Who We Are
The Laguna Community Concert Band
The Laguna Community Concert Band (LCCB) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization of over 50 members from Laguna Beach and surrounding communities. This is your community band celebrating the musical arts here in Laguna Beach. The band performances appeal to audiences of all ages with the greatest variety of musical styles, from swing to pop, rock to big band, film music to the great American songbook, and Broadway to classical.
The City Council has called our band “a musical treasure of Laguna Beach” providing entertaining concerts for our community throughout the year. The Concert Band welcomes all musicians so we hope you will join us!
Recent News
We are honored to share that the Laguna Community Concert Band and Laguna Tunes Community Chorus received the Outstanding Arts Collaboration Award from the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance.
Outstanding Arts Collaboration Award from the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance
Community Outreach
The Laguna Community Concert Band provides support for:
Scholarships for Laguna Beach High School seniors pursuing music
Music performances at community events
Educational support for K-12 programs in Laguna Beach
OUR STORY
In 1999, flutist Theresa Marino, conductor Dr. Bill Nicholls and Laguna Beach Arts Commission member and musician Carol Reynolds met with an idea and a cup of coffee at Zinc Café. A few hours later, the Laguna Community Concert Band was born.
Today, the band that began as an eight-member class at the Laguna Beach Recreation Department is a thriving non-profit boasting over 50 members. Dedicated to local performances, Laguna Community Concert Band musicians include educators, professional musicians and hobbyists from across Orange County. Despite their wide range of experiences and training, all the players share a love of music and a desire to share it with the public.
The band owes much of its success and rapid growth to support from the Laguna Beach community and to the significant contributions of the early members. Directed by Jennifer Baker, and led by a volunteer Board of Directors, the Laguna Community Concert Band now performs several concerts per year at local venues such as Festival of Arts, the Laguna Playhouse, Sawdust Festival, and the LBHS Artists Theatre. Popular traditions include outdoor concerts for the Patriots Day Parade, Hospitality Night, and Memorial Day at Main Beach.
Band members have also created several smaller ensembles over the years, including a flute ensemble, a Dixieland band, a clarinet choir, a woodwind ensemble, a jazz quartet and a brass quintet. The most well-known of these groups is the affiliated 18-piece swing band, the Laguna JaZz Band. Led by Lynn Olinger, the Laguna JaZz Band is now a regular feature at community venues around Laguna Beach, including performing several times during the year at the Susi Q and featured on Main Beach for the annual Fête de la Musique.
To book the Laguna Community Concert Band, Laguna JaZz Band, or a special ensemble, please contact our Band Directors:
Laguna Community Concert Band
Jennifer Baker
Jenniferm.baker@verizon.net
Laguna JaZz Band
Lynn Olinger
(949) 395-1427
musiked1video@gmail.com
More Information
Organization Legal Structure
The Laguna Community Concert Band is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Tax ID Number: 33-0930625. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
For Further Information
Contact Jennifer Baker at jenniferm.baker@verizon.net
P.O. Box 4235
Laguna Beach, CA 92652