| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Event Name | Essentially Ellington 2008: Final Concert and Awards Ceremony |
| Festival | Essentially Ellington |
| Venue | Avery Fisher Hall |
| Address | 10 Lincoln Center Plaza |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-875-5656 |
The Essentially Ellington program is one of the most successful and far reaching high school jazz programs in the country. Each year 15 of the country’s best high school jazz bands compete to attend Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “House of Swing” to Duke it out for the opportunity to play with Wynton Marsalis in a concert at Avery Fisher Hall.
Personnel
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano