our program
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, 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.
Spencer sussman, founder/director
Born and raised in the East Bay Area, Spencer Sussman is a tenor and bass trombonist, composer/arranger, producer, and educator.
Spencer has a masters degree in jazz studies at San Jose State University. He has performed and/or recorded with Caloncho, Elsa y Elmar, Jon Faddis, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Andy Martin, Dan Fornero, Jamie Davis, Clairdee, Francisco Torres, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Spencer has also toured internationally and played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, and throughout New Zealand. Locally he has performed at the SFJAZZ Center, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, California Jazz Conservatory, and KCSM's Jazz on the Hill in San Mateo.
He is also an Applied Faculty instructor at Santa Clara University and Las Positas College.
Spencer currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he performs, composes, arranges, and teaches music for all ages.
Livermore arts
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, known as Livermore Valley Arts, is an independent, 501(c)3, non-profit organization that operates two spaces: the Bankhead Theater and the Bothwell Arts Center.
The Mission of Livermore Valley Arts is to offer a broad range of arts opportunities and experiences to engage, enrich, and inspire our diverse community. LVA's vision: The catalyst of a dynamic and vibrant arts region.