Roosevelt Jazz Placements for 2014-15 !!!

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New Vocal Jazz (2nd) and Jazz Band (5th) students MUST be sure to register for the class!
If for any reason you cannot commit to the group in which you have been placed, LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY. There are other students who would like to play!
Thank you for auditioning!!
Brown and MacDonald
 
Jazz Band I
Saxes:
​Taka Olds, alto I
​Shea Perla, alto II
Santosh Sharma, tenor I
Jesse Beckett-Herbert, tenor II
Elliot Halpern, bari
Trumpets:
​Jack Bylund
​Matt Gasper
​Thomas Hinds
Francis Nyssen
Ben Sahlin
Trombones:
Alex Kramer
Porter Jones
Tom Maul
Elijah Ryser, bass trombone
Tom Skoog
Rhythm Section:
​Elliot Clement, piano
​Leo Folsom, piano
Tony Lafaive, bass
Ben Pratt, bass
Ravi Sharma, guitar
Peter Stoessel, guitar
Lee Swedin, guitar
Luke Woodle, drums
Jazz Band II
Saxes:
 Section ‘A’
Sean Bowman, alto
Colin Cahill, tenor
 Dylan Korver, bari
Aiden Ryser, tenor
Maddy Toll, alto
 Section ‘B’
Aisling Doyle-Wade, alto
Xander Johns, tenor
Arthur Lindhjem, tenor
Misae Nguyen, alto
Colin Rockey, bari
Trumpets:
​Sophie Aanerud
Matt Buchanan
Joe Garlid
Rose Howell-Clark
Lily Schwartz
Gavin Susalski
Trombones:
Nyal McCrea
Ethan Nolander
Rhythm Section:
​Katie Benmar, piano
Sam Clement, drums
Jack Hanish, bass
Cormac Liotta, bass
Bryan Rhinehart, piano
Thomas Symons, drums
Nicholas Swedin, guitar
Julia Tanner, guitar
Jazz Band III
Saxes:
​Section ‘A’
​Kai Despain, tenor
Anthony Lutenko, bari
Frannie Nelson, alto
Chase Small, alto
Lincoln Trelease, tenor
Section ‘B’
Luciano De La Iglesia, alto
Isabella Escobedo, tenor
Austin Isgrig, bari
Daniel Mengedoht, alto
David Tabakian, bari
Trumpets:
​Anders Bloom
Graham Fulton
Josh Kutz
Aidan McCoy
Theo Ramels
Linus Senter
Trombones:
​None (WE NEED TROMBONES)!!
Rhythm Section:
​Ethan Lefaive, drums
David Maltby, drums
Tia Rogers, bass
Jeremy Schroeter, guitar
Eli Sheldon, piano
Zain Wedemeyer, piano
Kammy Yedor, guitar
Vocal Jazz Placements 2014-15
Vocal Jazz Rhythm
Rusty Farivar, guitar
Jonah Harper, bass
Rehka Olsen, piano
Jocelyn Ruby, drums
Sam Skalbania, drums
Vocal Jazz
Soprano:
​Alison Cosca-Baresh
​Catherine Hutson
​Hannah Sheldon
Ava Yaghmaie
Alto:
​Maya Hunter (new)
​Alex Mountsier
​Claire Prestbo
​Esther Powers
Tenor:
​Caroline Brammer
Eliana Colachis-Glass
Miles Trieger
Celeste Yglesia
Bass:
​Sam Skalbania
​Max Taylor
 

JB2 Pianist Leo Folsom Wins Downbeat Magazine Composition Award

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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) 

 
Congrats, Leo!

Essentially Ellington Individual Honors

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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.