Capital City Bands of Tallahassee

05/23/2026

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New Student Orientation is designed to help you feel prepared, connected, and ready for your first semester at TSC. From campus resources to student life, you’ll get the information you need to start with confidence.

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05/18/2026

TSC Jazz Band and our TSC Director of Bands, Lisa M. Foltz, are happy to return to The Maguire Center of Westminster Oaks for the jazz band's annual summer concert on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7 PM. Free and open to the public! 4449 Meandering Way, Tallahassee. Join us for an uplifting evening of big band music in a variety of styles!

04/24/2026

04/24/2026

Tonight! 🇺🇸🎶 Friday, 4/24/26 at 7:30 PM: Capital City Band of TSC: "Celebrating Our United States Semiquincentennial: Songs of America," Lisa M. Foltz, TSC Director of Bands.

Featuring: The Star-Spangled Banner (Smith/Key); Selections from "1776" (Edwards/Arr. Erikson); Second American Folk Rhapsody (Arr. Grundman); A Kansas Two-Step (Pryor); When the Saints Go Marching In (Redding/Arr. Tatgenhorst); Armed Services Medley (Arr. Martin); Tribute to the Count (Basie/Arr. Nestico); Parade of the Tall Ships (Chattaway); Our America (Arr. Higgins); A Big Bend Rhapsody (Thurston).

🎟 Free and ample parking and free admission for all!

📍Location: Turner Auditorium at Tallahassee State College; 444 Appleyard Drive. Turner Auditorium is located in the Fine and Performing Arts Building (FPAC), between the Administration Building and the Communications Building.

Capital City Band of TSC, under the baton of Director of Bands Lisa M. Foltz, presents its annual...

04/22/2026

Please join TSC Director of Bands, Lisa M. Foltz, and our wonderful instrumentalists this week as we perform concerts celebrating America250! 🇺🇸

🎶 Wednesday, 4/22, 7:30 PM: TSC Jazz Band: Celebrating America250 (Classic Big Band, Jazz, Rock, Country, and Swing tunes by Nat Adderly, Sammy Nestico, Ronnie Dunn, Hoagy Carmichael, and Charlie Parker, plus a featured set of four tunes by George & Ira Gershwin); Kathy Hale, Vocalist.

🎶 Friday, 4/24, 7:30 PM: Capital City Band of TSC: "Celebrating Our United States Semiquincentennial: Songs of America," featuring: The Star-Spangled Banner (Smith/Key); Selections from "1776" (Edwards/Arr. Erikson); Second American Folk Rhapsody (Arr. Grundman); A Kansas Two-Step (Pryor); When the Saints Go Marching In (Redding/Arr. Tatgenhorst); Armed Services Medley (Arr. Martin); Tribute to the Count (Basie/Arr. Nestico); Parade of the Tall Ships (Chattaway); Our America (Arr. Higgins); A Big Bend Rhapsody (Thurston).

🎟 Free and ample parking and free admission for all!

📍Location for both concerts:
Turner Auditorium at Tallahassee State College; 444 Appleyard Drive. Turner Auditorium is located in the Fine and Performing Arts Building (FPAC), between the Administration Building and the Communications Building.

04/22/2026

🎶 Wednesday, 4/22/26: TSC Jazz Band Spring Concert: Celebrating America250 (Classic Big Band, Jazz, Rock, Country, and Swing tunes by Nat Adderly, Sammy Nestico, Ronnie Dunn, Hoagy Carmichael, and Charlie Parker, plus a featured set of four tunes by George & Ira Gershwin), Turner Auditorium at TSC, 444 Appleyard Drive; Free Admission and Free Parking; Lisa M. Foltz, TSC Director of Bands.

04/17/2026

Our Tallahassee State College Jazz Band, led by TSC Director of Bands, Lisa M. Foltz, had a great performance at Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival last Saturday, April 11th! What a beautiful day, and fun annual festival this was, as hosted by Tallahassee Museum!

04/11/2026

Catch TSC Jazz Band playing today at 11 AM at Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival on the beautiful grounds of Tallahassee Museum! 🎶 3945 Museum Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310-6325; Phone: 850-575-8684

🎟 Price of daily admission, or free entry with your Tallahassee Museum membership

More info:
https://tallahasseemuseum.org/events/tallahassee-jazz-blues-festival/

Saturday, April 11th:
●11 AM Tallahassee State College Jazz Band
●12 Noon Thursday Night Music Club
●1 PM Tallahassee Swing
●2 PM Yellow Dog Jazz Band
●3 PM Rhythm Remedy
●4 PM Warren Sutton

Sunday, April 12th:
●12 Noon Quanta
●1 PM Billy Rigsby
●2 PM Swingin' Harpoon Blues Band
●3 PM Jerry Thigpen Trio
●4 PM JC & The Backscratchers


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02/13/2026

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In observance of Presidents’ Day, Tallahassee State College will be closed on Monday, February 16.

This additional holiday was announced by the Governor in recognition of America’s 250th anniversary. Classes will not meet, and offices will be closed. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, February 17.

01/05/2026

Happy New Year! Please "save the dates" for our Spring 2026 concerts!

CAPITAL CITY BAND of TSC:
* Sat., March 28, 9:30-10:30 AM, Springtime Tallahassee (Free; Park Avenue at Monroe Street)
* Fri., April 24, 7:30 PM, Turner Auditorium (Free; 444 Appleyard Drive)
* TBA, TSC Spring Commencement

TSC JAZZ BAND:
* Sat., April 11, 10:00 AM, Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival (Ticketed, at Tallahassee Museum)
* Wed., April 22, 7:30 PM, Turner Auditorium (Free; 444 Appleyard Drive)
* Wed., April 29, 7:15 PM, The Grove at Canopy (Free; 2601 Crestline Rd.)

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