7:21 PM: We’re in the second hour of Band Jam, hosted by the Seattle Schools All-City Marching Band at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex.

After a drumline, color guard, brass band, and more, we’re currently seeing the first marching band of the night, from Kennedy Catholic High School in nearby Burien. This is free and fun, and currently going exactly to the schedule/lineup we obtained from ACB director Dr. Marcus Pimpleton (who played trombone with the Soul Jambalaya Brass Band a little while ago).

So c’mon down to 2801 SW Thistle. Food trucks!

9:09 PM: Just ended. On our way back to HQ to add video.

10:24 PM: Arguably the highlight of the night was the first part of the All-City Band’s performance, which also featured the alumni band set up for this 75th-anniversary season – they’re in the foreground, yellow shirts:

The alums then left and the ACB performed for 15 more minutes, counting more shouted declarations at the very end, beyond the repeated “Who are we? All-City Band” – this included “What do we do? Entertain!” That, they do:

They were preceded by the official Sounders FC band Sound Wave. We just recorded two slices of their set, but as a whole it was intensely local, from Nirvana’s “Come” to the ’60s TV song “The Bluest Skies I’ve Ever Seen are in Seattle” and beyond.

They followed another pro-sports-team-affiliated group, the Seahawks’ Blue Thunder drumline, who at several points in their set led everyone in a round of “Sea! Hawks! Sea! Hawks!”

Up from Pierce County, the Sumner HS Marching Band is a frequent Band Jam participant:

The only band to march – well, more like stride – onto the field chanting PAR-TY, PAR-TY, was Neon Brass Party:

Both that band and the Kennedy Catholic HS Marching Band (mentioned above) had lots of pop songs in their sets.

As also mentioned above, the Soul Jambalaya Brass Band played, with musicians including ACB leader Dr. Marcus Pimpleton.

The first drumline of the night was Seismic Sound:

And it all began with the Rainbow City Color Guard – in our clip, you’ll see them perform to “How It’s Done” from the hit animated movie “K-Pop Demon Hunters”:

Some of those who performed tonight will be in Saturday night’s Seafair Torchlight Parade along the downtown waterfront. Band Jam started at NCSWAC in 2009; it eventually moved to Memorial Stadium, but the rebuild started last summer so Band Jam came back here. The rebuilt Memorial Stadium isn’t expected to open until fall of next year, so we might see Band Jam in West Seattle next year too.