Jazz Combo
Avondale's Jazz Combo won the Award for Best Secondary School Jazz Combo at the Port of Tauranga National Youth Jazz Band Competition held in Tauranga in 2010. Avondale College's drummer Reuben Jellyman was also awarded the George Rawiri Trophy for Most Outstanding Young Musician and the Hill/Willcock Trophy for Most Outstanding Drummer.
There are currently two Avondale College Jazz Combos. Both rehearse Tuesday afternoons 3:30-4:45pm and Friday mornings 8:00-9:00am
Performances include:
- Regular performances at Avondale College assemblies
- Tauranga’s National Jazz Festival at Easter (http://www.jazz.org.nz/)
- KBB Festival at the Town Hall in late August (http://www.kbbmusicfestival.co.nz/),
- Three day tour to perform at schools in Term 2 or 3.
- Jazz and Soul Night at Avondale College
- Best of the Best Concert at Avondale College