Essentially Ellington 2009
Rose Hall
NY, NY US
Broadcast date: 2010-05-14
Performance date: 2009-05

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Announcer 3:23
Eau Claire Memorial High School - Eau Claire, WI
Symphony in Riffs (Benny Carter) 4:13
Moon Over Cuba 4:55
The Happy-Go-Lucky Local 6:24

Announcer 1:40
Roosevelt High - Seattle, WA

Moon Over Cuba 5:04
Announcer 1:14
Sophisticated Lady 4:19
Symphony in Riffs 5:50

Announcer 2:09
Garfield High School - Seattle, WA

Symphony in Riffs 3:51
Black & Tan Fantasy 6:14
Announcer 0:51
Perdido 5:36

Total Time: 55:49


Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the 15 finalist bands for its prestigious 14th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival (May 2009). The bands will compete and participate in workshops, jam sessions and more, during the three-day competition and festival in New York City. The top-placing bands perform with Wynton Marsalis, as guest soloist, followed by a performance by the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - all of whom serve as mentors for the finalist bands throughout the weekend. The festival culminates with an awards ceremony honoring outstanding soloists, sections and the top three bands. The Competition & Festival is the culmination of the annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program (EE), which also includes regional festivals, curriculum resources, a summer Band Director Academy, monthly newsletters and more…

Finalists:
- Agoura High School, Agoura Hills, CA
- Calabasas High School, Calabasas, CA
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
- North Scott High School, Eldridge, IA
- Foxboro High School, Foxboro, MA
- Wellesley High School, Wellesley, MA
- Kingston High School, Kingston, NY
- State College Area High School, State College, PA
- Newport High School, Bellevue, WA
- Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
- Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA
- Beloit Memorial High School, Beloit, WI
- Eau Claire Memorial High School, Eau Claire, WI
- Badger Union High School, Lake Geneva, WI