3 local high school jazz bands to compete in elite NYC competition
Three Seattle-area high school jazz bands have been selected from nearly 100 schools across the country to compete in this year’s prestigious Essentially Ellington Competition in New York City.Jazz...
View ArticleThree area high school jazz bands competing in prestigious festival
Three area high schools jazz bands are in New York this weekend to compete in the 18th annual Essentially Ellington Festival, the most prestigious high school jazz band competition in the country....
View ArticleRoosevelt High Senior Selected to Play in Grammy Band
Roosevelt High School senior John Otten discovered the trumpet as a fourth grader."I thought, 'It’s only three valves. It wouldn’t be that hard. I bet I could do it,”’ he said.Turned out, it was hard;...
View ArticleMeet A Young New York-Based Brass Ensemble With Some Serious Seattle Roots
The Westerlies are a new young brass ensemble based out of New York City. They’re an all-over-the-musical-map group whose first album is already garnering critical praise.And this first bit of success...
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