We are very excited to announce the lineup for the Second Annual Tallassee Jazz Fest at Southside Middle School in Tallassee!

This year, we are featuring the University of Alabama and Auburn University bands, as well as Troy University; Saraland High School (Mobile); Minor High School (Birmingham); the Phenix City Big Band from Central High School; Elmore County High School (Eclectic); and professional ensembles the Montgomery Recreators and the Auburn Knights.

Our performance lineup is as follows:

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

5:00 - Southside Middle School 7th Grade Jazz Band

5:30 - University of Alabama Two O'Clock Jazz Band

6:00 - Saraland High School Jazz Band

6:30 - Southside Middle School 8th Grade Jazz Band

Troy University’s Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts will present a fun-filled tribute to marching bands and misfits everywhere with a performance of the musical “Band Geeks!” on Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m.

Presented by the TROY Department of Theatre and Dance, “Band Geeks!” follows the misadventures of the Belleview High Marching Beavers. With just a few members and dwindling funds, the band is close to extinction. When a troubled athlete is relegated to their ranks, tuba-playing band captain Elliott and his best friend Laura must find a way to unite the band, embrace their inner geek and save the Marching Beavers.

“Band Geeks!” features music by Mark Allen, Gaby Alter and Troy University alumnus Tommy Newman, and lyrics by Alter and Newman. The book is by Newman and Gordon Greenberg, who directed the original production for Goodspeed Musicals, based on a concept by Newman.

Tickets for the performance range in price from $15 to $25.

The Troy University Symphony Band will present a special performance at the Dothan Opera House on Friday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m.

Led by Director of Bands Mark Walker, the concert will feature TROY trumpet professor Michael Huff in a performance of James Curnow’s “Concertpiece for Trumpet and Band,” Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,” George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” and John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Also performed will be a setting of the music from “The Wizard of Oz” and other popular wind band compositions.

“As part of our outreach program, the Troy University bands travel to sister institutions like Dothan, Montgomery and Phenix City to deliver performances to them that would otherwise be unavailable, “ said Larry Blocher, director of the TROY music department.