Intermission Band – The Tevis Ranger Junior High Jazz Ensemble

The Tevis Ranger Jazz Ensemble from Bakersfield California is a made up of a select group of 7th and 8th grade musicians from Tevis Junior High in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. Under the direction of BSR member Kelly Willey, the band has proudly represented their school and district at many events including the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, The Dos Pueblos Jazz Festival, Bakersfield College Jazz Day and various local service clubs. They are happy to be back playing in public for audiences and thrilled to return to the Basin Street Regulars Sunday Session Calendar. Last year we were thrilled to announce that Mrs. Willey was honored with the Kern County Music Educators Jazz Educator Award, honoring excellence in Jazz Education and Performance. The Tevis Rangers Jazz Ensemble made their debut at BSR as an intermission band in May 2015. This was the first time a junior high school band had ever appeared at a BSR event. The students were all in white shirts and vests, and they looked and performed professionally. The band put on an amazing show and the response from the crowd was overwhelming. Only two years after their first Pismo performance, the band was invited to join the line up of the Pismo Jubilee By The Sea. Over the last several years many Tevis Rangers have attended the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollack Pines, funded by scholarships from the Basin Street Regulars. We will be passing the hat during this performance. Please be generous on that day!