Jazz Band
The Viking Jazz Band at Northwest meets two mornings per week following marching season. It competes during the spring semester at various competitions. This group is auditioned after the marching season, and performs a variety of repertoire, including swing, rock, jazz, and blues styles. The Jazz Band also performs a tour of the Northwest feeder schools each spring.
2019-2020 School Year
Spring Concert
NSBA State Concert Band Festival (held at Northwest)
Winter Concert
Christmas Concert
2018-2019 School Year
Spring Concert
Jumpin' at the Woodside (Count Basie/arr. Rich DeRosa)
Moondance (Van Morrison/arr. Roy Phillipe)
Tonight, We Tango (Rick Hirsch)
In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
The NOLA Roller (Roger Schmidli)
I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke/arr. Victor Goines)
In a Bossa State of Mind (Jim Mahaffey)
Christmas Concert
Gotcha Covered (Mike Pendowski)
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (H. Gillespie and J.F. Coots/arr. Rick Stitzel)
Christmas is Coming (Vince Guaraldi/arr. Mark Taylor)
Angels We Have Rocked the House (Larry Neeck)
2017-2018 School Year
Spring Concert
Chameleon (H. Hancock, H. Jackson, H. Mason, Jr., and B. Maupin/arr. Victor Lopez)
Portrait (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
Alligator Boogaloo (Lou Donaldson/arr. Terry White)
Winter Concert
Soul Man (arr. Roger Holmes)
3 am (Paul Baker)
Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
Leap Frog (J. Garland/arr. Paul Lavendar)
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser/arr. Roger Holmes)
Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima, arr. Victor Lopez)
2016-2017 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Come Fly With Me (S. Cahn and J. van Heusen/arr. John Berry)
-Africa (D. Paich and J. Porcaro/arr. Ralph Ford)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Hastings College Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Midland University Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Islander Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Winter Concert
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera; arr. Paul Lavendar)
-Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? (Robert Lamm, arr. Mark Taylor)
-Aftershock (Larry Barton)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
Christmas Concert
-Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parrish/tr. Jeff Hest)
-Stormy Weather (Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen, arr. Ed. Gaston)
-Christmas Time is Here (Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi, arr. David Pugh)
-Birdland (Josef Zawinul, arr. John Higgins)
-Go Tell it on the Mountain (traditional, arr. Roy Phillippe)
2015-2016 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Little Brown Jug (arr. Paul Lavendar)
-As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld/arr. Carl Strommen)
-Leap Frog (Joe Garland/arr. Paul Lavendar)
-What I Did for Love (M. Hamlisch and E. Kleban/arr. John Higgins)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Hastings College Jazz Festival
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
-As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld/arr. Carl Strommen)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Midland University Jazz Festival
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
Islander Jazz Festival
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
Winter Concert
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
-Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Takin' Care of Business (Randy Bachmann/arr. John Berry)
Christmas Concert
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-I'll Be Home for Christmas (arr. Greg Yasinitsky)
-Silent Night (Franz Gruber/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Funky Ol' Saint Nick (arr. Paul Clark)
2014-2015 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock/arr. Mike Kamuf)
-Jumpin' at the Woodside (Count Basie/arr. Rich DeRosa)
-Satin Doll (Duke Ellington/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-Count Bubba's Revenge (Gordon Goodwin/arr. Ralph Ford)
Winter Concert
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera/arr. Paul Lavendar)
-The Swingin' Shepherd Blues (Moe Koffman/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Take Five (Dave Brubeck/arr. Mike Lewis)
-Big Mama Cass (Don Sebesky/arr. Andy Clark)
Christmas Concert
-Ain't Misbehaving (Fats Waller/arr. Ralph Ford)
-Summertime (George Gershwin)
-The House of the Rising Sun (arr. Paul Clark)
-Go Tell it on the Mountain (arr. Roy Phillippe)
2013-2014 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-The Right of Swing (Mike Carubia)
-Beauty and the Beast (Ashman and Menken/arr. Sammy Nestico)
-Revenge of the Chili Pepper (Dough Beach and George Shutack)
-Reverend Bob (Doug Beach)
Winter Concert
-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul/arr. Sean Wagoner)
-Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish/tr. Jeff Hest)
-Route 66 (Bobby Troup/arr. Bob Lowden)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
Christmas Concert
-Artistry in Rhythm (Stan Kenton/arr. Paul Murtha)
-I'll Be Home for Christmas (Gannon and Kent/arr. Greg Yasinitsky)
-Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima/arr. Victor Lopez)
-Stormy Weather (Koehler and Arlen/arr. Ed Gaston)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
2012-2013 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Coyote Cafe (Victor Lopez)
-I Do it for You (Adams, Lange, and Kamen/arr. John Berry)
-Jungle Boogie (Kool and the Gang/arr. Victor Lopez)
-Soul Man (Hayes and Porter/arr. Roger Holmes)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
-Nice an' Easy (Jeff Taylor)
-When a Man Loves a Woman (Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Night of the Living Chili Pepper (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
-Big Mama Cass (Don Sebesky/arr. Andy Clark)
-Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
-It Don't Mean a Thing (Duke Ellington/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Fancy Pants (Sammy Nestico)
-Good King Wenceslas (arr. Chip Davis/ad. Gordon Goodwin)
-Funky Ol' Saint Nicholas (arr. Paul Clark)
2011-2012 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Moondance (Van Morrison; Roy Phillippe)
-When a Man Loves a Woman (Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton Thomas/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Evil Ways (Sonny Henry/arr. Roger Holmes)
Winter Concert
-A String of Pearls (Jerry Gray/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? (Robert Lamm/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Minnie the Moocher (
Christmas Concert
-Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Tuxedo Junction (Hawkins, Johnson, and Dash/arr. Jerry Nowak)
-Silent Night (Franz Gruber/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Birdland (Josef Zawinul/arr. John Higgins)
2010-2011 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Little Brown Jug (arr. Paul Lavender)
-Channel Three (Jay Chattaway)
-Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller/arr Mike Carubia)
-Revenge of the Chili Pepper (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
-Jungle Boogie (Kool and the Gang/arr. Victor Lopez)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
-Get it On (William E. Chase/Richard Marinan/arr. Paul Jennings)
-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul/arr. Sean Wagoner)
-A String of Pearls (Eddie DeLange and Jerry Gray/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera/arr. Paul Jennings)
-In The Mood (Joe Garland)
Christmas Concert
Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Miller/Parish, arr. Jeff Hest)
Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway/Irving Mills, arr. Ralph Ford)
Good King Wenceslas (arr. Chip Davis, arr. Gordon Goodwin)
2009-2010 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
Leap Frog (Garland, arr. Paul Lavendar)
Big Al's Boogie (Dominic Spera)
Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn, arr. Dave Barduhn)
Get it On (Chase/Marinan, arr. Paul Jennings)
Winter Concert
Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?
Land of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione)
Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
Fancy Pants
Funky Ol' Saint Nick
Christmas Time is Here
Aftershock
2008-2009 Repertoire:
Christmas Concert
Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard/arr. Jerry Nowak)
My Two Front Teeth (Don Gardner/arr. Paul Jennings)
Spring Concert
Cafe Rio (David Benoit/arr. Mike Tomaro)
Martinique (Sammy Nestico)
Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
Adrenaline Attack (Scott Stanton)
Pops Concert
Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken/arr. Sammy Nestico)
(Meet) the Flintstones (H. Curtin, W. Hanna, J. Barbera/arr. Dave Barduhn)
2019-2020 School Year
Spring Concert
NSBA State Concert Band Festival (held at Northwest)
Winter Concert
Christmas Concert
2018-2019 School Year
Spring Concert
Jumpin' at the Woodside (Count Basie/arr. Rich DeRosa)
Moondance (Van Morrison/arr. Roy Phillipe)
Tonight, We Tango (Rick Hirsch)
In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
The NOLA Roller (Roger Schmidli)
I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke/arr. Victor Goines)
In a Bossa State of Mind (Jim Mahaffey)
Christmas Concert
Gotcha Covered (Mike Pendowski)
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (H. Gillespie and J.F. Coots/arr. Rick Stitzel)
Christmas is Coming (Vince Guaraldi/arr. Mark Taylor)
Angels We Have Rocked the House (Larry Neeck)
2017-2018 School Year
Spring Concert
Chameleon (H. Hancock, H. Jackson, H. Mason, Jr., and B. Maupin/arr. Victor Lopez)
Portrait (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
Alligator Boogaloo (Lou Donaldson/arr. Terry White)
Winter Concert
Soul Man (arr. Roger Holmes)
3 am (Paul Baker)
Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
Leap Frog (J. Garland/arr. Paul Lavendar)
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser/arr. Roger Holmes)
Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima, arr. Victor Lopez)
2016-2017 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Come Fly With Me (S. Cahn and J. van Heusen/arr. John Berry)
-Africa (D. Paich and J. Porcaro/arr. Ralph Ford)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Hastings College Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Midland University Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Islander Jazz Festival
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-702 Shuffle (Bret Zvacek)
-In the Stone (M. White, D. Foster, and A. Willis/arr. Paul Murtha)
Winter Concert
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera; arr. Paul Lavendar)
-Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? (Robert Lamm, arr. Mark Taylor)
-Aftershock (Larry Barton)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
Christmas Concert
-Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parrish/tr. Jeff Hest)
-Stormy Weather (Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen, arr. Ed. Gaston)
-Christmas Time is Here (Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi, arr. David Pugh)
-Birdland (Josef Zawinul, arr. John Higgins)
-Go Tell it on the Mountain (traditional, arr. Roy Phillippe)
2015-2016 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Little Brown Jug (arr. Paul Lavendar)
-As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld/arr. Carl Strommen)
-Leap Frog (Joe Garland/arr. Paul Lavendar)
-What I Did for Love (M. Hamlisch and E. Kleban/arr. John Higgins)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Hastings College Jazz Festival
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
-As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld/arr. Carl Strommen)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Midland University Jazz Festival
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
Islander Jazz Festival
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
Winter Concert
-Johnny's Theme (Paul Anka and Johnny Carson/arr. John Higgins)
-Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
-Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/arr. Larry Norred)
-Takin' Care of Business (Randy Bachmann/arr. John Berry)
Christmas Concert
-Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn/arr. Dave Barduhn)
-I'll Be Home for Christmas (arr. Greg Yasinitsky)
-Silent Night (Franz Gruber/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Funky Ol' Saint Nick (arr. Paul Clark)
2014-2015 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock/arr. Mike Kamuf)
-Jumpin' at the Woodside (Count Basie/arr. Rich DeRosa)
-Satin Doll (Duke Ellington/arr. Michael Sweeney)
-Count Bubba's Revenge (Gordon Goodwin/arr. Ralph Ford)
Winter Concert
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera/arr. Paul Lavendar)
-The Swingin' Shepherd Blues (Moe Koffman/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Take Five (Dave Brubeck/arr. Mike Lewis)
-Big Mama Cass (Don Sebesky/arr. Andy Clark)
Christmas Concert
-Ain't Misbehaving (Fats Waller/arr. Ralph Ford)
-Summertime (George Gershwin)
-The House of the Rising Sun (arr. Paul Clark)
-Go Tell it on the Mountain (arr. Roy Phillippe)
2013-2014 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-The Right of Swing (Mike Carubia)
-Beauty and the Beast (Ashman and Menken/arr. Sammy Nestico)
-Revenge of the Chili Pepper (Dough Beach and George Shutack)
-Reverend Bob (Doug Beach)
Winter Concert
-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul/arr. Sean Wagoner)
-Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish/tr. Jeff Hest)
-Route 66 (Bobby Troup/arr. Bob Lowden)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
Christmas Concert
-Artistry in Rhythm (Stan Kenton/arr. Paul Murtha)
-I'll Be Home for Christmas (Gannon and Kent/arr. Greg Yasinitsky)
-Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima/arr. Victor Lopez)
-Stormy Weather (Koehler and Arlen/arr. Ed Gaston)
-St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins/arr. Michael Sweeney)
2012-2013 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Coyote Cafe (Victor Lopez)
-I Do it for You (Adams, Lange, and Kamen/arr. John Berry)
-Jungle Boogie (Kool and the Gang/arr. Victor Lopez)
-Soul Man (Hayes and Porter/arr. Roger Holmes)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
-Nice an' Easy (Jeff Taylor)
-When a Man Loves a Woman (Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Night of the Living Chili Pepper (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
-Big Mama Cass (Don Sebesky/arr. Andy Clark)
-Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
-It Don't Mean a Thing (Duke Ellington/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Fancy Pants (Sammy Nestico)
-Good King Wenceslas (arr. Chip Davis/ad. Gordon Goodwin)
-Funky Ol' Saint Nicholas (arr. Paul Clark)
2011-2012 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Moondance (Van Morrison; Roy Phillippe)
-When a Man Loves a Woman (Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton Thomas/arr. Roger Holmes)
-Evil Ways (Sonny Henry/arr. Roger Holmes)
Winter Concert
-A String of Pearls (Jerry Gray/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? (Robert Lamm/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Minnie the Moocher (
Christmas Concert
-Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Tuxedo Junction (Hawkins, Johnson, and Dash/arr. Jerry Nowak)
-Silent Night (Franz Gruber/arr. Mark Taylor)
-Birdland (Josef Zawinul/arr. John Higgins)
2010-2011 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
-Little Brown Jug (arr. Paul Lavender)
-Channel Three (Jay Chattaway)
-Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller/arr Mike Carubia)
-Revenge of the Chili Pepper (Doug Beach and George Shutack)
-Jungle Boogie (Kool and the Gang/arr. Victor Lopez)
-In the Mood (Joe Garland)
Winter Concert
-Get it On (William E. Chase/Richard Marinan/arr. Paul Jennings)
-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul/arr. Sean Wagoner)
-A String of Pearls (Eddie DeLange and Jerry Gray/arr. Bob Lowden)
-Dancing Men (John LaBarbera/arr. Paul Jennings)
-In The Mood (Joe Garland)
Christmas Concert
Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Miller/Parish, arr. Jeff Hest)
Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway/Irving Mills, arr. Ralph Ford)
Good King Wenceslas (arr. Chip Davis, arr. Gordon Goodwin)
2009-2010 Repertoire:
Spring Concert
Leap Frog (Garland, arr. Paul Lavendar)
Big Al's Boogie (Dominic Spera)
Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn, arr. Dave Barduhn)
Get it On (Chase/Marinan, arr. Paul Jennings)
Winter Concert
Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?
Land of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione)
Aftershock (Larry Barton)
Christmas Concert
Fancy Pants
Funky Ol' Saint Nick
Christmas Time is Here
Aftershock
2008-2009 Repertoire:
Christmas Concert
Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard/arr. Jerry Nowak)
My Two Front Teeth (Don Gardner/arr. Paul Jennings)
Spring Concert
Cafe Rio (David Benoit/arr. Mike Tomaro)
Martinique (Sammy Nestico)
Damage Control (Larry Neeck)
Adrenaline Attack (Scott Stanton)
Pops Concert
Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken/arr. Sammy Nestico)
(Meet) the Flintstones (H. Curtin, W. Hanna, J. Barbera/arr. Dave Barduhn)