The East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars is a pre-professional music academy for high school jazz musicians. East Bay Jazz's two ensembles, big band and combo, rehearse on a weekly basis and frequently perform between January to June. In East Bay Jazz students develop their skills within the jazz idiom, gain real-world performance experience, and share our love of music with the East Bay community and beyond. Recent graduates have continued to perform music in their local communities and at music conservatories such as Berklee College of Music, California Jazz Conservatory, Frost School of Music at University of Miami, New York University, Oberlin College, SF Conservatory of Music, UCLA, and others.
East Bay Jazz's educational programs are fully supported by Livermore Arts.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Spencer Sussman is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator from the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a masters degree in jazz studies at San Jose State University, studying under the expertise of Scott Whitfield, Thomas Hornig, and Aaron Lington. He has performed with Jon Faddis, Jamie Davis, Clairdee, Caloncho, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Spencer has also toured internationally and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, and throughout New Zealand.Spencer currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he performs, produces, and teaches music.