COOS BAY, Ore. - The South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival isn't until this weekend, but area students got a sneak peak of what's to come, as one featured band made the rounds to Coos Bay schools Thursday, performing some of their music.

Idaho based group "High Street" rocked the gym at Sunset Middle School, playing music from the 40s all the way up to the 90s for Sunset and Madison students.
    
Now a festival tradition, the school preview concert is a way to introduce kids to the joy of music.

"Anytime we have an opportunity to bring music into the schools and make the schools more of a community and make that connection it's great. I think it's really important to have a diverse appreciation for all kinds of music, music's in all of us," says Sunset Principal Dale Inskeep.
    
High Street lead singer Matt Summers, says this is the bands second time at the Clambake Jazz Festival, and they love performing for the students.

"It's really fun, these kids get us really fired up. When we show them that playing the trumpet and saxophone and trombone and percussion and wearing zoot suits is fun, and they have a blast, then it awakens them to a much broader musical spectrum," says High Street band member Matt Summers.
    
High Street is just one of many bands performing this weekend at various venues around the Bay Area.
    
For more information log onto www.clambakejazz.org.