Jazz Hawks Concert - Reston Community Center

Our 13th Annual Jazz Concert and Dessert Extravaganza will take place at the Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods on Friday evening, June 3, at 7:30pm. In addition to the swinging sounds of our award-winning Seahawk Jazz Band and the Langston Hughes Panther Jazz Band, you will also be treated to delicious desserts from some of our finest local restaurants.

The Jazz Hawks are an extra-curricular music group that meets after school once a week from November through June.  This enthusiastic, dedicated group of young musicians is keeping alive an original American art form under the guidance of Director Grayson Fore.

Over the past several years, they have served as music ambassadors in the Reston community, having performed at the Hunter’s Woods Fellowship House, The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, the 25th anniversary celebration for South Lakes High School, as well as at numerous elementary schools and with the Reston Area (Elementary) Honor Band.

The Jazz Hawks have been in existence in one form or another since South Lakes opened in 1977.  During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the group existed as a jazz combo before ceasing to exist in 1995.  During many of those years the ensemble was a class during the academic school day.  The group was restarted in 1998 and was fostered into a big band in 1999.  We have been fortunate to have a full complement of musicians (around 30 students in all) for the past five years.  The instrumentation varies from year to year, but the standard is 5 saxes (2 altos, 2 tenors, 1 baritone), 4 trombones, 5 trumpets with the lead doubled, 1 bass, 1 guitar, 1 piano, 1 drum set and 1 auxiliary drummer.

 Purchase tickets online or at the door. Adults $15.00, Students $8.00, Children under 12 free with an adult. 

For more information please contact Dora Anderson at jazz@southlakesband.org or 703-435-3559.

All proceeds support the South Lakes Band Boosters.