Sun Prairie Jazz Ensemble I - 2023 Essentially Ellington Finalist

Jazz I going to NYC for Essentially Ellington 2023! 
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Join Us on Live Stream

Our performance will be stream on JazzLive on Saturday, May 13 at approximately 12:45pm Central Time.
​WATCH FREE ON JAZZ LIVE

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Jazz I NYC Raffle List:

Drawing to be held at Jazz I Send-off Concert  (need not be present to win)

Items Include:
4 Brewer Tickets with Parking Pass (7/24 vs Reds)
Voucher for 2 Tickets to Overture Center w/Swag Bag
Voucher for 2 Madison Symphony Orchestra Tickets
Royale Prestige 6pc Easy Release Cookware
Royal Prestige 4-Piece Mixing Bowls
Royal Prestige 5-Piece Precision Series Knives
Custom 9x12 mixed media portrait by Local Artist
Penzey's Spices Gift Basket
​Lego Jazz Quartet Set
Fishing Basket
Kenna Bee Creations Reading Pillow & Blanket
Sugar Llama Gift Certificate
$100 Buck & Honey's Gift Card
Hyvee Gift Card
$100 Marcus Cinema Gift Card
(2) $50 Gift Cards Willy Street Coop
 10 free scoop coupons from Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company. 
(2) $100 Walmart Gift Cards
Hot Yoga gift certificate at Twisted Grit yoga studio, including yoga mat & water bottle
Mary Kay Gift Basket
Culinary Kitchen Gadget Basket (Value $65)
Jungs Garden Center Gift Card
Jungs Plant/Gift Basket
Erin's Snug Irish Pub Gift Card
(2) $50 Kwik Trip Gift Card
$50 TJ Maxx Gift Card
$50 Target Gift Card

Student Info & Downloads:

What To Wear/Packing List
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Send Off Concert: May 8, 7:30pm West High School PAC

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Congrats - SPHS Jazz 1 invited to Essentially Ellington 2023!

From Wynton Marsalis, Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center & Essentially Ellington:
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''Essentially Ellington shows off America’s young people at their best,'' Jazz at the Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis said in a statement. "High school students from across this nation have worked tirelessly on the highest quality of our orchestral music. They’ve met the challenge of mastering vocal effects on horns, of improvising fresh, new individual ideas, and of swinging, which means embracing and nurturing the common ground, and in these divisive times, it’s important to teach and celebrate our most scared values: freedom of speech, empathetic listening, and constructive engagement with others. These kids have a lot to teach us. I’m looking forward to hearing them play, and to being instructed and inspired by them.
"Duke Ellington envisioned the unlimited creative possibilities afforded to all of us by our way of life. This musician shared that vision and made it real. This is the banner under which we fight. It more enlightened and engaged America.''

Congratulations to the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival May 11-13th.

• AGOURA HIGH SCHOOL, AGOURA HILLS, CA
  
• BELOIT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL   BELOIT, WI
• BOTHELL HIGH SCHOOL   BOTHELL, WA
• BYRON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL   BYRON CENTER, MI
• FOXBORO HIGH SCHOOL   FOXBORO, MA
• GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL   SEATTLE, WA
• NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS   MIAMI, FL
• ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS   SANTA ANA, CA
• OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS   KISSIMMEE, FL
• PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL   PLANO, TX
• ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL   SEATTLE, WA
• SUN PRAIRIE JAZZ ENSEMBLE   SUN PRAIRIE, WI
• SUSAN WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL   STATEN ISLAND, NY
• TRIANGLE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE   RALEIGH, NC
• WILLIAM H. HALL HIGH SCHOOL   WEST HARTFORD, C

Start spreading the news....Jazz I goes back to NYC for Essentially Ellington!

STAY CONNECTED!

To join in on the "EE" excitement, check out the following social media provided by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The entire weekend of EE events, including the final concert featuring the three top-placing bands and the JLCO, will be webcast live on jazz.org/live.

The Competition & Festival is the culmination of the annualEssentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program (EE), which also includes non-competitive regional festivals around the country, teaching resources, a summer Band Director Academy, newsletters, and more. The year-long Essentially Ellington program will have distributed 30,000 newly transcribed scores by the end of this school year. For more information including background, history, photos, and audio recordings of the Essentially Ellington2016 repertoire, and more, visit: jazz.org/ee

The Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival  is media-accessible via JALC social media on Facebook, Twitter @EssEllington, Instagram @jazzdotorg, and Tumblr. Students, viewers, and participators can share their thoughts and photos by using the hashtag #EE2023