John Muir High School Instrumental Music

Celebrating Black History Month, here is jazz drummer John Tirabasso, a local who taught many of our JMHS students through the years. He is the inspiration behind the John Tirabasso Youth Jazz Ensemble that still meets at Muir as a community jazz group. Tower Records says this about this album that tags more of our local fine musicians: "The excellent journeyman jazz drummer John "Terry" Tirabasso was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he studied at the Cleveland and Kansas City C...onservatories before fine tuning his technique with Charlie Wilcoxan, Jay McShann, and Hank Geer. John has performed with the bands of Glen Gray, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Billy Eckstine, Red Norvo, Clair Fisher, Warne Marsh, Gary Foster, and the Tirabasso/Clawson Orchestra just to name a few. In 1978 John released the wonderful rare jazz album presented here, "Diamonds, Cufflinks & Mink" featuring the great Gary Foster (alto and tenor saxophones); Dave Koonse (guitar); Frank Marocco (accordion) and Pat "Putter" Smith (bass)." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZQCxhQVlg See more

Today's celebration of Black History Month honors James DePriest, longtime conductor of the Oregon Symphony and guest conductor worldwide, who passed away only recently in 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUK3CQmcIo

Celebrating Black History and Mardi Gras, here is the Marsalis family with their roots in New Orleans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PnfSraM-mg

Mustang Community! Please consider grabbing lunch or dinner from Rounds TODAY and help to raise funds for the Muir PTSA scholarship fund.

Mustangs! Today, 2/13 until 3 pm. Cleaning out your e-waste will help to support student scholarships for this year’s Seniors. AND a bonus is you can stop by the ASB’s Valentine photo op backdrop and capture some sweet memories with the Valentines in your life.

Jessye Norman is celebrated today for Black History Month. In this clip she is singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", which she sang in an amazing concert with the Pasadena Pops for PUSD students in the Blair gym in 2007. World-renowned opera singer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709TjFmoKAs

Pasadena Unified In-Person Learning Won’t Resume Until Jan. 11 at Earliest ---> https://www.pasadenanow.com//pasadena-unified-in-person-l/

A year ago we were having some friendly back and forth on a beautiful football Friday night

RIP Eddie Van Halen, January 26, 1955-October 6, 2020. Greatest rock guitarist of all time. He was a Bulldog but his buddy David Lee Roth was a Mustang, and with his brother Alex VH on drums they rocked the planet

Don't miss out on this great opportunity! Visit one of our Virtual College Fairs with 600+ colleges on 10/12, 10/18, & 11/8! Learn more http://ow.ly/nfIc50BJQhS

Mighty Mustang Musicians & Families! How about an opportunity to win a free lunch? Join your Muir PTSA TODAY or by October 15th and you are entered to win. It’s easy online OR message us and PTSA Treasurer, Angie Uriu will swing by your house to pick up your Membership Dues ($10 per person)

Join us tonight at 6:30 for our first PTSA meeting of the year!! You do not need to be a member to attend, only to vote. We will be reviewing and approving our budget for the school year and would love your input!

Mustang Family! If you haven’t joined our PTSA yet, please do so today. Your support and engagement is so appreciated.

Local Friends! If you live in District 2, 4 or 6, join the PTA Council of PUSD and PEN to hear what the candidates have to say and get your burning questions answered. Don’t know which District you live in? Here’s a link to the map: https://www.pusd.us/Page/5107

Made it through the second week! Tonight would have been our first home game- so sorry it’s not happening yet, but it has been awesome to see the spirit still alive in our Mighty Mustang Band this year!

First day of school - it is nice to be back. Band is growing! We are the Mustangs, the mighty mighty Mustangs. Good memories from last year on those Friday nights

Mighty Mustang Band Parents, Students, Teachers and Community Members, please join our JMHS PTSA today! Go Mustangs!

Mighty Mustang Marching Band Friends! Volunteers are needed at Eliot Middle and Madison Elementary to pass out food, 8:45 am to 11:30 am. Please consider volunteering your time.

Remembering Al Lyles, former Muir Band Director from the 1970s https://www.legacy.com/obit/pasadenastarnews/obituary.aspx

Mustangs! Your lunch plans for this Saturday are planned!