There are now three big bands at IC:  The premier ensemble, the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, rehearses Tuesday and Thursday evenings and is led by jazz studies director Mike Titlebaum.  Two other two jazz ensembles rehearse on Mondays and Wednesdays.  They all perform at least one Ford Hall concert per semester and also perform elsewhere on campus and in the community.  All IC students regardless of major are permitted to audition for the jazz ensembles.

Some of the guest artists featured with the bands over the years are Marian McPartland, Walter White, Thad Jones, Peter Leitch, Phil Woods, John Stowell, Andy LaVerne, Bob Sneider, Gary Smulyan, Steve Wilson, Jeff Ballard, Stephanie Nakasian, Tom Harrell, Hal Galper, Marvin Stamm, and many others.  In the 2008-9 school year, guest artists included jazz trumpet artist and composer John Sneider, Eastman School of Music Professor Bill Dobbins, world-renowned bassist and educator Chuck Israels, former Ithaca College jazz director Steve Brown, and New York-based freelance trumpet artist Rick Henly.

Audition information for the 2009-2010 school year will be posted soon!

For up-to-date information on the IC Jazz Ensemble, please join the Facebook group Ithaca College Jazz Enthusiasts.