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Roosevelt Jazz
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Jazz Journeys Concert - February 10th (Friday) at 7:30 pm
The Roosevelt High School Jazz Band (Jazz Band I) will be joined by Eckstein and Hamilton Middle School Jazz Bands in a concert
to raise funds for Jazz Band I's summer 2012
tour of southern France and Italy.
The concert will be on February 10, 2012, at 7:30 pm in the Roosevelt High School Theatre.
The address is: 1410 NE 66th; enter building from large
parking lot on 12th Avenue NE (near the athletic field).
Admission is $10/person donation at the door. Bring your
friends and get ready for a great concert!
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Scott Brown and Clarence Acox Honored with
City of Music Impact Award
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The two
were unanimously decided upon for this award because
of their extraordinary contributions to the
education, enhancement and enjoyment of the City of
Seattle's jazz music scene, according to Laura
Brewer, Office of Film + Music for the City of
Seattle. As nationally-recognized educators and
musicians, Acox and Brown have helped shine the
spotlight on Seattle's phenomenal young jazz
programs, leading to a thriving musical community.
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Complete story |
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Jazz Community Events of Note rev.
1/13/12
RHS alumni, friends, current students & staff performing around town:
- January 14 (Saturday):
Cafe Racer Session
including Chemical Clock, with Roosevelt HS graduate, Evan Woodle
(drums), Cameron Sharif (piano), Ray Larsen (trumpet) and Mark Hunter
(bass). Two other groups play as part of the second three-day Racer Sessions Festival.
- January 23 (Monday) at 7:30pm: Chris McCarthy Trio at Tula's
Restaurant and Nightclub with D'vonne Lewis, drums, and Nate
Parker, bass. Listed in January's Earshot Jazz as "an absolute
Earshot Jazz pick of the month, Chris McCarthy is a young
pianist, still a senior at Roosevelt High School, astonishing
some of the musicians around town."
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Festival Reports
rev.
1/15/2012
Festival reports are now on the Festivals page.
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Latest Roosevelt Jazz CD rev. 4/20/09
There is no doubt that this band has etched itself
a prominent place within the long legacy of great
Roosevelt Jazz bands; it won the Essentially Ellington
competition in 2007 and laid the foundation for
yet another win in 2008!
More info/to
order CDs
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