Tap your foot, get out of that seat, all you need is this jazz beat.

The South Plains College’s jazz band will be performing with Coronado High School jazz band on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the SPC Theatre.

The SPC jazz band is under the directed of Dr. Bruce Keeling, professor of music, and CHS jazz band is under directed Phil Sutherland.

The jazz program is excited to have the Coronado jazz band return to SPC’s stage. Sutherland directs Coronado’s jazz band, chairs the region jazz tryouts and all-region jazz band, while also performing with several groups in the South Plains region.

Coronado will be performing: “Gumbo Caliente,” by Doug Beach, featuring soloist Kyle Spearman on trumpet, Cody Cross on baritone saxophone and Ben Watson on trombone.  Other selections include “I Didn’t Know About You,” by Duke Ellington, featuring vocalist Kacee Lee, “New Toys,” by Bill Liston, featuring Craig Payne on trombone and “Route 66,” arranged by Peter Blair.

After the Coronado performance, the SPC’s jazz band begin its performance with “ The Opener,” by Carl Strommen, a swing piece, featuring soloist Daniel Colina from Littlefield on trumpet and Charles Brown from White Deer on guitar.

Another selection is “Big Daddy’s Blues,” a sleazy blues chart by Howard Rowe, featuring John Paul Landin from Frenship on trombone, Colina on trumpet; Jason Norton from Lubbock Coronado on baritone saxophone, Erica Weemes from Levelland on trombone; Ruth Cunningham from New Deal on trombone and Brown on guitar.

They will also be performing, “ Jambalaya Jane,” by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. It features a solo, Dr. Jackie Wright, a professor of anatomy and physiology at SPC, on accordion and Landin on trombone. Another selection is “A Child is Born,” by Thad Jones, a ballad featuring Al Gardner, professor of percussion at SPC, on piano and Greg John on Fluegal horn. The last selection will be “Jammin’ At Rocco’s,” a medium shuffle by Tome Davis, featuring Colina on trumpet and Brown on guitar.

There will be a reception following the performance in the foyer of the Fine Arts Building.

Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the free night of jazzy music.