Seattle All-City Band Jam

• Rainbow City Marching Band
• Rainbow City Drumline

Founded in 2009 by All‐City Band Director Dr. Marcus Pimpleton, Band Jam is an outdoor marching band jamboree where spectators can enjoy full performances of the marching bands many typically see only in passing on parade routes. This non-competitive event, held each year the night before Seattle's Torchlight Parade, is free and open to the public as a celebration of what we all know to be the best part of any parade – the bands.

Performances begin at 6pm. The event is free of charge. Please invite everyone you know. We expect to finish by 9pm

Band Directors: This is a non-competitive event to showcase your skills and have fun with the other bands. Each band should plan to do a 15-20 minute performance on the field at Memorial Stadium. If your band would like to participate in next year’s event, please send an email with the band name, number of participants, director’s name and contact information to mjpimpleton@seattleschools.org.

For more information please contact Marcus Pimpleton at (206) 252-8993.

About Seattle All-City Band

Established in 1951 by the Seattle Public Schools, the All-City Band has a reputation for excellence in music education, student leadership, and entertainment. The band brings together students from schools throughout the greater Seattle area to entertain in upwards of 20 parades and community celebrations each summer. Its energetic performances and choreography has garnered hundreds of first place and sweepstakes awards and entertained audiences throughout the Puget Sound region as well as in British Colmbia, California, Hawaii, and Washington D.C.

About Rainbow City Marching Band

We are a loud and proud marching band with a spirited drumline and glittering color guard that has been marching in Seattle since 1998 to represent LGBTQIA+ musicians in outdoor events all summer. We're a highly inclusive ensemble and judge our excellence by the joy we create and the family of musicians we gather. We have fun together while focusing on honing our performance to thrill our audiences. Wherever we go, we have a great time!

About Rainbow City Drumline

Rainbow City Drumline (RCD) has been the beating heart of Seattle parades for over twenty five years! We march and perform in festivals across western Washington, such as Seattle Pride, as well as play throughout all OL Reign home soccer matches from March to October. We're a tight-knit group of drummers with a communal family atmosphere to lift us all up together to have an amazing time playing for the public.

Rainbow City Drumline is open to musicians at any skill level, provided they can read music and are age 18 or older. In Rainbow City Drumline, we have a long history of helping musicians gain their first drumline experience or explore drumline instruments they always wanted to try but haven't yet. We have lots of opportunities to hone and improve your skills alongside the rest of us!