The East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars is a pre-professional music academy for high school jazz musicians. Its two ensembles — big band and combo — rehearse weekly and perform frequently from January through June under the direction of Spencer Sussman.
At East Bay Jazz, students develop their skills within the jazz idiom, gain real-world performance experience, and share their love of music with the East Bay community and beyond. The program’s educational offerings are fully supported by Livermore Arts.
Born and raised in the East Bay Area, Sussman is a tenor and bass trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and educator. He holds a master’s degree in jazz studies from San Jose State University and has performed or recorded with Caloncho, Elsa y Elmar, Jon Faddis, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Andy Martin, Dan Fornero, Jamie Davis, Clairdee, Francisco Torres and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He has toured internationally, with appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne and throughout New Zealand.
Sussman is also an Applied Faculty instructor at Santa Clara University and Las Positas College. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he performs, composes, arranges and teaches music for all ages.
At East Bay Jazz, students develop their skills within the jazz idiom, gain real-world performance experience, and share their love of music with the East Bay community and beyond. The program’s educational offerings are fully supported by Livermore Arts.
Born and raised in the East Bay Area, Sussman is a tenor and bass trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and educator. He holds a master’s degree in jazz studies from San Jose State University and has performed or recorded with Caloncho, Elsa y Elmar, Jon Faddis, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Andy Martin, Dan Fornero, Jamie Davis, Clairdee, Francisco Torres and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He has toured internationally, with appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne and throughout New Zealand.
Sussman is also an Applied Faculty instructor at Santa Clara University and Las Positas College. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he performs, composes, arranges and teaches music for all ages.
