Past Events

KAYJO and Jazz Soloist Mike Williams Perform Songs from the Silver Screen

The Keller Area Youth Jazz Orchestra performed Songs from the Silver Screen, featuring trumpet soloist Mike Williams of the Count Basie Orchestra, with a special performance by the Keller Jazz Orchestra! Sunday, January 7 at 6 pmHarvest Church7200 Denton Highway (377 @ Basswood)Fort Worth, Texas

A Master Class: Improvising for the 2018 All State Jazz Audition

Featuring US Marine Corps Gunnery Sft. Ken Ebo, of the US Navy School of Music; Director and jazz trombone soloist of the US Marine Corps All Star Band

GySgt Ken Ebo, conductor and jazz trombonist with the USMC All Star Jazz Band

GySgt Ken Ebo, conductor and jazz trombonist with the USMC All Star Jazz Band will perform with KAYJO & friends, as well as with the professional Keller Jazz Orchestra

Upcoming Events

06/08/2019

2019 Summer Session – KAYJO & MPYO

Full session runs from June 8 – July 28 Half-sessions are available Positions fill up fast! Request your audition at https://metropr.org/keller-area-youth-jazz-orchestra/join-the-band/

03/14/2019

Spring Break Session

Our Spring Break session (March 14-17) are full! Please join us for the Summer Sessions starting June 8. This elite big band orchestra fills up quickly, so please make sure you secure your spot early!

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Our bands are part of Metro Performance Resources, Inc. – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community service organization with the mission to:

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Educate students

MPR expectations are high because students are accepted only through a competitive audition process, or by teacher referral. Auditions are open without regard to race, religion (creed), gender, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

Entertain the community

Students are provided opportunities to perform publicly, and in guest artist events which are affordable or free, and in venues accessible to all.

Enrich the local arts scene

Big Band jazz is an American art form threatened with extinction if it is not proactively preserved. MPR programs pass the love for this art form to the next generation.