Jazz requires a lot of teamwork so the band can sound unified, and sound like a single body. This year jazz band has undergone significant changes to its members and its schedule which has impacted it greatly.

This year the jazz band has faced some new challenges with having a lot of new younger players than before.

According to senior Alejandra Campos there is a lot of room for improvement in the field of improvisation within the band.

“We have very few improvisers so it’s a building year improvisation wise,” Campos said.

There are a lot of new members contributing to the band this year which is different from many other years.

“They are really trying hard and are really good, they only need to lean a little about jazz,” Campos said.

According to jazz band director Steve Schmitz, the new freshman members have enormous potential in the future.

“I am always excited about all the band members. 60 percent of the band is new to jazz and have enormous potential to be great,” Schmitz said. “The whole band is spectacular.”

Another difficult change due to various scheduling issues this year led to practice times changing to Monday and Friday mornings and according to Senior Gabe Pimsler it has caused some issues.

“Monday and friday are the two worst days to have practice, coming back from the weekend people are not engaged and focused,” Pimsler said. “Fridays are the end of the week and people don’t want to wake up early to practice.”