Welcome to Jubilation Jazz 

 

Jubilation Jazz Mission Statement


The Big Band sound has been enjoyed by listeners and performers for decades and seemingly is experiencing a revival as the younger generation is exposed to an interesting sound that is not common to their ears. Jubilation Jazz is  in  it’s tenth  year  of  providing a Christian witness in a non-traditional format. The purpose statement reads: To use the idiom of the big band sound as a means of presenting the gospel message to those who might never hear it otherwise.

 

Since the bands inception in 1997 they have been privileged to   perform in a wide variety of settings including outdoor festivals, concert halls, and church auditoriums.   Performances include:    Annual Springtime On The Mall, Blytheville; Daze Of Praise, Conway, in conjunction with Toad Suck Days; Sunday Concert, Humboldt, TN; The Southern Baptist Church Music Conference, Nashville, TN; Pink Tomato Festival, Warren; Freedom Celebration, Cabot & White Hall; White Hall Fall Festival; Lakewood Village Christmas Lighting; Arkansas State Capital Christmas Festivities; Two years at Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO; Church Outreach in Benton, NLR, Eureka Springs; Springfest, Heber Springs Arkansas; Church outreach Fort Smith, Arkansas;  Mid-Continent Bi-vocational Ministers Conference, Paducah, KY; Arkansas Bandmasters Convention; River Market Outreach,  Camp Aldersgate Ministries,  LR;  Church Concert and Outreach, Jacksonville, Texas

 

In June of 2002 & 2004, Jubilation Jazz participated in the Arkansas/Brazil Linkup through the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.  Each time the ten day trip centered around the city of Aracatuba, in the state of Sao Paulo, where the band traveled out each day  presenting concerts in churches, city parks activity centers and public and private schools, passing out hundreds of tracts and bibles.

 

In June of 2007, in cooperation with Global Missions Projects, the band traveled to Amman, Jordan to do musical outreach to the Muslim community and working with the band program of the Baptist School of Amman. The band presented three public concerts in the city of Amman.

 

Arkansas Communties represented in the band include:

Warren, Jonesboro,Cabot,Little Rock, Benton, Manila, North Little Rock, Mabelvale, Hot Springs, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Rogers, Searcy, Bryant, and now two from Jacksonville, Texas. When the band performs they will travel over 2500 miles for each event.

Current Band Members:

 

 
First Name Last Name Instrument Hometown
GregBennettTrumpetCrossett, AR
ChuckColeTenor SaxLittle Rock, AR
EdCooleyTrumpetRogers, AR
BillCrookTrumpetHot Springs, AR
SpencerDavisSaxPine Bluff, AR
Brice EvansTromboneWest Memphis, AR
WallyFowlerTrombone/VocalMarion, AR
LarryGiffinGuitarMarion, AR
RandallHerringSaxWarren, AR
BennyHiggsDrumsBryant, AR
SteveKesnerTromboneFort Smith, AR
VicLoftusTrumpetJonesboro, AR
Sarah BethLoftusVocalJonesboro, AR
TomMasonBass TromboneManila, AR
GordyMeyerSaxNorth Little Rock, AR
DougNielsonGuitarBenton, AR
MarkPowersTrumpetCabot, AR
MikeRidgewayTromboneCabot, AR
SuzyRobertsonSaxAlexander, AR
JerryRogersSaxNorth Little Rock, AR
Bob ShawTromboneRogers, AR
DeborahShawSaxRogers, AR
SabrinaShivleyKeyboardBryant, AR
PaulTaylorTromboneLittle Rock, AR
DeniseTenneyTrumpetCabot, AR
MarkTenneyTrumpetCabot, AR
Joe TrustyTrumpetCabot, AR
MaryVardamanVocalJacksonville, TX
RayVardamanDirectorJacksonville, TX
JonathanWestTromboneBenton, AR
AlleneWilsonVocalFlorence, AL
MickeyYeagerTromboneCabot, AR

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