After traveling to Albemarle High School Saturday, Feb.16 for the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association District Jazz Assessment, our Jazz Ensemble received a superior rating. It was the group’s first time traveling to this event, where bands are judged in the areas of balance/ blend, intonation, phrasing, dynamics, time, interpretation, precision, excitement, colors/ textures, programming, stage presence, choice of materials and communication by a panel of judges