JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S 25TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON COMPETITION & FESTIVAL POSTPONED
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S 25TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON COMPETITION & FESTIVAL POSTPONED
High School Students from Finalist Bands to Participate in Exclusive Online Q&A with Wynton Marsalis
New York, NY (Wednesday, March 18, 2020) – In response to the growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19, Jazz at Lincoln Center has postponed the nation’s premier jazz education event, the 25th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, scheduled to take place in Frederick P. Rose Hall, The House of Swing, on May 7-9, 2020.
Jazz at Lincoln Center will announce a new date and plans to celebrate the top 18 high school big bands.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis will host an online Q&A, exclusively for the 2020 finalist bands—the students who are upholding the Essentially Ellington tradition in this banner year. Further details for this Q&A to be announced soon.
All member students and band directors are encouraged to use Jazz at Lincoln Center’s free and digitally accessible Essentially Ellington resources, which include repertoire, audio, photos and more, by visiting jazz.org/ee
The 2020 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Finalists are:
Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, CA)
Beloit Memorial High School (Beloit, WI)
Byron Center High School (Byron Center, MI)
Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, TX)
Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music (Bronx, NY)
Denver School of the Arts (Denver, CO)
Dillard Center for the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Garfield High School (Seattle, WA)
Memphis Central High School (Memphis, TN)
Mountlake Terrace High School (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie, WA)
New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL)
Plano West Senior High School (Plano, TX)
Rio Americano High School (Sacramento, CA)
Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA)
Tarpon Springs High School (Tarpon Springs, FL)
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (Raleigh, NC)
Seattle JazzED Ellington Ensemble (Seattle, WA)
For 25 years, the Essentially Ellington program has been the cornerstone of Jazz at Lincoln’s Center’s arts education programming. The program has helped to foster the talent and love of jazz music of over 650,000 young musicians throughout its history.
Founding leadership support for Essentially Ellington is provided by The Jack and Susan Rudin Educational Fund and Gail and Al Engelberg. Major support is provided by Con Edison and Entergy, and the Augustine Foundation.
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners:
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brooks Brothers, The Coca-Cola Company, Con Edison, Entergy, SiriusXM, and Steinway & Sons. Generous support is provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation and the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Fund. Additional support is provided by the Sy Syms Foundation, Anonymous, and the Craig E. Wishman Foundation.
Generous support for the 2019-2020 Jazz at Lincoln Center Season is made possible in part by the Arnhold Family, Diana and Joe DiMenna, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Additional information may be found at jazz.org |
Facebook: facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter | Twitter: @jazzdotorg |
Instagram: @jazzdotorg | YouTube: youtube.com/jalc | Livestream: jazz.org/live
High School Students from Finalist Bands to Participate in Exclusive Online Q&A with Wynton Marsalis
New York, NY (Wednesday, March 18, 2020) – In response to the growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19, Jazz at Lincoln Center has postponed the nation’s premier jazz education event, the 25th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, scheduled to take place in Frederick P. Rose Hall, The House of Swing, on May 7-9, 2020.
Jazz at Lincoln Center will announce a new date and plans to celebrate the top 18 high school big bands.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis will host an online Q&A, exclusively for the 2020 finalist bands—the students who are upholding the Essentially Ellington tradition in this banner year. Further details for this Q&A to be announced soon.
All member students and band directors are encouraged to use Jazz at Lincoln Center’s free and digitally accessible Essentially Ellington resources, which include repertoire, audio, photos and more, by visiting jazz.org/ee
The 2020 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Finalists are:
Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, CA)
Beloit Memorial High School (Beloit, WI)
Byron Center High School (Byron Center, MI)
Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, TX)
Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music (Bronx, NY)
Denver School of the Arts (Denver, CO)
Dillard Center for the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Garfield High School (Seattle, WA)
Memphis Central High School (Memphis, TN)
Mountlake Terrace High School (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie, WA)
New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL)
Plano West Senior High School (Plano, TX)
Rio Americano High School (Sacramento, CA)
Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA)
Tarpon Springs High School (Tarpon Springs, FL)
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (Raleigh, NC)
Seattle JazzED Ellington Ensemble (Seattle, WA)
For 25 years, the Essentially Ellington program has been the cornerstone of Jazz at Lincoln’s Center’s arts education programming. The program has helped to foster the talent and love of jazz music of over 650,000 young musicians throughout its history.
Founding leadership support for Essentially Ellington is provided by The Jack and Susan Rudin Educational Fund and Gail and Al Engelberg. Major support is provided by Con Edison and Entergy, and the Augustine Foundation.
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners:
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brooks Brothers, The Coca-Cola Company, Con Edison, Entergy, SiriusXM, and Steinway & Sons. Generous support is provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation and the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Fund. Additional support is provided by the Sy Syms Foundation, Anonymous, and the Craig E. Wishman Foundation.
Generous support for the 2019-2020 Jazz at Lincoln Center Season is made possible in part by the Arnhold Family, Diana and Joe DiMenna, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Additional information may be found at jazz.org |
Facebook: facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter | Twitter: @jazzdotorg |
Instagram: @jazzdotorg | YouTube: youtube.com/jalc | Livestream: jazz.org/live
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