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H I G H S C H O O L JA Z Z BA N D C O M P E T I T I O N & F E ST I VA L
MAY 5–7, 2016
FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL
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Friday & Saturday, May 6 and May 7, 2016
Competition Part I: May 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose Theater
Competition Part II: May 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Theater
Competition Part III: May 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose Theater
Concert and Awards Ceremony: May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Rose Theater
Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director
Greg Scholl, Executive Director
Jazz at Lincoln Center Education Committee:
Jessica M. Bibliowicz, Chair
Steve Aiello
Gail May Engelberg
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Valerie Grant
Susan Kahn
Michael F. Price
Susan Rudin
Kim Ayers Shariff
H. Marshall Sonenshine
Courtney F. Lee-Mitchell
Todd Stoll, Vice President,
Education
21st Annual
ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON
High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
2016 FINALISTS (in order of performance)
CRESCENT SUPER BAND
American Fork, UT
BELOIT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Beloit, WI
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
Seattle, WA
SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE AND
PERFORMING ARTS
San Diego, CA
MOUNT SI HIGH SCHOOL
Snoqualmie, WA
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Miami, FL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Orange City, FL
TUCSON JAZZ INSTITUTE
Tucson, AZ
BYRON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
Byron Center, MI
SUN PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
Sun Prairie, WI
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Seattle, WA
FOXBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Foxboro, MA
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Lexington, MA
TRIANGLE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Raleigh, NC
JAZZ HOUSE KIDS
Montclair, NJ
JUDGES
WYNTON MARSALIS, CHRIS CRENSHAW, JEFF HAMILTON,
CHUCK ISRAELS, AND LAUREN SEVIAN
Founding leadership support for Essentially Ellington is provided by The Jack and Susan
Rudin Educational and Scholarship Fund. Major support is provided by Jessica and Natan
Bibliowicz, Alfred and Gail Engelberg, Casey Lipscomb, Dr. J. Douglas White and the
King-White Family Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation,
Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust,
and United Airlines.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Rose Theater
Frederick P. Rose Hall
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Order of performance was determined by random drawing.
COMPETITION PART I
Friday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose Theater
CRESCENT SUPER BAND, American Fork, UT
BELOIT MEMORIALHIGH SCHOOL, Beloit, WI
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, Seattle, WA
SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS, San Diego, CA
MOUNT SI HIGH SCHOOL, Snoqualmie, WA
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Miami, FL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, Orange City, FL
TUCSON JAZZ INSTITUTE, Tucson, AZ
COMPETITION PART III
COMPETITION PART II
Saturday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Theater Saturday, May 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose Theater
BYRON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL,
Byron Center, MI
SUN PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, Sun Prairie, WI
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Seattle, WA
FOXBORO HIGH SCHOOL, Foxboro, MA
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, Lexington, MA
TRIANGLE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE,
Raleigh, NC
JAZZ HOUSE KIDS, Montclair, NJ
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE THREE TOP-PLACING BANDS
Saturday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m. at Rose Theater
After 4:30 p.m., the names of the three top-placing bands will be available via
our Facebook page at facebook.com/essentiallyellington
and through our Twitter feed at twitter.com/jazzdotorg
Competition Selections
Ensembles will choose three of the following pieces for their competition performance.
The eight pieces marked with an asterisk (*) form the Essentially Ellington 2015–16 repertoire.
*Blue Goose
*Christopher Columbus
DUKE ELLINGTON
ANDY RAZAF/CHU BERRY,
arr. HORACE HENDERSON
Chinoiserie
DUKE ELLINGTON
Concerto for Cootie
DUKE ELLINGTON
Cotton Club Stomp
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHNNY HODGES/
HARRY CARNEY
Dissonance in Blues
*Down South Camp Meeting
GERALD WILSON
FLETCHER HENDERSON
Flirtibird
DUKE ELLINGTON
Happy Go Lucky Local
DUKE ELLINGTON
*Hotter Than ‘Ell
*Laura
*Magnolias Dripping With Molasses
Moon Over Cuba
Movin’ Uptown
FLETCHER HENDERSON
arr. HORACE HENDERSON
DAVID RAKSIN/JOHNNY MERCER,
arr. BILLY STRAYHORN
DUKE ELLINGTON, arr. BILLY STRAYHORN
JUAN TIZOL
BENNY CARTER
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Never No Lament
DUKE ELLINGTON/BOB RUSSEL
arr. DUKE ELLINGTON/BILLY STRAYHORN
Old King Dooji
DUKE ELLINGTON
Portrait of Louis Armstrong
DUKE ELLINGTON
Prelude to a Kiss
Pyramid
Rockabye River
Roll ’Em
Sophisticated Lady
*St. Louis Blues
Such Sweet Thunder
Symphony in Riffs
The Shepherd
The Star-Crossed Lovers
*Wrappin’ It Up
DUKE ELLINGTON/BILLY STRAYHORN
DUKE ELLINGTON/IRVING GORDON/
JUAN TIZOL/IRVING MILLS
DUKE ELLINGTON
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
DUKE ELLINGTON/IRVING MILLS/
MITCHELL PARISH
W.C. HANDY, arr. DUKE ELLINGTON
DUKE ELLINGTON/BILLY STRAYHORN
BENNY CARTER
DUKE ELLINGTON
DUKE ELLINGTON/BILLY STRAYHORN
FLETCHER HENDERSON
Festival Staff
Maegan McHugh, Assistant Director, Secondary/Higher Education
Antoinette Henry, Assistant, Secondary/Higher Education
Matt Buttermann, Festival Assistant
Michael Givey, Production Manager
Michael Leslie, Production Manager
Justin Bias, Line Producer
Billy Banks, Stage Manager
Christina Riley, Public Relations
James Thigpen, Creative Services
Special thanks to the following for their work on Essentially Ellington 2015–16
Ronald Carter, Program Consultant
Chris Crenshaw, Music Transcription
Mark Lopeman, Music Transcription
Geoff Burke, Music Copyist
Jonathan Kelly, Music Copyist
Justin DiCioccio, Manhattan School of Music
Jill Cole, Great Performances
Thanks to all the dedicated Jazz at Lincoln Center staff, volunteers, and fans
for their support and assistance during the 2016 Essentially Ellington High School
Jazz Band Competition & Festival.
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Essentially Ellington 2016
CONCERT
Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m., Rose Theater
THREE TOP-PLACING BANDS
Tonight’s performance by the three top-placing bands has no bearing on the competition. The
winning band was determined by the judges prior to the concert and will be announced at
the Awards Ceremony.
Each band will play two selections from the Essentially Ellington repertoire,
one of which will feature a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as guest soloist.
Brief Intermission
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Selections will be chosen from the following Essentially Ellington 2016–17 repertoire,
featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Tadd Dameron.
Bojangles
Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Carnegie Blues
Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Dameron Stomp
East St. Louis Toodle-oo
Composed by Tadd Dameron/Harlan Leonard,
arranged by Tadd Dameron
Composed by Duke Ellington/Bubber Miley,
arranged by Duke Ellington
If You Could See Me Now
Composed by Tadd Dameron/Carl Sigman,
arranged by Melba Liston
So Easy
Composed and arranged by Tadd Dameron
Stay On It
Sugar Hill Penthouse
Composed by Tadd Dameron/Dizzy Gillespie,
arranged by Tadd Dameron
Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Awards Ceremony
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with WYNTON MARSALIS
Wynton Marsalis, Music Director, Trumpet
Ryan Kisor, Trumpet
Marcus Printup, Trumpet
Kenny Rampton, Trumpet
Vincent Gardner, Trombone, Sousaphone
Chris Crenshaw, Trombone
Elliot Mason, Trombone
Sherman Irby, Alto Saxophone
Ted Nash, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Victor Goines, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Walter Blanding, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet
Paul Nedzela, Baritone and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet
James Chirillo, Guitar, Banjo
Dan Nimmer, Piano
Carlos Henriquez, Bass
Ali Jackson, Drums
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Essentially Ellington 2015–16
The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz
Band Program (EE) is a unique educational
resource for high school jazz bands.
Created by Jazz at Lincoln Center during
the 1995–96 school year, the program supports the development of jazz music programs through distribution of the music of
Duke Ellington and other seminal big band
composers and arrangers, recordings,
teaching guides, regional festivals, expert
feedback, and other resources.
Nearly 4,000 jazz bands are currently members of the Essentially Ellington program.
Last fall, each band was sent eight new
Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson transcriptions, specially published for this program. Each member school had the option
of submitting a recording of their band for
consideration for the Competition, and the
15 competing bands here this week were
selected as finalists through a blind screening process. In addition to the Competition,
finalist students and band directors participate in a variety of programs throughout the
Festival, including a Q&A and open
rehearsal with Wynton Marsalis and the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO);
instrumental workshops and rehearsals with
JLCO members; and dinner and jam sessions with other finalist students, directors,
and professional musicians.
EE has seen significant growth in its 21
years. Originally open to schools in the New
York metropolitan area, it expanded to all 26
states east of the Mississippi in 1998; in
1999, the competition opened up to all 50
states and U.S. territories, and in 2015, college ensembles, although not permitted to
enter the Competition, became eligible to
receive the program’s free resources. Since
EE’s inception, Jazz at Lincoln Center has
distributed more than 209,000 charts to
more than 5,000 schools and has reached
more than 645,000 students. The
Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival
is a highlight of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
2015–2016 Season. The 22nd Annual
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band
Competition & Festival will be held Friday
and Saturday, May 12 & 13, 2017 at
Frederick P. Rose Hall.
RECORDING SCREENING ADJUDICATORS
Steve Fidyk, Tatum Greenblatt, Chuck Israels, and Loren Schoenberg
IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOP CLINICIANS
Walter Blanding, Vincent Gardner, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Ted Nash,
Kenny Rampton, Pharez Whitted, and Todd Williams
FESTIVAL WORKSHOP CLINICIANS
Walter Blanding, Ronald Carter, James Chirillo, Vincent Gardner, Victor Goines,
Carlos Henriquez, Sherman Irby, Ali Jackson, Ryan Kisor, Elliot Mason, Ted Nash,
Paul Nedzela, Dan Nimmer, Marcus Printup, and Kenny Rampton
FESTIVAL MENTOR MUSICIANS
Walter Blanding, Ronald Carter, James Chirillo, Vincent Gardner, Tatum Greenblatt, Victor
Goines, Carlos Henriquez, Sherman Irby, Ali Jackson, Elliot Mason, Ted Nash, Paul Nedzela,
Dan Nimmer, Marcus Printup, and Kenny Rampton
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4th ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON DR. J. DOUGLAS WHITE
STUDENT COMPOSITION/ARRANGING CONTEST WINNER
Joseph Block, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA
FRANK STEWART
In the spirit of creativity and continuing the jazz legacy, Essentially Ellington encouraged
young musicians to compose and arrange by holding the 4th Annual EE Dr. J. Douglas
White Student Composition/Arranging Contest. Each submission was
critiqued by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) saxophonist, composer, arranger,
and educator, Ted Nash, and the winning selection was recorded by the JLCO at their
annual EE recording session on May 4, 2016. In addition, the winning composer received
a cash prize, a composition lesson with Mr. Nash, and a trip to New York City to observe
the JLCO recording session and the 2016 Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO), comprising
15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble
players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln
Center resident orchestra since 1988. This
remarkably versatile orchestra performs
and leads educational events in New York,
across the U.S., and around the globe; in
concert halls, dance venues, jazz clubs, and
public parks; and with symphony orchestras, ballet troupes, local students, and an
ever-expanding roster of guest artists.
Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a
vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and
arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count
Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious
Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie,
Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and
many others. The orchestra has also performed collaborations with leading symphony orchestras and has been featured in
education and performance residencies
throughout the world. The JLCO’s most
recent recordings, including 2016’s The
Abyssian Mass, can be heard on Jazz at
Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records
(www.jazz.org/blueengine), a new platform
dedicated to making Jazz at Lincoln
Center’s vast archive of recorded concerts,
as well as new studio and live recordings,
available to audiences everywhere.
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Meet the Finalists
(In order of performance)
Crescent Super Band
Caleb Chapman’s Soundhouse
American Fork, Utah
Director: Caleb Chapman Reeds: Josh
Zabriskie, Nicholas Dal Canto, Spencer
Walgren, Bryson Vanderwel, Daxton Buller
Trumpets: Alex Coburn, Daniel Gummow,
Daniel Gummow, Gus Bogdanow, Isaac
Stephens, Joseph Sandholtz, Tyler Webb
Trombones: Austin Payne, Christopher
Wyllie, Joseph Laudie, Molly Hanrahan,
Peyton Wong Piano: Julian Lambert Guitar:
Ashton Young Bass: Adam Peeler Drums:
Jeffery Havell, Levi Ollerton Vocals:
Isabelle Johnson
Organized in 2001 under the direction of
award-winning performer, author, and educator Caleb Chapman, the Crescent Super
Band has frequently been hailed as one of
the best professional bands in the world to
be comprised entirely of young musicians.
With a youthful energy and nearly unbelievable performance level, the band has performed its hip, intelligent big band arrangements for thousands. The ensemble has
been featured at many of the world’s most
prominent music festivals, including events
in France, Italy, Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
Sweden, the Netherlands, England,
Switzerland, and more. Their crowning performance was a headlining debut at a
packed Carnegie Hall in May 2013. The
band’s latest release, Inside of the Outside,
is a joint project with Grammy Award–
winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin on Ear Up
Records. The album features guest appearances by Branford Marsalis, Trombone
Shorty, Victor Wooten, Futureman, Randy
Brecker, Rashawn Ross, and others. It
reached No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart and
received wide critical acclaim. On multiple
occasions since 2007, DownBeat magazine
has recognized the Crescent Super Band
with coveted DownBeat Awards. The band
has also won ten Best of State awards for
Utah, including nine consecutive years as
Utah’s Best Professional Band in any genre.
Twice they have received the prestigious
Best of State Statue Award identifying the
band as the top organization in Arts and
Entertainment in Utah, beating out every
other professional music, arts, and film
group for the honor. Since its inception the
band has performed with over 200 guest
artists including Grammy Award winners
David Sanborn, Gordon Goodwin, Joe
Lovano, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Mintzer,
Randy Brecker, Nicholas Payton, Christian
McBride, Eric Marienthal, Dave Weckl, Bob
Mintzer, Ernie Watts, Peter Erskine, and
Dave Samuels.
Jazz Band I
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit, Wisconsin
Director: Chris Behrens Reeds: Breanna
DeNure, Nora Lewis, Hans Friedl, Karolina
Richins, Maddie Patch, Niall Gillen Trumpets:
Chase Miller, Chase Miller, Frank McKearn
IV, Graham Boudreaux, Nellie ConoverCrockett, Nick Wadle Trombones: August
Braatz, Devin Wolf, Isaiah Wisdom, Joe
Hudson, Julia Bosco Piano: Marissa Otto
Guitar: Arianna Alfaro Bass: Carly Behrens
Drums: Connor Gravitt, Josue Cortez
Under the leadership of Mr. Chris Behrens
(now in his 19th year as director), the Beloit
Memorial High School Jazz program continues to bring to young people the jazz traditions of such big bands as the Duke
Ellington
Orchestra,
Count
Basie
Orchestra, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
Orchestra. The program has grown from
one jazz band to two full size big bands and
two jazz combos. Beginning in 2012, Jazz
Band I and Jazz Improvisation are now curricular class offerings. The groups have
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won many competitions over the past
years, including top honors at Purdue
University, UW-Platteville, UW-LaCrosse,
Carrol College, UW-Eau-Claire, Western
Illinois University, Coe College, and Loyola
University (New Orleans). 2016 marks the
fifth time in the last seven years that the
BMHS Jazz Band I has been selected as a
finalist for Essentially Ellington. Each year
the jazz band is featured with a guest artist.
Over the years the band has performed
with such jazz greats as Brian Lynch,
Conrad Herwig, Bob Mintzer, Jeff
Hamilton, Greg Abate, Mark Colby, Victor
Goines, and the Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra.
The jazz program is an integral part of a
comprehensive music department at Beloit
Memorial that includes two orchestras,
seven choirs, and elective courses in AP
music theory and music technology.
The Roosevelt Jazz Band
Roosevelt High School
Seattle, Washington
Director: Scott Brown Reeds: Aisling
Doyle-Wade, Jesse Beckett-Herbert,
Madeline Toll, Sean Bowman, Colin Cahill,
Elliot Halpern, Santosh Sharma, Santosh
Sharma, Xander Johns Trumpets: Ben
Sahlin, Francis Nyssen, Jack Bylund, Lily
Schwartz, Matt Gasper, Sophie Aanerud,
Thomas Hinds Trombones: Elise Toney,
Nyal McCrea, Porter Jones, Tom Maul
Piano: Leo Folsom, Rehka Olsen Guitar:
Ravi Sharma, Rusty Farivar Bass: Cormac
Liotta, Jack Hanish, Tony Lefaive Drums:
David Maltby, Ethan Lefaive, Sam Clement
The Roosevelt Jazz Band is the top group
among four performing jazz ensembles at
Seattle’s Roosevelt High School. In addition
to the school’s three jazz bands and one
vocal jazz ensemble, there are numerous
vocal and instrumental combos that regularly perform throughout the Seattle area.
The Roosevelt Jazz Band has been fortu-
nate to have participated as an Essentially
Ellington finalist 17 of the past 18 years,
since the festival was opened to schools
west of the Mississippi in 1999. The
Roosevelt Jazz Band participates in numerous festivals and competitions throughout
the Northwest. The band will tour in Europe
this summer with performances at Jazz à
Vienne and the Umbria Jazz Festival in
Perugia, Italy. Roosevelt High School is a
diverse, comprehensive, four-year, innercity public high school of over 1,700 students in Seattle, Washington. The school is
nationally renowned for its music and
drama programs. Steeped in the great
swing traditions of the Basie and Ellington
bands, but with an ever-expanding repertoire of modern big band literature, the
Roosevelt Jazz Band hopes you’ll enjoy this
Essentially Ellington performance under the
direction of Scott Brown.
Jazz Ensemble
San Diego School of Creative and
Performing Arts
San Diego, California
Director: John Reynolds Reeds: Casiano
Cabrera, Jarien Jamanila, Albert Dimdiman,
Alvin Paige, TJ Smith Trumpets: Angelo
Biares, Arthur Valdez, Arthur Valdez,
Camerahn Alforque, Elijah Santos, Rebeca
Villafana Trombones: Blazeden Bautista,
Ian Rawlinson, Jocel Centino, Wesley
Etienne Piano: Jill Murillo, Naomi Alonso
Guitar: Deion Seruelo, Marshall Holland,
Preston Holland Bass: Ashley Del Castillo,
Julian Esparza Drums: Johncarlo Grady,
Johnny Steele Vocals: Emma ChristieFoster, Jazmine Villalino
The Jazz Ensemble from San Diego School
of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) is a
dynamic group of young musicians hungry
for swing. Representing a very diverse Title
I school, SCPA Jazz Ensemble performs frequently throughout the western United
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States in concerts and jazz festivals.
Additionally, SCPA is the flagship jazz
ensemble for the San Diego Unified School
District, one of the largest districts in the
United States. As this is SCPA’s first year at
Essentially Ellington, they are very excited
to participate with the other accomplished
bands from across the U.S. They sincerely
hope to represent their region well and are
humbled by the opportunity to perform.
SCPA is truly grateful for the opportunity
that Jazz at Lincoln Center and the
Essentially Ellington program provides.
Mount Si High School Jazz Ensemble I
Mount Si High School
Snoqualmie, Washington
Director: Matthew Wenman Reeds: Cole
Van Gerpen, Creed Carlson, Hayden
Kajercline, Diana Hruska, Daniel Henriksen,
Jacob Wachtendonk Trumpets: Jake
Gardner, Leslie Kolke, Leslie Kolke, Michelle
John, Sage Eisenhour, Sean Hakala
Trombones: Andy Pantoja Valerio, James
Kolke, Jered Byford, Raine Myrvold Piano:
Max Cannella Bass: Jonathan Henriksen,
Nathan Sharp Drums: Nicholas Mardon
Mount Si High School is a 9–12 comprehensive public school located in the
Snoqualmie Valley School District 30 miles
east of Seattle in the beautiful foothills of
the Cascade Mountains. Serving just over
1,800 students, Mount Si is the only high
school in a district with a population of
about 6,400 students. Over the last three
years the Mount Si Band program has
grown to an enrollment of over 220 musicians in three concert ensembles, a percussion ensemble, and two jazz ensembles. Mount Si Jazz has performed in the
2014 and 2015 Hot Java Cool Jazz hosted
by Starbucks Coffee Co., been recognized
by numerous regional festivals and competitions, and has participated as a finalist
band in the 2014 and 2015 Essentially
Ellington Festivals. Students in the Mount
Si Jazz Ensemble are hard-working, committed, and dedicated. They rehearse each
morning at 6:30 a.m. and work hard in
weekly student led sectionals, evening
rehearsals, and Saturday morning rehearsals
before performances. Preparation for the
Essentially Ellington Festival is a musical,
artistic, and cultural education as well as an
exercise in hard work, sacrifice, and perseverance that applies to music and to life.
Mount Si is privileged and honored to participate in this year’s festival. Matthew
Wenman has been the band director at
Mount Si High School since 2013, teaching
all concert ensembles, percussion ensemble, and the top jazz ensemble.
New World School of the Arts High
School Jazz Ensemble
New World School of the Arts
Miami, Florida
Director: Jim Gasior Reeds: Joseph Miller,
Julian Gonzalez, Matthew Stevens, Jonah
Babitz, Abdias Armenteros, Michael Howe,
Tyler Goodman Trumpets: Brett Karner, Dean
Simon-Darius,
Jonathan
Shillingford,
Jonathan Shillingford, Ruben Cova, Simon
Cruz Trombones: Cassius Torres, Devin
Valero, Jean Arango, Luis Nunez, Shiloh
James Piano: Roberto Acosta Guitar: Philippe
Clement Bass: Alex Gay, Kebra Charles
Drums: Justin Sanchez, Victor Valdes,
Vincent Perez Vocals: Jasmine Moody
The students in the New World School of
the Arts High School Jazz Ensemble are
proud members of the New World School of
the Arts (NWSA). Located in the heart of
downtown Miami, NWSA was created and
is sustained through a unique partnership
between Miami Dade County Public
Schools, Miami Dade College, and the
University of Florida. NWSA offers high
school and college baccalaureate programs
in the performing and visual arts. In 2008
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the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
selected NWSA as one of their “Signature
schools”—one of 11 schools selected
nationally representing top high school jazz
programs. Prestigious national festivals
such as Essentially Ellington and Swing
Central have awarded the NWSA Jazz
Ensemble with first place finishes. Students
of the ensemble have been perennial winners of such honors and invitations from
DownBeat Student Music Awards,
GRAMMY High School Jazz Ensemble,
Florida All-State Jazz Band, The Brubeck
Institute Summer Jazz Colony, and the
YoungArts national talent search. The band
performs regularly and hosts master classes
and residencies with teaching and performing guest artists; past artists have included
Benny Golson, James Moody, Wycliffe
Gordon, Duffy Jackson, Bill Watrous, John
Fedchock, Kenny Werner, Michael Dease,
and many others. The director, Jim Gasior,
is in his 16th year of teaching at New
World.
University High School Jazz 1
University High School
Orange City, Florida
Director: David C. Martin Reeds: Gary
Gurlaskie, Asher Mallory, Josh Chapple,
Josiah Pait, Alyana Petersen, Will Rose
Trumpets: Delaney Larsen, Delaney
Larsen, Garrett Cummings, Gunnar
Gilmore, Haley Hertz, Brandon Hertz
Trombones: Jacob Adams, Kamyl Alicea,
Merebeth Springfield, Nathan Petersen
Piano: lan Gurlaskie Bass: Noe Rios,
Ricardo Thomas Drums: Harrison Ryll, Matt
Brough Vocals: Summer Ewing
University High School is located in Orange
City, Florida and first opened in 2010. The
student population is comprised of students
from Debary, Florida and Orange City,
Florida. Since its opening in 2010, the instrumental music department has excelled in all
facets, having earned a “superior” at State
Concert Festival in its second year and a
“superior” at State Jazz Festival in its third
year. The band program regularly receives
“superiors” at all district assessments for
marching, concert, and jazz. The full band
program consist of 160 students in three
concert bands, two jazz bands, percussion
ensemble, and winter guard program.
University High School Jazz 1 was invited to
perform at the 2015 Florida Music
Educators Professional Development concert held annually in Tampa and won the
honor of Best High School Jazz Band at the
Lakeside Jazz Festival in Port Orange,
Florida in 2015. University High School students are consistently represented at the
district and state level. Our students have
been selected for the Volusia County High
School Honor Jazz Ensemble, the Florida All
State Jazz Ensemble, the Florida All State
Concert Band, All State Symphonic Band,
and All State Orchestra.
Ellington Big Band
Tucson Jazz Institute
Tucson, Arizona
Director: Doug Tidaback Reeds: Alexjandro
Camarillo, Simeon Roth, Kayla Bowen,
Kevin Choi, Ben Canfiel, Ben Stowers,
Alexjandro Buelna, Isaac Richie, Isaac
Richie, Giuseppe Prestini, Zach Bell
Trumpets: Alan Camarillo, Carlos Ranquel,
Jack Falshaw, Jerry Anderson, Kenneth
Lopez, Miranda Agnew, Dezarae Cruz,
Damien Moreno Trombones: Devin
Carmichael, Douglas Reideman, Jared
Bathen, Ivan Larios, Richie Brennan Piano:
Eric Lu, Esme Martin Guitar: Erik Olson, JJ
Borja Bass: Dylan Holly Drums: Nathan Hooker
The Tucson Jazz Institute (TJI) was founded
in 2009, offering music programs to
Southern Arizona. With 140 students that
make up seven big bands and nine combos,
the TJI attracts students from public, pri-
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vate, and charter schools as well as a growing number of home-schooled musicians.
Classes offered include jazz and music technology/recording arts. The TJI big bands are
named after professional big bands, and the
combos are named after record labels. The
TJI Ellington Big Band has performed
throughout the United States and has
toured Europe three times. This year’s
Ellington Big Band was also selected as a
finalist in Monterey’s Next Generation Jazz
Festival. The TJI Ellington Big Band repertoire consists of a variety of compositions
from the Ellington, Basie, Buddy Rich, Stan
Kenton, Woody Herman, and dance band
libraries. They have also performed music by
Radiohead, Wynton Marsalis, Jim Knapp,
and other contemporary composers. TJI
educational philosophy subscribes to the
belief that “All innovation comes steeped in
tradition.” The TJI Ellington Big Band is
directed by Doug Tidaback. Scott Black and
Brice Winston direct combos and improvisation. Support staff includes Jason Carder,
Peter Swan, Dr. Angelo Versache, and
Neamen Lyles.
Byron Center Jazz Orchestra
Byron Center High School
Byron Center, Michigan
Director: Marc Townley Reeds: Bradley
Patin, Thomas Allan, Stephanie Bueche,
Lauren Elliott, Daniel Mertz, Daria O’NeillHaugh, Kailyn Kroll Trumpets: Andrew
Twiford, Andrew Twiford, Austin Muthyala,
David Dekens, Elise Berner, John-Paul
O’Neill Trombones: Daniel Allan, Emily
Malak, Mitch Kirkwood, Natalie Coaster,
Scott Miller, Nathan Lein Piano: Logan
Arkema, Naomi VanLoozenoord Guitar:
Zachary Colburn Bass: Garrett Hilliker
Drums: Nicholas Chard
The Byron Center Jazz Orchestra is part of
a well-rounded jazz education program in
Byron Center Public Schools, a West
Michigan school district just south of Grand
Rapids. The jazz program includes three
high school jazz bands and one middle
school jazz band. The Byron Center Jazz
Orchestra has been fortunate enough to
perform with some of the finest musicians
in the world. Among these musicians are
Marcus Printup, Wess “Warmdaddy”
Anderson, Christian McBride, Rodney
Whitaker, Wycliffe Gordon, Herlin Riley,
Etienne Charles, Terell Stafford, and Aaron
Diehl. Byron Center is fortunate to have
wonderful parent, school, and community
support. In addition to performing at jazz
festivals throughout Michigan, the ensemble also performs several outreach programs in their community.
Sun Prairie High School Jazz Ensemble I
Sun Prairie High School
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Director: Steve Sveum Reeds: Anton
Sederquist, Sebastian Roman, Kayla
Nelson, Andrew Chavez, Xavier Payne
Trumpets: Garrett Risch, Joseph Rockman,
Joseph Rockman, Nathan Rullman, Sydney
Challoner Trombones: Andy Paulson,
Mallory Keating, Noah Guidry, Ryan Kruger
Piano: Jennifer Lamprech Guitar: Robert
Rockman Bass: Michael Otto Drums:
Jonathan Alcantara, Jordan Apfelbeck
The Sun Prairie High School Jazz Ensemble I
is an extracurricular extension of the Sun
Prairie Band Program. Sun Prairie High
School (SPHS) is located northeast of the
Wisconsin state capitol city of Madison and
is home to approximately 31,000 residents.
Sun Prairie High School is a grade 10–12
school that houses 1,400 students. The
SPHS Jazz Ensemble is one of three big
bands at the high school, which also hosts
two jazz combos. The Jazz Ensemble
meets three times per week outside of the
school day, and students also run sectionals once or more per week. The program
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also hosts an annual Big Band Dance, as
well as an annual Jazz Festival and Band
Director Workshop. The band performs
throughout the school, community, and
state and has been fortunate to host many
guest artists, including Clark Terry, Ed
Thigpen, Arturo Sandoval, Bobby Shew,
Terell Stafford, James Williams, Conrad
Herwig, Rodney Whitaker, Alvin Atkinson,
Matt Wilson, Ron Carter, Reggie Thomas,
Rick Haydon, Dennis Mackrel, and a host
of others who have contributed much to
the SPHS program.
Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble
Garfield High School
Seattle, Washington
Director: Clarence Acox Reeds: Fedor
Paretsky, Hannah Farrell, Oskar Abian, Paul
Lawrence, Anthony Goss, Andrew
Torgelson, Benjamin Lindenburg, Daniel
Leong, Gabriel Curhan, Gabriel Curhan
Trumpets: Conrad Smith, Diallo Wilson, Liam
Connor, Thomas Renehan, Yasna Vismale
Trombones: Connor Steen, Isaac Poole,
Michael Dalton, Yann Redon Piano: Nicolas
Lutenko, Wyatt Morrison Guitar: Leo
Shannon Bass: Liya LaPierre Drums: Az’Jion
Alabe, Blake Tiemann, Upendo Moore
The Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble
this year is a 25-member jazz band that is
comprised of students from a variety of
cultural and economic backgrounds.
Located in Seattle, Washington, Garfield is
a public (tuition-free) high school with such
an interest in jazz that it maintains three
levels of jazz band in its curriculum. The
Jazz Ensemble I is the top jazz band in this
program. The group has won every major
competition on the west coast of the
United States. In 2006 it was named the
Outstanding Festival Band at the prestigious Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival for an
unprecedented seventh time. In 2011 it
was named the Outstanding Instrumental
Ensemble at the Reno Jazz Festival for a
record fifth time. It is also a four-time winner of the Essentially Ellington Competition
& Festival. The music of Duke Ellington is
the cornerstone of the Garfield Jazz
Ensemble. Essentially Ellington music is
played at festivals and concerts thoughout
the school year. Garfield made its 11th tour
of Europe during the summer of 2014. On
that tour it played at Jazz à Vienne in
France in addition to other concerts
throughout France and Italy. On its ten previous European tours, the band has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, in
the Netherlands, and at the Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland. It has been
selected four times to perform at the prestigious International Association for Jazz
Education conference.
Foxboro High School Jazz Ensemble
Foxboro High School
Foxboro, Massachusetts
Director: Stephen C. Massey Reeds:
Connor Hoyt, Jaci Andersen, Jessica Chan,
Caroline Wheatley, Kyle Stringfellow,
Tommy Peter Trumpets: Brenden Johnson,
Brenden Johnson, Dominic Amico, Jade
Morton, Katie Cannata Trombones: Aaron
Wentling, Garrett Stonis, Kenneth Eva,
Kyle Matthews, Tommy Watson Piano:
Luke Franc Guitar: Mario Simon Bass: R.J.
Silver Drums: Mitchell Groves, Corey Hall
Vocals: Hannah Kalcic, Lindsey Cullen
The Foxboro High School Jazz Ensemble
has been one of the premier high school
jazz bands in New England and beyond for
more than 35 years and consistently wins
gold medals at festivals both locally and
nationally. Touring highlights have included
three tours in Europe, including an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The
group was honored to appear on the Let
Freedom Swing Inauguration Eve Concert
at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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in January 2009. Other performance highlights include a concert of Duke Ellington’s
Sacred Music at Boston’s Emmanuel
Church, demonstration sessions at Jazz at
Lincoln Center’s Band Director Academy,
and workshops for educators at the
Massachusetts
Music
Educators
Conference. The group performs annually
with many distinguished national and international jazz musicians, including Dave
Pietro, Bobby Shew, Wycliffe Gordon,
Victor Goines, Vincent Gardner, Donny
McCaslin, Greg Hopkins, Tatum Greenblatt,
Dino Gavoni, Jim Snidero, Jerry Bergonzi,
Tiger Okoshi, Sean Jones, Jeff Galindo, Kurt
Bacher, and many more. In 2012 the Jazz
Ensemble recorded a rhythm section
instructional video series with world class
artist Steve Houghton from the University
of Indiana, produced by Vic Firth and Zildjan
Cymbals. The jazz curriculum at the high
school includes two jazz bands, two jazz
choirs, jazz combos, and improvisation
classes. The one week Foxboro Summer
Jazz Improvisation Workshop for students
of all ages is an annual highlight. Foxboro is
proud to have been chosen as an
Essentially Ellington finalist 17 times.
Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble
Lexington High School
Lexington, Massachusetts
Director: Pat Donaher Reeds: Alice Troop,
Hersh Gupta, Sam Schultz, Josh Kim, Chris
Morse, Stephen Mock Trumpets: Alex
Tung, Alex Tung, Clay Oshiro-Leavitt, Derek
Schneider, Eyad Abbas, Matthew Khudari
Trombones: Carey Tassel, Michelle Chong,
Aliza Spirio-Johnson, Ed Tomic Piano: Sean
Kim Guitar: Tim Watson Bass: George
Estey Drums: Darsan Swaroop Bellie
Vocals: Katherine Courtemanche
The Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble
is an 18-piece ensemble representing the
high school’s more experienced jazz play-
ers. The group performs a wide range of
traditional and contemporary big band
repertoire, with a focus on the anchors of
the jazz canon: Ellington, Basie, and
Mingus. The ensemble has been selected
to perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Essentially Ellington competition eight
times and finished third in 2015, the only
non-arts public high school to finish in the
top three that year. It has also qualified for
the Mingus High School Competition and
Festival every year since its inception in
2008, winning in 2012. The group has also
won in the Large School category at the
Berklee College of Music Jazz Festival and
several other local and regional festivals.
Many of the individual players in the band
have been recognized as Most Outstanding
Soloists at these festivals. The group has
performed and worked with guest artists
including David Liebman, Lew Soloff, Jason
Palmer, and Gary Smulyan, and has had original works commissioned for the ensemble.
They consistently rehearse and perform
Ellington repertoire in school and community performances, festivals, Martin Luther
King Jr. birthday celebrations, and at youth
and educational concerts. The group’s greatest strength is that it arises from the jazz
program’s commitment to improvisation
and small group performance. The combo is
at the center of the curriculum. While the
large ensemble meets only twice a week,
the skills that players acquire in combo and
in improvisation classes are easily transferred to big band playing.
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Philharmonic Association
Raleigh, North Carolina
Director: Gregg Gelb Reeds: Damon Blair,
Laboni Hassan, Tucker Daniel, Daniel
Gonzalez, Griffin Ross, Hayden Davis, Liam
Trawick Trumpets: Brandon Wells, Callum
Campbell,
Matt
Wakeford,
Ryan
Stikeleather, Timothy Tucker Trombones:
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Evan Byrd, Jack Trathen, Joe Ciampi Piano:
Jonah Smith Guitar: Henry Allen Bass:
Phillip Norris Drums: Avery Logan, Will
Snider Vocals: Emma Lanford
The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (TYJE)
was established in 2005 under the auspices of the nonprofit Philharmonic
Association. Awarded the Raleigh Medal of
Arts in 2012 for extraordinary contribution
to the arts, the Philharmonic Association
sponsors many groups, including five
youth orchestras and four jazz ensembles.
TYJE is based in Raleigh and is open to
advanced high school musicians from the
region, selected by annual audition in
August. Under the direction of Dr. Gregg
Gelb since 2010, TYJE members develop
the skills to perform a wide range of jazz
compositions in a professional setting and
are given a variety of performance opportunities. TYJE has earned the Outstanding
Community Band Award each year from
2012 to 2016 at the Regional Essentially
Ellington High School Jazz Festival at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jazz House Big Band
Jazz House Kids
Montclair, New Jersey
Director: Julius Tolentino Reeds: Alex
Laurenzi, Nathan Farrell, Sebastian Posada,
Jonathan Rosen, Tim Murphy Trumpets:
Anna Jones, Jessa Saint Laurent, Jessa
Saint Laurent, Kyle Elgarten, Matthew Lee,
Andrew Wagner Trombones: David
Chodor, Jacob Kurisko, Jonathan Gaelen,
Reid Christmann Piano: Esteban Castro,
Matthew Whitaker Guitar: Wes Whitelock
Bass: Philip Capuzzi, Zack Marzulli Drums:
Donovan Marshall, Michael Leong Vocals:
Claudia Nketia
The 2016 Jazz House Big Band features 22
exceptionally talented emerging high school
musicians from across New Jersey. Band
members
are
selected
through
competitive auditions and make a full-year
commitment to the ensemble. Under the
direction of Julius Tolentino with support
from RS Berkeley Musical Instruments, the
Jazz House Big Band is the most advanced
large student ensemble program of Jazz
House Kids. A nationally renowned arts education and performance organization, Jazz
House Kids uses jazz as an effective teaching tool to help young people gain an “artistic
edge” through programs in schools, at the
Jazz House in Montclair, NJ, and in the community. JazzTimes calls Jazz House Kids
“one of the most successful and respected
jazz education programs in the country.”
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by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The event raised
more than $3 million for the Higher Ground
Relief Fund to benefit the musicians, music
industry-related enterprises, and other individuals and entities from the areas in
Greater New Orleans who were impacted
by Hurricane Katrina. Marsalis helped lead
the effort to construct Jazz at Lincoln
Center’s home—Frederick P. Rose Hall—
the first education, performance, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz, which opened
in October 2004.
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis is the managing and
artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
and a world-renowned trumpeter and composer. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in
1961, Marsalis began his classical training
on trumpet at age 12, entered The Juilliard
School at age 17, and then joined Art Blakey
and the Jazz Messengers. He made his
recording debut as a leader in 1982, and has
since recorded more than 60 jazz and classical recordings, which have won him nine
Grammy Awards. In 1983 he became the
first and only artist to win both classical and
jazz Grammys in the same year and
repeated this feat in 1984. Marsalis is also
an internationally respected teacher and
spokesman for music education, and has
received honorary doctorates from dozens
of U.S. universities and colleges. He has
written six books; his most recent are
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp!
Whomp!, illustrated by Paul Rogers and
published by Candlewick Press in 2012, and
Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can
Change Your Life with Geoffrey C. Ward,
published by Random House in 2008. In
1997 Marsalis became the first jazz artist to
be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in
music for his oratorio Blood on the Fields,
which was commissioned by Jazz at
Lincoln Center. In 2001 he was appointed
Messenger of Peace by Mr. Kofi Annan,
Secretary-General of the United Nations,
and he has also been designated cultural
ambassador to the United States of
America by the U.S. State Department
through their CultureConnect program.
Marsalis was instrumental in the Higher
Ground Hurricane Relief concert, produced
JOE MARTINEZ
JOE MARTINEZ
Meet the Judges
Christopher
Crenshaw
Chris Crenshaw was born in Thomson,
Georgia on December 20, 1982. Since birth,
he has been driven by and surrounded by
music. When he started playing piano at
age three, his teachers and fellow students
noticed his aptitude for the instrument. This
love for piano led to his first gig with
Echoes of Joy, his father Casper’s group.
He picked up the trombone at age 11 and
hasn’t put it down since. He graduated from
Thomson High School in 2001 and received
his bachelor’s degree with honors in jazz
performance from Valdosta State University
in 2005. He was awarded Most Outstanding Student in the VSU music department and College of Arts. In 2007
Crenshaw received his master’s degree in
jazz studies from The Juilliard School where
his teachers included Dr. Douglas Farwell
and Wycliffe Gordon. He has worked with
Gerard Wilson, Jiggs Whigham Carl Allen,
Marc Cary, Wessell Anderson, Cassandra
Wilson, Eric Reed, and many more. In 2006
Crenshaw joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra and in 2012 he composed “God’s
Trombones,” a spiritually focused work
which was premiered by the orchestra at
Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and Diana
Krall. The latest CHJO recording, LA
Treasures, was nominated for a Grammy
Award. Hamilton has been on more than 200
recordings with artists such as Ray Brown,
Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Milt Jackson,
Rosemary Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Mel
Tormé, John Pizzarelli, Benny Carter, Lalo
Schifrin, George Shearing, Dr. John, Clark
Terry, Gene Harris, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Scott
Hamilton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Keely
Smith, Bill Holman, Herb Ellis, Barney, Kessel,
Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Gladys
Knight, Mark Murphy, and Wilford Brimley. He
appeared in Diana Krall’s Live In Paris and Rio
DVDs. He also appeared in Natalie Cole’s
Great
Performances
PBS
special,
Unforgettable, and an Oscar Peterson documentary, Life in the Key of Oscar. He is a fourtime winner of Modern Drummer magazine’s
Readers’ Poll. In 2014 Hamilton was inducted
into The Jazz Cruise Hall of Fame.
Jeff Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton was born in Richmond, Indiana,
and grew up listening to his parent’s big band
records and at the age of eight began playing
drums along with Oscar Peterson records. He
attended Indiana University and later studied
with John von Ohlen. Hamilton was influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mel
Lewis, “Philly” Joe Jones, and Shelly Manne.
In 1974 he got his first big break playing with
the New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He then
joined Lionel Hampton’s Band until 1975
when he, along with bassist John Clayton,
became members of the Monty Alexander
Trio. He attained a childhood goal in 1977
when he joined Woody Herman and the
Thundering Herd, with whom he made several recordings. In 1978, he was offered a
position with the L.A.4 with Ray Brown, Bud
Shank, and Laurindo Almeida. He recorded six
records with the L.A.4, some of which featured his own arrangements and compositions. From 1983 to 1987, he performed with
Ella Fitzgerald, the Count Basie Orchestra,
Rosemary Clooney, and Monty Alexander.
Hamilton began his association with the Ray
Brown Trio in 1988 and left in March 1995 to
concentrate on his own trio. From 1990–95
he was also a member of the Oscar Peterson
Quartet with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown. Jeff
released four trio CDs, It’s Hamilton Time
(Lake Street Records), Jeff Hamilton Trio–
LIVE! (MONS), Hands On (MONS) and
Hamilton House–Live at Steamers (MONS),
all to great accolades. His current trio of Tamir
Hendelman and Christoph Luty has released
The Best Things Happen and Studio 4 (Azica);
Symbiosis, Red Sparkle, and Through The
Years (Capri). The Los Angeles Jazz Society
named Hamilton and his musical partner,
John Clayton, musicians of the year for
2006. He has toured with his own Trio, the
CHARLIE PORTER
ALEX SOLCA
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Chuck Israels
Chuck Israels is a composer/ arranger/bassist
who has worked with Billie Holiday, Benny
Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz,
Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John
Coltrane, and many others. He is best known
for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from
1961 through 1966 and for his pioneering
accomplishments in jazz repertory as director
of the National Jazz Ensemble from 1973 to
1981. Until moving to Portland last year, he
was the director of jazz studies at Western
Washington University. Among Chuck’s
many recordings as a bassist, some outstanding ones include Coltrane Time, with
John Coltrane; My Point of View, with Herbie
Hancock; Getz au Go-Go, with Stan Getz; and
many recordings with the Bill Evans Trio,
including The Town Hall Concert,The Second
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Trio, Trio ‘65, Live at the Trident, Time
Remembered, and Live at Shelley’s Manne
Hole. In Portland, Chuck has formed The
Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra to build on the
tradition of the best American music—a tradition exemplified by the masterpieces of
Armstrong, Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles
Davis, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, and others. Bill Evans has made a profound impression on American musical life. The principles
that make his music function as it does are
expanded and amplified into a repertoire for
this orchestra including a number of Chuck’s
own compositions.
Lauren Sevian
Lauren Sevian is a Grammy Award–winning
baritone saxophonist and one of the most indemand musicians on the scene today. She
came to NYC in 1997 to attend the
Manhattan School of Music, and soon thereafter began touring with groups such as DIVA
and the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Sevian can be
seen performing as a bandleader throughout
the NYC area with her quartet, the LSQ, or
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to
inspiring and growing audiences for jazz.
With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra and a comprehensive array
of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center
advances a unique vision for the continued
development of the art of jazz by producing
a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences
of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, weekly national radio programs,
television broadcasts, recordings, publications,
her quintet the LSCQ, co-led by alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity. As a sideman, she
can be heard regularly with the Mingus Big
Band, and has performed with countless
other groups, notably the Dizzy Gillespie all
star big band, the Christian McBride Big
Band, and the legendary Count Basie
Orchestra. Her debut album Blueprint was
released on saxophonist Greg Osby’s label
Inner Circle Music to critical acclaim, winning
a SESAC jazz award for national performance
activity. She has been nominated on her
instrument in Downbeat Critics poll for “rising star.” Her versatility as a musician has led
her to a variety of performance opportunities,
working with actor Denis Leary and most
recently with Maurice Hines in the theater
production of Tappin’ Thru Life. She is a frequent guest artist at universities, high
schools, middle schools, and jazz festivals
across the country. As an educator, she has
been teaching privately for over 15 years and
is on the faculty of NJPAC, the Brooklyn
Conservatory, and she taught at Jazz House
Kids for the all-female residency “Chica
Power.” She serves as adjunct faculty at the
New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music,
and has instructed at Queens College. Sevian
endorses Buffet-Crampon saxophones, Rico
Reeds (D’Addario), RPC mouthpieces, and
BG France accessories.
an annual high school jazz band competition
and festival, a band director academy, jazz
appreciation curriculum for students, music
publishing, children’s concerts and classes,
lectures, adult education courses, student
and educator workshops, and interactive
websites. Under the leadership of Managing
and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis,
Chairman Robert J. Appel, and Executive
Director Greg Scholl, Jazz at Lincoln Center
produces thousands of events each season
in its home in New York City, Frederick P.
Rose Hall, and around the world. For more
information, visit jazz.org.
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by the following generous contributors:
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Helen and Robert J. Appel
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall
May 2016
ROSE THEATER
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Annual Gala:
Jazz and Broadway
May 9 at 7pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2016 Gala—Jazz and
Broadway—celebrates the timeless music of the
Great White Way and the profound influence that
jazz has had on it. This one-night-only celebration,
hosted by the iconic Vanessa Williams and
anchored by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with Wynton Marsalis, will pay homage to top
Broadway composers like Scott Joplin, Jerome
Kern, Cole Porter, and Stephen Sondheim.
Audiences will enjoy performances by some of
today’s top talents, including Chris Botti, Aaron
Diehl, Marilyn Maye, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Norm
Lewis, LaChanze, Chita Rivera, Raúl Esparza,
Christine Ebersole, Tommy Tune, Denzal Sinclaire,
National Broadway Chorus, Joel Ross, Russell Hall,
Cosimo Fabrizio, and Sammy Miller, and spirited
dance numbers featuring Shuffle Along cast members and others.
Tickets purchased via jazz.org are for the 7pm
concert only. If you would like to attend the festive black tie dinner party after the show, please
contact Jazz at Lincoln Center Special Events at
212.258.9980 or [email protected].
Miles & ’Trane Festival
Miles Davis: The Sorcerer at 90
May 12–14 at 8pm
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton
Marsalis debuts new arrangements and revisits
favorites from Miles Davis’ legendary body of work.
The label-defying Davis, who would have turned 90
this year, remains the pinnacle of transformative
expression, musically and beyond. From Birth of the
Cool to Miles in the Sky, the famously versatile Jazz
at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
will perform and offer fresh perspective on some of
his groundbreaking concepts and timeless
masterpieces. Drummer Ali Jackson and trumpeter
Marcus Printup co-music direct these performances.
Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 7pm.
THE APPEL ROOM
Michael Feinstein: A Right to Sing the Blues
May 11 at 7pm
May 12 at 7pm & 9pm
The diversification of the blues and its relationship
to American popular song shaped essentially every
genre of American music. Jazz & Popular Song
series director Michael Feinstein demonstrates
how the blues became part of the popular musical
lexicon through writers like George Gershwin and
Harold Arlen. Joining Feinstein will be the Tedd
Firth Big Band and three exciting singers: Mary
Stallings, a renowned vocalist who’s worked with
top jazz musicians since the 1950s; Storm Large, a
versatile artist well known as a member of the
genre-crossing “little orchestra” Pink Martini; and
Jamie Davis, a versatile baritone powerhouse.
Miles & ’Trane Festival
Joe Lovano: The Spiritual Side of Coltrane
with Special Guest Ravi Coltrane
May 13–14 at 7pm & 9:30pm
It’s been a little over 50 years since John Coltrane
released his magnum opus A Love Supreme. The
four-part suite is regarded as one of the greatest
albums of all time and is a masterpiece of improvisation. Tenor titan Joe Lovano grew up listening
to Coltrane and has found lifelong inspiration and
involvement in this unparalleled music. As we
approach the musical giant’s 90th birthday,
Lovano pays homage to the spiritual side of one
of his earliest inspirations alongside an all-star
band of Brian Blade, Geri Allen (5/14 only), Tom
Harrell, Steve Kuhn (5/13 only), Andrew Cyrille,
longtime Coltrane colleague Reggie Workman,
and special guest saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, himself a Grammy Award–nominated creative force.
Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 6pm & 8:30pm.
Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor.
Tickets starting at $10.
To purchase tickets: Visit jazz.org or call CenterCharge: 212-721-6500. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office
is located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12pm-6pm.
For groups of 15 or more: 212-258-9875 or jazz.org/groups.
For more information about our education programs, visit academy.jazz.org.
For Swing University and WeBop enrollment: 212-258-9922.
Find us on Facebook (jazzatlincolncenter), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and
Instagram (jazzdotorg).
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall
May 2016
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom
Otis was a Polar Bear Album Release Party
with Myra Melford, Jenny Scheinman, Kirk Knuffke,
Ben Goldberg, and Todd Sickafoose
May 5
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Juilliard Jazz Orchestra
Music of Duke Ellington
with Zoe Obadi, Julian Lee, Ruaridh Pattison, Dean
Tsur, Chris Bittner, trumpeters Enrique Sanchez,
Gabriel Medd, JQ Whitcomb (Friday), Anthony
Hervey (Friday), Noah Halpern (Saturday and
Sunday), Nathan Sparks (Saturday and Sunday),
Samuel Chess, Kalia Vandever, William Hawley,
Jeffery Miller (Friday), Nick Lee (Saturday and
Sunday), Andrew Renfroe, Joel Wenhardt, Karl
Kohut, and Charles Goold
May 6–8
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Closed for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Annual Gala
May 9
Jeff Hamilton Trio
with Tamir Hendelman and Christoph Luty
May 10–11
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Sammy Miller and the Congregation Big
Band
May 12
8pm & 10pm
Miles & ‘Trane Festival
The Iconic Miles Davis
Curated by Keyon Harrold
May 13–15
7:30pm
Miles & ‘Trane Festival
The Timeless John Coltrane: Village
Vanguard 1961
Patrick Bartley Ensemble
with Micah Thomas, Alexander Claffy, and
Kyle Poole
May 13–15
9:30pm
Donny McCaslin’s Berklee Quintet
with Lior Tzemach, Inigo Ruiz, Guy Bernfeld, and
Helen De La Rosa
May 16
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Vincent Gardner featuring the YES! Trio
with Ali Jackson, Aaron Goldberg, and Omer Avital
May 17–18
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Chico Freeman Plus+tet
“Spoken Into Existence” Album Release
with Nasheet Waits, Orrin Evans, Kenny Davis,
and Reto Weber
May 19
7:30pm & 9:30pm
In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.
Artists and schedule subject to change.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York.
Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservations
Nightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday; doors open at 11:15pm
Cover Charge: $20–45. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set.
Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get
50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays.
Jazz at Lincoln Center merchandise is now available at the concession stands during performances in Rose Theater
and The Appel Room. Items also available in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola during evening operating hours.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola gift cards now available.
Find us on Facebook (DizzysClubCocaCola), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and
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