For decades, the Parkland Jazz Combo has provided a great opportunity for upcoming musicians in the Champaign-Urbana area to gain playing and improvisation experience in a small jazz group setting. The ensemble rehearses on Mondays, at 3:00-5:45 pm in room C148The repertoire often consists of jazz classics and well-known standards as well as originals and arrangements by the members themselves. The group often performs at what has become a home for jazz in Champaign-Urbana - the Iron Post, and is pleased to perform in the Second Stage Theatre at Parkland College.
Lead by Kevin Hart, the group meets on Monday afternoons in the fall and spring semesters, and auditions are held at the start of each semester.
The Parkland Jazz Ensemble is open to all community members with the instructor's consent.
For more information contact Kevin Hart at 217/373-3782 or khart@parkland.edu.
Virtual Fall Jazz Combo concert
Virtual Spring 2021 Jazz Combo concert
Fall 2021 Jazz Combo concert