Hello Jazz Families!
Roosevelt Jazz Band 1 and special guest D’Vonne Lewis Limited Edition will play as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival on October 22, 2016 at Roosevelt High School. D’Vonne Lewis is a Roosevelt grad and former drummer in the Roosevelt Jazz band!
Tickets are available at the Earshot link below, $18 for adults and $10 for students. There is also a discounted “Family Pack” ticket option: $50 for two adults and two student tickets.
Jazz Band I recently returned from Europe where they performed at several venues in France and Italy, including the Umbria Jazz Festival. Check out the RHSJazzJourneys blog to read more about the trip, or click a link below to view photos from the trip.
View photos from Umbria (via Flickr)
View photos from the Europe trip (via Shutterfly)
Congratulations to all! We auditioned nearly 150 Jazz musicians and are adding a 4th jazz band! New Vocal Jazz and Jazz Band I 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.
Thank you for auditioning!!
Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Bebber and Mr. Taylor
Saxophones
Alto: Madeline Toll, Sean Bowman, Misae Nguyen
Tenor: Elliot Halpern, Xander Johns, Kai Despain, Aiden Ryser
Bari: Aisling Doyle-Wade
Trumpets
Ben Sahlin, Jack Bylund, Joe Garlid, Carter Eng, Thomas Hinds, Matthew Gasper
Trombones
Elise Toney, Nyal McCrea, Ethan Nolander
Rhythm Section
Guitar: Julia Tanner, Nick Swedin, Kammy Yedor
Bass: Cormac Liotta, Jack Hanish, Jonah Harper
Drums: David Maltby, Ethan Lefaive, Sam Clement
Piano: Eli Sheldon, Aaron Korver
*PLEASE NOTE: We will only be able to take 25 students to Essentially Ellington, in the event we are accepted by recorded audition.
Saxophones
Alto: Tony Lutenko, Luciano de la Iglesia, Daniel Mengedoht
Tenor: Kaiya Nishino, James Pettis, Lincoln Trelease, Isabela Escobedo
Bari: Austin Isgrig, Dylan Korver, David Tabakian
Trumpets
Will Knight, Matt Buchanan, Aidan McCoy, Graham Fulton, Lily Schwartz
Trombones
Zach Sahlin, Daniel Matsumoto, Theo Ramels, Toby Jay
Rhythm Section
Guitar: Simon Appel
Bass: Maddie Herbst, Laurel Colescott, Palmer McDaniel
Drums: Henry Mohr, Sophia Bondi
Piano: Zain Wedemeyer
Saxophones
Alto: Olin Sorby, Karen Gaffney, Sander Fogerty, Nicholas Araya-Bain
Tenor: Nick Altemeier, Tazio Arredondo, Olivia Sayrs, Gabriel Sanchez
Bari: William Shirley
Trumpets
Ryan Davies, Della Paloy, Devlin Swanson
Trombones
Will Mahony, Willie Berg, Alexis Kim, Jacob Waag
Rhythm Section
Guitar: We have an opening for guitar!
Bass: Nikko Oster
Drums: Finn Greeley, Satchel Schwartz
Piano: Kai Medina
Saxophones
Alto: Elliot Hughes, Maria Mann, Mia Rigler
Tenor: Eli Rosen, James Whealan, June Brown, Calvin Williams
Bari: We need someone to switch to baritone saxophone!
Trumpets
Nathan Reudink, Lucas Williams
Trombones
Ryan Tindall, Jack Barnes, Josh Peterson, Ian Adelman
Rhythm Section
Guitar: We have an opening for guitar!
Bass: Max Pleskoff
Drums: Peter Casazza, Aiden Shapero
Piano: Joe Begley, Emma Browning
VOCALIST ROSTER
Soprano
Maya Hunter, Samantha Cohen, Alma Cassandra Aleman, Maxine McCuller, Meghan McFadden
Alto
Mia Bell, Brigit Brady, Caroline Brammer, Lily Brammer, Gabriella Green, Laura Madsen, Olivia Pess (Waitlist), Kammy Yedor
Tenor
Nelson Lobo, Phillip Solheim
Bass
Nate Koidahl, Jaret Miller, Markus Teuton
RHYTHM SECTION
Piano: Katie Benmar, Bryan Rhinehart
Drums: Thomas Symons
Bass: Bazyl Carroll, Max Young
Hello Jazz families and musicians,
You can find the music for students preparing for jazz band auditions below. Please note:
2016 Audition Music:
INSTRUCTIONS From Mr. Brown
Saxes and Brass:
All Rhythm Section players:
The most important thing for all players is that you play with a mature, confident, swinging sound! It should be evident to us that you listen to jazz, and understand the sounds and vocabulary that are fundamental to playing this music. We understand that you might be nervous. Just do your best!
Thanks for auditioning for Roosevelt Jazz… Good Luck!
Brown and Van Bebber
This year Jazz Band 1 is honored to play with the Seattle Symphony as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival on October 29th at 7:30. Tickets are on sale now.
SONIC EVOLUTION: UNDER THE INFLUENCE
What does the evocative work of African American painter Jacob Lawrence have to do with jazz, have to do with the Seattle Symphony, have to do with the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band? It’s all about influences.
Jacob Lawrence, a longtime professor at the University of Washington, created a body of work called The Migration Series depicting the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South. Derek Bermel, a noted composer and clarinetist, saw Lawrence’s work and wrote a piece that was hailed by The New York Times as “riveting” and “wondrous.” Now, add the performers, acclaimed Roosevelt High School Jazz Band and the Seattle Symphony, and you have the cornerstone work for this Sonic Evolution.
More influencing: the renowned jazz guitarist and Seattle transplant Bill Frisell takes on a new work by the prolific jazz pianist and composer Wayne Horvitz and Seattle-born vocalist Shaprece closes with new orchestral arrangements of her soulful blend of modern jazz, R&B and electronica.
TICKETS: BUY NOW