Band Press Release Spring 2026

Posted on by March 2, 2026

The Jackson Area Community Bands will present their Spring 2026 concert on Monday,

May 11, 2026 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Savage Chapel, Union University.  The concert is free and open to the public.

The Symphonic Winds will present “Life in the Big City” under the baton of Mr. Steven R. Barnett.

The Swing Orchestra will then entertain the audience with a program entitled “Latinesque,” conducted by Mr. David Kyles.

Jackson Area Community Bands is a fund of the Foundation of West Tennessee.  Our conductors and musicians are from West Tennessee. We donate our time and talent to bring live, family-friendly music to the Jackson area.  For more information contact us at jacommbands@gmail.com, visit us on Facebook, or see our website at www.jacbinc.com.

Sincerely,

George Morton Googe

President, Jackson Area Community Bands

Spring Concert 2026-May 11, 2026

Posted on by January 29, 2026

The Jackson Area Community Bands will present their spring concert on Monday, May 11th, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Union University’s Savage Chapel.  The concert is free and open to the public. 

The members of our bands are local and area musicians who donate their services to bring family-friendly music to the community. We are a fund of the Community Foundation of West Tennessee, and all donations are tax deductible.

For more information, visit us on Facebook, see our website at www.jacbinc.com, or email us at jacommbands@gmail.com.

George Morton Googe, President, Jackson Area Community Bands

A Note From Our President

Posted on by January 24, 2026

Symphonic Winds Concert (conducted by Steve Barnett)

Our Spring concert will be held Monday, May 11th, 2026 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Savage Chapel, Union University in Jackson.  Admission is free and the public is invited.

Swing Orchestra (conducted by David Kyles)

Our Swing Orchestra concert will be held on Monday May 11th, 2026 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Savage Chapel, Union University in Jackson.  Admission is free and the public is invited.

We hope to see everyone at our next concert.

Our musicians are all from our local West Tennessee area.

George Morton Googe, President, Jackson Area Community Bands

Fall 2024 Concert Flier

Symphonic Winds

Posted on by October 20, 2024

 

The Symphonic Winds concert band is the symphonic arm of the JACB.  We rehearse on the first and third Mondays during the Spring and Fall semesters from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the band room in Jennings Hall at Union University.

If you are new to the area, of high-school age or older, and can read and play grade 3 (or higher) music, please come check us out and bring your instrument! We have room for all instrumentation, especially percussion. To encourage our young musicians, dues for new high school and college students are WAIVED for the first year or first two semesters.

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Jackson Swing Orchestra

Posted on by January 15, 2025

The Jackson Swing Orchestra plays “big band” music and rehearses from 7:00 to 8:30 PM on the second and fourth Mondays during the Spring and Fall semesters in the band room in Jennings Hall at Union University. Swing Orchestra membership is limited to availability of openings and requires an invitation from the director.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us  at jaccommbands@gmail.com