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High School & Junior High School Band Photos

Bradley Middle School

Bradley Middle School

East Davidson High School

East Davidson High School

Keenan Jazz Band

Keenan Jazz Band

Keenan Jazz Band

Northwestern Clinic Band

Northwestern Clinic Band

Northwestern Clinic Band

Northwestern Clinic Band

Northwestern Sr. Jazz Ensemble

Northwestern Sr. Jazz Ensemble

Northwestern Sr. Jazz Ensemble

Pickens High School

Pickens High School

Stratford High School

Stratford High School

Sumter High School

Sumter High School

Westview Middle School

Westview Middle School

Westview Middle School

The Day's events featured performances by the following high schools and middle schools. Their performance selections are included as well

 

 

Northwestern High School Clinic Jazz Band - Mark Yost, Director

The Preacher

Horace Silver, arr. by Carl Strommen

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk, arr. by Michael Sweeney

Una Mas

Kenny Dorham, arr. by Paul Murtha

 

 

Bradley Middle School Jazz Band - Ruth Peterson, Director

Baggy Pants Blues

Ethan Freier

A Touch of Honey

.arr. by Victor Lopez

Birth of a Band

Quincy Jones, arr. by Roy Phillipe

 

 

Keenan "All Weathers" Jazz Band - Willie Lyles, Director

I'll Be There

Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch, & Berry Gordy

Cantelope Island

Herbie Hancock

Song For My Father

Horace Silver

 

 

Sumter High School Jazz Band - Leah Corde', Director

Satin Doll

Duke Ellington, arr by Mark Taylor

Oochee Coochee

Jeff Simmons

Take 5

Paul Desmond, arr by Dave Wolpe

 

 

Pickens High School Jazz Ensemble - Laura Brooks, Director

The Bone Yard

Erik Morales

Two for the Road

Henry Mancini, arr. by Mike Lewis

The Chicken

Chris Berg

 

 

Westview Middle School Jazz Ensemble - Ronnie Ward, Director

Mary Ann

Ray Charles, arr. by Michael Sweeney

Sing, Sing, Sing

.Louis Prima, arr. by Paul Cook

Afro Blue

Mongo Santamaria, arr. by Michael Sweeney

 

 

Charles B. Aycock High School Jazz Ensemble - Roger M. Walker, Director

Firestorm

Jeff Jarvis

Launching Pad

Clark Terry and Duke Ellington

Missing Tooth

Doug Beach

 

 

Stratford High School Jazz Ensemble - Brent Campbell, Director

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

Cole Porter, arr. by Dave Wolpe

Early Autumn

W. Herman, arr. by John Berry

Two Seconds to Midnight

Alan Baylock

 

 

East Davidson High School Jazz 1 - David Deese, Director

Tall Cotton

Sammy Nestico

Lil Darlin

Neal Hefti

What is Hip

Kupka, Castilo, & Garibaldi, arr. by Mike Tomaro

 

 

Northwestern High School Senior Jazz Ensemble - Mark Yost, Director

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise

Sigmund Romberg, arr. by Dave Wolpe

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

Thomas Wolfe Jr., arr. by Frank Mantooth

Critic's Choice

Oliver Nelson with guest soloist Steve Smith

Sidewinder

Lee Morgan, arr. by Mark Taylor with guest soloist Steve Smith

 

 

 

 

Instrument Master Classes:

 

 

 

Saxes

with Andy Fusco & Gary Keller

All Brass

with Bob Lark

Piano

with Mark Soskin

Drums & Bass

with Steve Smith & Barron Browne

 

 

Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies Master Class with Steve Smith-drums; Andy Fusco-alto sax;

Gary Keller-tenor sax; Mark Soskin-piano; and Baron Browne-bass.

 

 

 

 

Evening Concert featuring:

Winthrop University Jazz Ensemble with Chip McNeill, Bob Lark, & Steve Hainesand guest artist Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

 

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