...because I wanted to write songs and experiment." He found KCHS' jazz program and fell into the hands of the school's band director Deborah Sounart, who he said had a great impact on his musical journey. "She let me be weird and into all the weird...

Now Playing Synopsis: Most fans of classic soul and funk don't spend much time listening to high school bands, but mention the Kashmere Stage Band and they'll sit up and take notice. In the 1970s, the jazz band at Houston, Texas' Kashmere High School was one of the best in the nation, and even scored regional hits with their recordings. Comprised of students from one of Houston's roughest neighborhoods, the Kashmere Stage Band was the brainchild of Conrad O. Johnson Sr., the school's band director who replaced the band's staid repertoire with a mix of lively jazz and funk tunes and current R&B favorites, and instilled a powerful work ethic in his students that turned the ensemble into an award winner. Johnson, known to his students as "Prof," transformed an otherwise ordinary band into something ground-breaking, and in the documentary Thunder Soul, filmmaker Mark Landsman offers a telling profile of Johnson and his band, featuring photos and footage of the band in their heyday as well as interviews from a recent reunion in which the Kashmere alumni paid tribute to Prof with their first concert in decades. Thunder Soul received its world premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Cast: Conrad O. Johnson, Sr., Craig Baldwin, Craig Green, Bruce Middleton, Timothy Thompson, Gerald Calhoun, Gwen Walker, Kirbyjon Caldwell, Martha Samson, Gaila Mitchell Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

Opens Friday, Sep 23, 2011 Synopsis: Most fans of classic soul and funk don't spend much time listening to high school bands, but mention the Kashmere Stage Band and they'll sit up and take notice. In the 1970s, the jazz band at Houston, Texas' Kashmere High School was one of the best in the nation, and even scored regional hits with their recordings. Comprised of students from one of Houston's roughest neighborhoods, the Kashmere Stage Band was the brainchild of Conrad O. Johnson Sr., the school's band director who replaced the band's staid repertoire with a mix of lively jazz and funk tunes and current R&B favorites, and instilled a powerful work ethic in his students that turned the ensemble into an award winner. Johnson, known to his students as "Prof," transformed an otherwise ordinary band into something ground-breaking, and in the documentary Thunder Soul, filmmaker Mark Landsman offers a telling profile of Johnson and his band, featuring photos and footage of the band in their heyday as well as interviews from a recent reunion in which the Kashmere alumni paid tribute to Prof with their first concert in decades. Thunder Soul received its world premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...at the same time! PEP BAND! Our Varsity Boys Coach, Mr. Justin Franchino, has put in a special request to our Band Director, Mr. Mike Lyons, for a pep band at our home basketball games this winter! Mr. Lyons would be happy to accommodate...

...activity fees are due. PEP BAND! Our Varsity Boys Coach, Mr. Justin Franchino, has put in a special request to our Band Director, Mr. Mike Lyons, for a pep band at our home basketball games this winter. Mr. Lyons would be happy to accommodate...

...fight song and other tunes. ''We decided to take a road trip. We thought it would be good for her and us,'' said band director Chuck Mohnacky. After the performance, Burdick showed the students a photo of the band's original uniforms...

...I studied music in college, so I never did high school sports,? Peterson said. ?I was hired at Skyview to be band director, and that fall I bought a pair of no-wax classic skis. I puffed around the trails. I told the ski team I was...

...bloodstream and they didn?t let go of the idea until we have what we have here today,? Kenai Central High School band director Deborah Sounart told those attending the Kenai Chamber weekly luncheon last week at the Kenai Merit Inn. Now that...

...Ninilchik School Christmas concert will be held at 6 p.m. Students will perform under the direction of music and band director Lisa Nissley. The Ninilchik Senior Citizen's Center Christmas party will be held after lunch Friday. There will...

...be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the gym. Students in grades five and six will perform under the direction of band director Erin Southwick. Everyone is invited to attend. The PTA will hold a Fun Fest on Friday. Forms needed to be in Tuesday...