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Jazz and Concert Band

Gallery: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

Gallery: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

East band preforms their annual spring concert in the auditorium.

 

Video: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

Video: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

Watch a recording of the Lancer Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band concert, performed on Feb. 23 in the auditorium.

 

Video: Marching Band Performs After Homecoming Game

Video: Marching Band Performs After Homecoming Game

The marching band performs three songs from the Magical Mystery Tour 2010 show, with music by The Beatles, after the Homecoming game against Blue Valley North on Oct. 15.

 

Video: Lancer Day Football Game Halftime Show

Video: Lancer Day Football Game Halftime Show

Watch a recording of the band and drumline play at the halftime show of the Sept. 2 football game against SM Northwest.

 

Gallery: Performing Arts Assembly

Gallery: Performing Arts Assembly

See photos of the Performing Arts Assembly, showcasing the best pieces from band, orchestra and choir.

 

2010 Winter Musical – Footloose

2010 Winter Musical – Footloose

Photo gallery from the theater department production of the musical Footloose. Photos by Lindsey Hartnett.

 

Blue Notes and Blue Knights Feb. 9 Concert

The Blue Notes and Blue Knights played an hour long set last Tuesday in the Dan Zollars Auditorium.

 

Marching Band

Marching Band

Gallery of SME’s Marching Band

 

Jazz Night 2009

Jazz Night 2009

A date celebrated by graphically-dominated T-Shirts and favorable designs, the annual SME Jazz Night serves as not only a huge entertainment night but also as a fundraiser for the SME Jazz program. It even made the cover of a 2007-2008 Harbinger. The performance below are the recordings of the Blue [...]

 

SME Jazz Band-Blue Knights and Blue Notes

SME Jazz Band-Blue Knights and Blue Notes

Two of Kansas’ best jazz bands reside in the new music rooms at Shawnee Mission East. Under the direction of Kim Harrison, the Notes, the lower jazz band, and the Knights, the upper jazz band, strive for the best at Essential Ellington and at the Baker Jazz Festival.

 

Drumline and Percussion

Drumline and Percussion

The drumline, a traditional staple to the post-half-time show by the marching band, has been a fan favorite of East students in recent years. The Winter Concert in December, their first indoor performance, is another sort of tradition. The new percusssionists perform the “Rock Trap,” a sort of right of [...]

 

Jazz Band at the Baker Festival 2009

At the annual pilgrimmage to the Baker Festival in Colorado, the Blue Knights jazz band received straight 1s- the highest honor a high school band could receive at that competition. They played the four songs that are listed below.