Our own Leo Folsom has received an award from Downbeat Magazine, for Original Composition for Small Ensemble, high school division. Leo was one of three composers honored. Not bad for a sophomore!
The Downbeat submission audio track features Noah Halpern and Dylan Collins on trumpet, Tyler Evans and Porter Jones on trombone, and Leo Folsom on piano. Original composition by Leo Folsom. Category: original composition for small combo. (MP3 file here)
The band is back from New York, where we heard (and created!) some incredible performances at JALC. We didn’t make the top three this time, but many of our musicians came away with individual and section honors as outstanding players:
Bass: Will Langlie-Miletich
Guitar: Peter Stoessel
Drums Honorable Mention: Luke Woodle
Alto saxophone: Anna Dolde
Tenor saxophone: Santosh Sharma, Jesse Beckett-Herbert and Taka Olds
Trumpet: Jeffrey Gustaveson
Trumpet Honorable Mention: John Otten and Rubin Hohlbein
Trombone Honorable Mention: Porter Jones
Section: Saxophone
Thanks to everyone for supporting the band and making this incredible experience possible.
Roosevelt Jazz performs at the Essentially Ellington Festival this week! Catch the show this Friday May 9th at 1:50 PDT (4:50 Eastern) at http://jalc.org/live .
Friday April 25, 2014
Five supremely talented high schools. One brilliant show of support.
On April 25, 2014, five of the hottest Seattle-area high school bands will come together and display their chops for one amazing, jazz-filled evening at the Paramount Theater. But don’t take our word for it; come hear them for yourself at Starbucks’ 19th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz.
As part of Starbucks ongoing commitment to supporting the local youth arts community, all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit participating schools’ music programs. This year’s participants include Ballard, Bothell, Garfield, Mountlake Terrace and Roosevelt High Schools.
Please join us to honor Scott for his 30 years of teaching and mentoring in jazz, vocal jazz, marching and concert bands.