Home Jazz Studies in the News 2007-08 OJS Past OJS 2007-08 Calendar Recordings Video Press Coverage Pictures “Things on Tuesday night were FABULOUS! The band was really impressive, the joint was crowded, and everyone had a great time.... RJS would like to consider having Oberlin stop in every year in January.” —Cheryl Fare     Program Assistant     Richmond Jazz Society		The Oberlin Jazz Septet About The Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS) is a small jazz ensemble made up of the most outstanding student performers in the Jazz Studies Department at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College. The department was founded by Chair of the Jazz Studies Department, Dr. Wendell Logan. Each year, the jazz faculty members nominate their best students for membership in the distinguished ensemble, which is directed by Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez. OJS members devise the group’s business plan for performing, recording, touring, and teaching throughout the year. The septet’s performance repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz. Photo Credit: Margot I. Schulman In past years, the ensemble has been featured at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Jazz Aspen Snowmass; the Detroit, Elmhurst, and Notre Dame jazz festivals; top performance venues in Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington D.C., Kansas City, Philadelphia, Denver, Richmond, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida; and at many high schools and arts programs throughout the United States. The members of the OJS for 2007-08 are: trombonist Matt Davis ’08, from Woodside, California; guitarist Henry Heinitsh ’08, from Brevard, North Carolina; saxophonist Tim McKay ’08, from Albany, California; double bassist Chris Mees ’09, from San Diego, California; drummer Jake Robinson ‘08, from Whately, Massachusetts; trumpeter Truan Savage ’08, from New York, New York; and pianist Isaac Sussman '10, from Larchmont, New York.