Sun Prairie High School Jazz I - Essentially Ellington 2017
Upcoming Jazz I Performances:
Jazz I Student & Parent Info:Jazz I on NBC-15Click HERE to see a short clip of Jazz I being featured in Madison's NBC-15 News.
Jazz I Food Nights:Support Sun Prairie High School Jazz’s trip to Essentially Ellington in New York City by eating locally at one of these restaurants.
March 15 Day One Pizza All day 20% of take out or eat in sales will go to jazz (not valid on delivery). Customers MUST mention jazz band in order for jazz to get percentage of sales-show text, tell them, show flyer. Early ordering encouraged. March 29 MACS macaroni and cheese shop Open to close. Please mention jazz band when placing order. April 3 Dairy Queen 5- 10:30 $1 for every blizzard (except mini) sold during that time will go directly to Sun Prairie Jazz 1. A great way to finish off Band O Rama! April 19 Burrachos Customers MUST mention jazz band in order for jazz to get percentage of sales-show text, tell them, show flyer! |
Jazz I NYC Returns Home!Congratulations to the SPHS Jazz Ensemble I who once again had an amazing experience in New York. The saying that it is an "experience that only hard work can buy" certainly applies here. The Sun Prairie group was chosen as one of only 15 ensembles nationwide to participate in the national finals held at Rose Hall in New York, New York.
The festival included a Question and Answer session with Wynton Marsalis and the J@LCO, sectionals, jam sessions and performances by the finest high school jazz ensembles in the land. There was also a second line parade at Columbus Circle and a "warm up" in Central Park. Students also enjoyed side trips to Times Square, Grand Central Station, Woodlawn Cemetary, Birdland, a Mothers Day cruise past the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge as well as some free time in Central Park. An unplanned event after dinner at Carmines on the Upper West Side was the filming of the Peruvian "Greatest Race". If you are ever in Peru, I am sure you will see us - we were right next to the clue box! The band represented Sun Prairie well in the competition and special honors went to Bennett LeClaire as an outstanding performer on Tenor Saxophone and Dillion Crawford as a Honorable Mention performer on Tenor Saxophone. Thank you to parents and community for your overwhelming support of these students! Congrats Bennett & Dillon!
Jazz I NYC Raffle List:Drawing to be held at Jazz I Send-off Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at SPHS Performing Arts Center (need not be present to win)
Congrats Jazz I on qualify for Essentially Ellington for New York City 11th time!!
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:26 pm
By Chris Mertes | [email protected] |
Sun Prairie High School's Jazz I will compete against other high school jazz bands in May in the 22nd annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band and Festival in New York City. Sun Prairie High School is one of the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival – one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world – at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, on May 11–13, 2017. The following finalists are among nearly 100 high school jazz bands across North America that entered the competition. The 2017 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Finalists are:
This is Sun Prairie High School’s 11th year competing as a finalist in the festival and competition. The 2017 Essentially Ellington Student Composition/Arranging Contest Winner is Ethan Moffitt, Verdugo Academy (Glendale, Calif). Jazz at Lincoln Center congratulated high school bands returning to the decades-long competition including Byron Center High School, Champaign Central High School, Denver School of the Arts, Dillard Center for the Arts, Edmonds-Woodway High School, Foxborough High School, Lexington High School, Mount Si High School, Mountlake Terrace High School, Newark Academy, Osceola County School for the Arts, Sun Prairie High School, Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble and Tucson Jazz Institute as well as first-time contenders Plano West Senior High School. All Essentially Ellington member bands were invited to submit a recording, and 15 finalists were selected through a rigorous screening process. Each finalist band receives an in-school workshop led by a professional musician before coming to New York to put up their “Dukes” and perform before Wynton Marsalis and a panel of esteemed judges. On May 11, the finalist bands will arrive in New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. On May 13, the Competition & Festival will conclude with a concert and awards ceremony featuring the three top-placing bands and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Ethan Moffitt, the winner of the 2017 Essentially Ellington Student Composition/Arranging Contest, will have his composition recorded by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. In addition, the winning composer will receive a $1,000 cash prize, a composition lesson with Ted Nash, Grammy award winning musician and longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center, and a trip to New York City to observe the recording session and the Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival. Festival events, including the final concert featuring the three top-placing bands and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, will be webcast live on jazz.org/live. The Competition & Festival is the culmination of the annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program which also includes non-competitive regional festivals around the country, teaching resources, a summer Band Director Academy, and more. The year-long Essentially Ellington program will have distributed 36,000 newly transcribed scores by the end of this school year. For more information including background, history, photos, and audio recordings of the Essentially Ellington 2017 repertoire, and more, visit: jazz.org/ee The Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival is media-accessible via Jazz at Lincoln Center social media on Facebook, Twitter @EssEllington, Instagram @jazzdotorg, and Tumblr. Students, viewers, and participators can share their thoughts and photos by using the hashtag #EE2017. |
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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 #EE2016
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 #EE2016