The lab band is out beginning Jazz Band performance ensemble. It encompasses big band literature to teach the jazz musician the fundamentals of style, interpretation and ensemble playing. Synergy Vocal Jazz performs challenging repertoire at a variety of concerts on campus as well as festivals throughout Southern California. Students in Synergy enjoy learning about and digging into the jazz tradition in a spirited approach to melody, text, harmony, theory, rhythm, and improvisation. Each year, the ensemble accepts up to 16 singers by audition, they all sing on individual microphone, and are accompanied by a student rhythm section.