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Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time, directed by Christine Guter, is the top vocal jazz ensemble
at California State University, Long Beach, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. It is a
highly select ensemble, requiring refined musicianship and improvisation skills.
The group has performed at the most prestigious educational events in the country,
including the Jazz Education Network International Conference, the International
OUR MUSIC Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Jazz Festival, the Newport Beach
Association for Jazz Education Conference, multiple Regional and National American
Choral Directors Association Conferences, and the California All State Music
Education Conference. Pacific Standard Time has also performed at the Playboy Jazz

Jazz Party, the West Coast Jazz Party, and the New York Voices Jazz Festival. The
ensemble has also had the great honor of performing with internationally renowned
jazz vocalists such as Kurt Elling, Peter Eldridge, and Dena DeRose.
Pacific Standard Time has competed at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival
and taken first place in the Collegiate Vocal Jazz Ensemble division multiple times.
They have also received international recognition through “DownBeat Magazine
Student Music Awards” in the categories of Solo Jazz Vocalist, Pop/Rock Soloist,
Latin Group, and Jazz Arrangement. In the Graduate College Vocal Jazz Ensemble
category, Pacific Standard Time has been honored with DownBeat Awards for the
past THIRTEEN years in a row (2010-2022).
Graduates of Pacific Standard Time have been featured on “The Voice”, “The Sing-
Off”, National Harmony Sweepstakes, national TV commercials, movie soundtracks,
and national tours (Knower, Jennifer Lopez, Chaka Khan, The Jacksons, and
Michael Bublé).

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