News & Updates
Congratulations to the 15 finalist bands who will compete for top honors at the 27th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. We look forward to hosting you at the House of Swing!
Beloit Memorial High School (Beloit, WI) Directed by Chris Behrens
Bothell High School (Bothell, WA) Directed by Philip Dean
Byron Center High School (Byron Center, MI) Directed by Marc Townley
Foxboro High School (Foxboro, MA) Directed by Aaron Bush
Jazz House Kids (Montclair, NJ) Directed by Nathan Eklund
Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie, WA) Directed by William Leather
New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL) Directed by Jim Gasior
Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ) Directed by Julius Tolentino
Noblesville High School (Noblesville, IN) Directed by Bethany Robinson
Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, CA) Directed by John Reynolds
Osceola County School for the Arts (Kissimmee, FL) Directed by Jason Anderson
Plano West Senior High School (Plano, TX) Directed by Preston Pierce
Rio Americano High School (Sacramento, CA) Directed by Josh Murray
Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA) Directed by Scott Brown
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (Raleigh, NC) Directed by Gregg Gelb
And the winner of the Dr. J. Douglas White Essentially Ellington Student Composition/Arranging Contest is:
Skylar Tang from Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, California for the original composition, “Kaleidoscope”.