The annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals an...

COMPETITION PART I
FRIDAY, MAY 1 – 12:30 PM
• Beloit Memorial High School (Beloit, WI), directed by Chris Behrens
• Esperanza High School (Anaheim, CA), directed by Bradley Davis
• Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (Raleigh, NC), directed by Gregg Gelb
• Byron Center High School (Byron Center,...

COMPETITION PART III
SATURDAY, MAY 2 – 10:00 AM
• Shorewood High School (Shoreline, WA), directed by Dan Baker
• Tarpon Springs High School (Tarpon Springs, FL), directed by Dr. Tim Sexton and Chris Faison
• Susan Wagner High School (Staten Island, NY), directed by Paul Corn
• Agoura High...

The annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals an...

The annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals an...