaching credential in Music and has taught Computers and Music, Composition and Performance, and AP Music Theory, in addition to developing the Jazz Band program