For the 2nd year in a row, the Jazz Ensemble of the Leadership Conservatory has been chosen to participate in the Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop held in Savannah, Georgia on March 31st through April 2, 2010. This event is one of only a few premier events in the country for high school jazz bands, and the Tarpon Springs Jazz Ensemble was selected as one of only 12 groups out of 50 applicants from throughout the United States. The competition is part of the Savannah Music Festival, a 3 week event that draws some of the top jazz musicians in the world.

The Tarpon Springs Jazz Ensemble will participate in performance and improvisation clinics before some of the finest jazz educators in the world, participate in jam sessions, perform in an outdoor concert in historic Savannah, and compete for cash awards and the chance to perform in a Savannah Music Festival concert with headline all-stars.

For additional information on the Jazz program of the Leadership Conservatory for the Arts at Tarpon Springs High School, contact Director Bob Barfield, at 727-943-4900 ext. 170.

(Photo Left) Since bursting upon the jazz scene as the pianist for the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Marcus Roberts has become one of the leading jazz artists of our time. Mr. Roberts, who also serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Florida State University, leads the faculty clinicians at the Swing Central Competiion. Top scoring high school ensembles will have an opportunity to perform as the opening act for the Marcus Roberts Trio, Chris Crenshaw and the Georgia Horns, The Clayton Brothers and others on the same stage at the Savannah Music Festival.

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