Disc 1 Track 2 - Cedar Rapids Xavier

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ONE

BEAUTIFUL LOVE

(Young/King/Van Alstyne/Gillespie arr. Paul McKee)

Chad Allard, Director | Featuring Mike McMann*, Trombone

*Soloist

Saxophone: Arthur Schaub, Meredith Beer, Aaron Stadelmann, Griffin Happel, Leah Ambrosy, Cris Cano

Trumpet: Alec Battien, Sophia Kepros, Marcus Camacho, Ellie Renze, Mia Deegan

Trombone: Sam Hoffmann, Liam Perreault, Noah Upah, Ben Allard | Piano: Luci Nguyen

Guitar: Will Platz | Bass: Will Karl | Vibes/Percussion: Aimele Nguyen | Drums: Gus Bates, David Huiskamp

About Xavier Jazz Band One:

Jazz Band One is one of two jazz bands at Xavier Catholic High School. This year, Jazz Band One received a Division I rating at the State Jazz Band Festival and the band placed second at the Liberty Jazz Festival.Mr. Allard is in his first year at Xavier, but he’s a Corridor Jazz veteran. In fact, he is the only director with perfect attendance, he’s been in all 16 of our programs!

About Mike McMann:

Mike McMann is in his 22nd year as a band director at North Scott High School, the jazz bands under his direction have been featured at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference, been a finalist for the Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition in New York and have hosted many top-notch musicians each year as part of their Guest Artist Program, including Wycliffe Gordon, Tia Fuller, Byron Stripling, Stefon Harris, Victor Goines, Frank Wess, He has received the Wal-mart “Teacher of the Year” Award, been nominated for the National DisneyHand Teaching Award, and most recently, was given the Karl King Distinguished Service Award by the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association.Mike has performed been fortunate enough to perform or tour with many musicians such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Wynton Marsalis, Curtis Fuller, The Four Tops, and many others. He is the founder and arranger for 10 of Soul, a soul/funk/R&B band in the Quad City Area, and also plays with the Rod Pierson Big Band.