Last week, our Senior Stage Band visited Kirrawee High School to participate in a workshop with famous Australian jazz musician James Morrison. Thomas Hassall were one of only three senior jazz bands lucky enough to workshop with this master of music.
Over the 40 minute session, our students performed two pieces, and listened carefully to all the great advice and concepts he had to pass on to them. At the end, James was nice enough to have a jam with the students too, and played a song along with them, including performing an amazing trumpet solo.
This was a great opportunity for our Senior Stage Band, especially the Year 12 students, as their last band excursion as a student. We will strongly miss our Year 12 students, they are a great group of musicians this year. Katrina Fusca also sang a song with our students, and James complimented her on her great voice and appropriate tone for the style she was singing. It was also nice for our students to watch James Morrison workshop two other high-school Jazz bands, and learn from listening to them and what James had to say about them too.
Well done everyone!
