JS’s COVID-19 Rehearsal
After being used to weekly vocal rehearsals since 1995, six weeks of isolation is like an eternity! With the weather getting nicer, the vocal group decided to try to rehearse […]
Bob visits with Mrs. Oscar Peterson
While on The 2019 Jazz Cruise, Bob enjoyed visiting with Kelly Peterson, Oscar’s wife. She told of how she and Oscar met and how she produced the album “Oscar, with […]
Jazz Spectrum Celebrates 10 Years
It was ten years ago that Jazz Spectrum began providing entertainment for the town of Mundelein, Illinois’s Tree Lighting Ceremony
Sound Engineer Joins Jazz Spectrum
For the past 24 years, JS operated its own sound system. As sound systems became more sophisticated, it became clear a professional technician was needed. We met Dani von Helms […]
Jazz Spectrum Men Sing Four Freshmen Arrangements
In 1948, four singers from Butler University changed the landscape for vocal groups. They fashioned their harmonies after Stan Kenton’s trombone section. The melody is the top voice of the […]
Kim Nazarian Coaches Jazz Spectrum
Kim Nazarian sings soprano with the internationally-renowed vocal quartet, New York Voices. She is not only a wonderful jazz vocalist but an outstanding vocal coach and clinician. On the evening […]
Bob Zaun Elected to Taft High School’s Hall of Fame
On September 18, 2016, Bob Zaun was inducted into William Howard Taft High School’s Hall of Fame (’58). This is the “second class” of this newly formed distinction. Voting was […]