Poster for “Introducing Iris Big Band,” featuring pink rain boots splashing through mud; performance Friday, April 2, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. at Linda Gale Sampson Fine Arts Centre, Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin.
Poster for “Introducing Iris Big Band,” featuring pink rain boots splashing through mud; performance Friday, April 2, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. at Linda Gale Sampson Fine Arts Centre, Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin.

Debut Concert

Join us for an unforgettable night of live music as the Iris Big Band takes the stage at the Nicolet High School Performing Arts Center. Enjoy an evening of music with selections by Melba Liston, Hazel Leach, Christine Jensen, and others for the Iris Big Band debut performance.

Catch the future of jazz as the Nicolet HS Big Band and the UWM Youth Jazz Ensemble open the show!

Friday April 2nd, 2027 7:30pm

Linda Gale Sampson Fine Arts Centre
Nicolet High School
6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd, Glendale, WI 53217

Tickets Coming Soon

Our Artists for this Performance

  • A woman with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing glasses and a brown sweater, smiling at the camera.

    Sara Kilpatrick

    Alto Saxophone

  • A woman with long brown hair holding a clarinet, sitting behind a saxophone and an oboe, against a light green wall.

    Olivia Dobbs

    Alto Saxophone

  • A woman with long dark hair holding a saxophone and smiling, set against a wooden background.

    Jeanne Marie Farinelli

    Tenor Saxophone

  • A man with short curly hair, a beard, and a mustache holding a trumpet, wearing a dark shirt and a gray vest, standing in front of a yellow background.

    Nolan Thomas

    Tenor Saxophone

  • Portrait of a woman with dark hair, blue eyes, and a nose ring wearing a black sweater

    Julia Bustle

    Baritone Saxophone

  • Woman holding a brass trumpet in front of a brick wall

    Dr. Jessica Jensen

    Trumpet

  • Musician wearing glasses plays a brass trumpet on stage.

    Paul Dietrich

    Trumpet

  • Smiling musician holding a silver French horn against a gray background

    Krystal Esty

    Trumpet

  • Musician playing a silver trumpet on stage under dramatic lighting

    Brett Westfahl

    Trumpet

  • Portrait of a bearded man wearing black glasses and a patterned button-up shirt against a blue background

    Kyle Samuelson

    Trombone

  • A smiling man with ginger hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a dark shirt.

    Adam McLimans

    Trombone

  • Dr. Emmy Rozanski

    Trombone

  • A smiling young woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a cream-colored knit sweater standing against a wooden background.

    Shannon McLimans

    Bass Trombone

  • A woman with gray hair in a blue blouse smiling, seated beside a grand piano with its lid open, in a darkened stage setting.

    Pamela York

    Piano

  • Black and white photograph of a woman looking into a vintage mirror with a curved frame, with abstract black and white circular designs around the frame.

    Katie Ernst

    Bass

  • A young woman with curly blonde hair, wearing makeup and jewelry, sitting on a brown velvet couch near a window.

    Hannah Johnson

    Drums

  • Smiling woman in a black blazer holding a gold saxophone in front of a graffiti-covered wall

    Rosemary Walzer

    Director