2025 Auditions
Jazz auditions for all instruments (voice, winds and rhythm section) will be held on Monday, August 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the following locations:
- Drums: Dr. Clark's Office (Greene St. Church B107)
- Guitars and Piano: Greene St. Sanctuary
- Bass: Dr. Butterfield's Office (School of Music 323 )
- Saxophones: Prof. Meccia's Office (Green St. Church B101)
- Trombones: Dr. Wilkinson's Office (School of Music 221)
- Trumpets: Dr. White's Office (Greene St. Church B108)
- Voice: Adjunct Office (Greene St. Church B105)
Call-back auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 20, from 2:20 to 4:00 p.m. at the Greene St. Sanctuary.
Jazz auditions are for both large and small ensembles, and include consideration and placement in the following:
- Please sign up for an audition timeslot using this spreadsheet.
- Please fill out this Google form before your audition.
The Left Bank Big Band, Swing Shift, the Jazz Lab Band, Carolina Alive and Jazz Combos are courses for credit at the University of South Carolina School of Music. Membership in each ensemble is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of major of classification. The ensembles require an audition and placement by the jazz faculty.
- The Left Bank Big Band meets Mondays and Wednesdays 2:20 - 4 p.m., Greene St. Sanctuary
- Swing Shift meets Mondays and Wednesdays 2:20 - 4 p.m., School of Music 016
- Jazz Lab Band meets Mondays 5:15 - 6:30 p.m., Greene St. Sanctuary
- Carolina Alive meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:45 - 6 p.m., Greene St. Sanctuary
- There are numerous Jazz combos organized according to skill and experience. All combos meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:10 - 2:05 p.m.
For your audition, please be prepared to do the following:
- Perform prepared etude that can be found here.
- Sight read a jazz ensemble chart (provided to you at the audition).
- Optional (but highly encouraged): Improvise over a blues or standard you choose. This is required for consideration in jazz combos and a solo chair in one of the large ensembles.
- Rhythm section players (piano, drums, guitar, bass): please be prepared to perform swing, bossa nova, samba, funk and other requested styles at various tempos.