Some fun old footage with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Ted Buckner and Bill Coleman. Enjoy!
Clash of the College Bands Tournament – The Finals!
It’s finally here, the championship round of our Clash of the College Bands Tournament. We started out with 12 big bands from colleges and universities that you nominated, and now it is down to the final remaining two.
In week 10, DePaul beat Whitworth convincingly in the second of two semifinal rounds, and now heads to the finals to match up against the mighty University of North Texas One O’ Clock Lab Band. The winner will be declared the first ever Clash of the College Band Tournament Champion, with bragging rights for an entire year.
Every vote counts! Click on the links below to give both bands a listen, and then vote on which band you like best.
To see the bracket, click here.
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble I – Don’t Even Ask (courtesy of CD That Being Said by the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble 1)
University of North Texas One O’ Clock Lab Band – Dark Matters
Clash of the College Bands Tourney – Week 10
Clash of the College Bands Tourney – Week 2: Willamette University Jazz Collective vs. University of Northern Colorado Jazz Lab Band 1
Congratulations to the week 1 winner, University of Miami, who beat Princeton with 78% of the vote.
Week 2 begins now, with the first round match up between the Willamette University Jazz Collective versus the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Lab Band 1.
To see the bracket, click here.
Each week, two college or university big bands will “face off”. You, as the reader, will listen to a song from each band, and then vote for the one you like the best. After the week is over, one team will move on to the next round, and we will feature two new bands. The last band standing is the Clash of the College Bands winner.
Below are the next two school bands.
Click on the link for each school. Audio will begin in a new page. After you have listened to each band, vote on the one you like the best.
University of Northern Colorado Lab Band 1 – Flux in the Box (audio made available by UNC Jazz Studies website)
Willamette University Jazz Collective – In Your Voice (audio made available by Willamette University Music website)
Clash of the College Bands Tourney Begins Now! Week 1: University of Miami Concert Jazz Band vs. Princeton University Big Band
You may remember a few months back I was taking requests from you for the top college or university big bands in the country, so we could set up a little tournament for these bands (see Clash of the College Bands).
Well the nominations came in, and the bracket is set. Now it is up to you to see who wins. Here is how it works:
Each week, two college or university big bands will “face off”. You, as the reader, will listen to a song from each band, and then vote for the one you like the best. After the week is over, one team will move on to the next round, and we will feature two new bands. The last band standing is the Clash of the College Bands winner.
You may view the tournament bracket by clicking here.
Below are the first two school bands, the University of Miami Concert Jazz Band vs. Princeton University Big Band.
Click on the link for each school. Audio will begin in a new page. After you have listened to each band, vote on the one you like the best.
University of Miami Concert Jazz Band – Nasty Blues (audio made available by YouTube post)
Princeton University Big Band – Mean What You Say (audio sample made available by Princeton University School of Music Website)