May 5, 2018 Samohi Band Fundraising, Jazz

Samohi Jazz Combo at Your Event

Book the Samohi Jazz Combo for your party or event, and support the Jazz program!

The combo can consist of anywhere from 3-6 of our top musicians, and is available for parties, bar mitzvahs and other events. Give us your information in the “Contact Us” box below, and someone will get back to you soon.

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April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Samohi Band Events, Jazz, Uncategorized

May 6 Jazz Concert at The Catalina Jazz Club

Join us Sunday, May 6, 2018

for performances by the Samohi Jazz Bands, with Special Guest Artist Eric Marienthal.

Doors Open at 12:00 noon. Performance at 1:00 pm.

VENUE: The Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA

One block eat of Highland / Entrance on McCadden Place

Make your reservations today!

(323) 466-2210
reservations@catalinajazzclub.com
www.catalinajazzclub.com

Support the Jazz Bands by buying advance tickets here:

Samohi Jazz Bands Online Form

January 10, 2018January 12, 2018 Samohi Band Events, Jazz

January 21st Samohi Jazz Bands at Barnum Hall

The Samohi Jazz Bands – Jazz 1, Jazz 2, and Jazz Combos – will perform

Sunday, January 21st from 4:00-6:00 pm

Barnum Hall
600 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica

CLICK HERE to purchase advance tickets online.

This concert will include a performance with guest artist Bernie Dresel.

Bernie Dresel has been one of the busiest studio and live musicians in the world as both a drummer and percussionist. He occupied the coveted drum chair for Grammy Award-winning Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band since its inception in 1999 until 2015. He was also co-writer for Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Play-Along Series For Drums (as well as the follow-up Volume 2). For 15 years (1992 to 2006), he was the drummer for the multi-Grammy Award-winning Brian Setzer Orchestra, selling close to 4 million records. Modern Drummer magazine’s readers’ poll named Bernie “Best Big Band Drummer” and Drum! Magazine has put him on their list of “53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the ’90s” as well as honoring him with a Drummie® for Best Big Band Drummer.

Bernie has just released the debut record of his exciting new big band, The BBB featuring Bernie Dresel, entitled Live n’ Bernin’ (available everywhere CDs, vinyl, Blu-Rays, and digital downloads are sold). This group is without question one of the world’s most exciting large jazz ensembles and some have called it the best big band album in decades! The BBB provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz.…intensely and energetically showcasing Bernie’s extraordinary musical and technical drumming talents.

Bernie’s credits with respect to motion picture and television soundtracks represent “A-list” television work such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and recent movies such as Coco, Planet of the Apes, Spider Man: Homecoming, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, Zootopia, Inside Out, Tomorrowland, Star Trek, Minions, Despicable Me 3, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Mission Impossible 3, American Sniper, Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice, Superman: Man Of Steel, Up, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, Cars 2, Super 8, Transformers 3, Get On Up, Ratatouille, and many more! You can also see, as well as hear, Bernie on the silver screen in Jersey Boys and the Country Bears. Bernie Dresel’s complete list of movie and television credits is extensive.

In addition to The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Bernie has recorded/performed with hundreds of artists from all genres: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Maynard Ferguson, Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Seth MacFarlane, Dixie Chicks, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, LeAnn Rimes, Andy Summers, Brian May, Men At Work, Herb Alpert, David Sanborn, Johnny Mathis, Lou Rawls, Barry Manilow, Eric Idle, Expose, James Taylor, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Jack Jones, Little Richard, Dr. John, Albert Lee, Gene Simmons, B.B. King, Patti LaBelle, Luis Miquel, The 5th Dimension, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Paula Abdul, Celine Dion, and many others.

January 1, 2018 Samohi Band Calendar, Concert Bands, Fundraising, Jazz, Marching Band, Parents, SMAPA-Bands, Support

Band Parent Meeting January 9, 2018

We welcome all parents/guardians of current Samohi Band students to join us for a recap of Fall 2017 events and information about 2018 concerts and fundraisers. This is for parents of students enrolled in any of our classes – Concert, Marching, or Jazz Band. We hope to see you there!

Samohi Band Parents Association Meeting
Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 pm in the Band Room (M102)

November 28, 2017November 26, 2017 Samohi Band Concert Bands, Fundraising, Jazz, Marching Band, Parents, Students, Support

Barnes & Noble Bookfair Dec. 9-10

Join us Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10 at Barnes & Noble on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Wind, brass, and percussion ensembles will perform.

When you present a voucher or bookfair flyer, Barnes & Noble will contribute a portion of the sale to the Samohi Band program!

STUDENTS – Sign up with Mr. Sakow or Mr. McKeown to perform at the Barnes & Noble store.

PARENTS – We need help wrapping gifts and passing out vouchers on the promenade: Click here to volunteer.

EVERYONE – please share our bookfair flyer! Friends and family can earn contributions for the Band, when they shop in Santa Monica December 9-10 or online December 9-14.

September 22, 2017 Samohi Band Calendar, Concert Bands, Jazz

Airmen of Note 2017

Great news! During the school day on Tuesday, September 26th, all Samohi concert band students will have the opportunity to attend a clinic & performance by the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force.

Band Directors Kevin McKeown & Terry Sakow have submitted permission slips for concert band students who miss other classes to attend the performance. Click on the link below to read more about:

Airmen of Note

September 11, 2017September 12, 2017 Samohi Band Concert Bands, Jazz, Marching Band, Support

Why Donate to the Bands?

Stuff and Staff:

In Santa Monica, we are fortunate to have a school district that supports the arts. At the high school level, SMMUSD provides funding for two full time Band directors, partial funding for Color Guard instruction, and a small stipend for Instructional Aide in Band classrooms for a few hours per week.

The Samohi Band Parents Association (BPA) seeks donations and raises funds to supplement what the district provides, so that the program can continue to provide the highest quality music education to our students.

You may have heard the expression “Stuff vs. Staff” in relation to fundraising at SMMUSD schools.* For the Samohi Band program, the Barents Association (BPA) pays for the following:

The Samohi “Symphonic Winds” show off their new music folders.

Stuff

Music folders – Some classes got new folders this year!
Music stands
Sheet music royalty/rental fees
Photocopies (the BPA paid 1/3 the cost to purchase a photocopier used by the Samohi Band, Choir and Orchestra directors)
Band Room lockers and related supplies
New instrument purchases
School-owned instrument repairs and supplies
Concert programs
Student awards
Concert, Marching, and Jazz festival entry fees
Marching Band & Guard uniforms and supplies

and Staff

Full-time percussion instructor for all 5 Concert Band classes
Jazz Band II instructor
Concert Band festival adjudicators/clinicians
Partial funding for the Color Guard Caption Head & Color Guard Tech
Marching Band Percussion Caption Head & Percussion Tech
Marching Band Visual Caption Head & 2 Visual Techs
Miscellaneous Concert and Jazz Band Clinicians

On average, the BPA spends $250 per pupil per year on the Concert Band program, and $750 per pupil per year on students enrolled in Marching Band or Color Guard. We hope that you will consider contributing to our 2017-18 Direct Donation campaign.

Thank you for supporting the Samohi Bands!

*RE: “Stuff and Staff” in SMMUSD: In general, the PTAs raise funds for necessary “stuff” such as supplies, books and equipment at school sites, while your donations to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation fund additional staff and programs at each school. For the Samohi Band program, the BPA pays both.

September 4, 2017 Samohi Band Concert Bands, Jazz, Marching Band, Parents, Students

Band Homework – Register Now!

A message from Band Parent Association President Richard Krop:

Welcome to the 2017-2018 Samohi Bands!

Dear Samohi Band Musicians and Families,

Welcome to the Samohi Band 2017-18 season. The and Parents Association and the Band Directors Kevin McKeown and Terry Sakow are looking forward to sharing amazing performances with Band families & friends in the upcoming year. The officers of the Band Parent Organization “SMAPA-Samohi Bands” are already hard at work planning events. To those musicians and families who are entering the Band program for the first time, we extend a special welcome.

To be sure that you receive calendar updates and performance call times throughout the year, please register your contact information with us using the “2017-18 All-Bands Registration Form.”

These forms are a Concert Band homework assignment to be completed by Friday, September 8 for a pass/fail grade. Please complete these forms online. Parents may fill out the form with the help of a volunteer at our Band Parent potluck on Tuesday. If you have difficulty with the online form, printed forms are available from Mr. McKeown and Mr. Sakow. Students may return all donations, purchases, student permission forms and other forms to the directors.

If you have already registered with the Marching Band, you do NOT need to register again online.

The Band Parent Association will kick of the year with a meeting next Tuesday, September 5, at the Moose Lodge. This is a great chance to meet your fellow parents and discuss the upcoming year. This is a potluck, please go to this sign up link today!

For more information about travel, and for the answers to any questions about concert formal wear, concert tickets or anything else related to the Bands, please attend our next meeting on Tuesday September 5 at 7pm at the Moose Lodge.
Thank you for your support!
Richard A. Krop
President, SMAPA-Samohi Bands

August 21, 2017April 24, 2018 Samohi Band Alumni, Concert Bands, History, Jazz

Concert Program Archive

Click on the concert title to view and/or download a PDF of an old Samohi Band concert program. We welcome alumni and friends to submit concert programs and yearbook photos. Email us at samohiband@gmail.com

2017-18
2018 Pops Concert (coming soon)
2018 Spring Concert
2018 Bands at the Broad
2018 Winter Concert
2018 Jazz Winter Concert
2017 Fall Concert

2016-17
2017 Pops Concert
2017 Spring Concert
2017 Bands at the Broad
2017 Winter Concert
2016 Fall Concert

2015-16
2016 Pops Concert
2016 Spring Jazz
2016 Spring Concert
2016 Samohi Wind Ensemble Performance at California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC)
2016 Bands at the Broad
2016 Winter Jazz Concert
2016 Winter Concert
2015 Fall Concert