Award Highlights
DownBeat Magazine
- 2023 Award - Latin Jazz Ensemble
- 2022 Award - Large Jazz Ensemble
- 2022 Award - Small Jazz Combo
- 2021 Award - Large Jazz Ensemble
Essentially Ellington
- 2023 Finalist - Concert Jazz Band
- 2021 Finalist - Concert Jazz Band
- 2019 Finalist - Concert Jazz Band
- 2018 Finalist - Concert Jazz Band
National Jazz Festival
- 2022 - 2nd Place - Concert Jazz Band
- 2022 - 3rd Place - Jazz Band II
- 2021 - 1st Place Concert Jazz Band & Jazz Combo I
- 2020 - 1st Place Concert Jazz Band & Jazz Combo I
Berklee High School Jazz Festival
- 2019 - Winner - Concert Jazz Band
- 2018 - Winner - Concert Jazz Band
- 2016 - Winner - Concert Jazz Band
Yearly Highlights
2023-2024 School Year
PERFORMANCES - CONCERT BAND
PERFORMANCES - CONCERT JAZZ BAND
Audio: Concert Jazz Band Performance - "Invisible Lady" (room recording)
Audio: Concert Jazz Band Performance - "Slippers" (room recording)
PERFORMANCES - COMBO I
PERFORMANCES - JAZZ BAND (JBII)
2022-2023 School Year
PERFORMANCES
Article: DownBeat Magazine - "46th Annual Student Music Awards"
Audio/Visual: Concert Jazz Band Performance - "Black Orpheus"
Audio/Visual: Concert Jazz Band Performance - "Flaming Sword"
Audio/Visual: Concert Jazz Band Performance - "Symphony in Riffs"
2023 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL
Outstanding Trombone Section Outstanding Soloists: Chloe Madrak (clr), Pri Magavi (bone), Avery Allen (pno); Oustanding Rhythm Guitar Jasmine Dang, Honorable Mention Soloist Maddie Makarewicz (bone)
2021-2022 School Year
2022 DOWNBEAT AWARDS
Article: DownBeat Magazine - "45th Annual Student Music Awards"
2022 NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Video: Jazz Band II Performance
Outstanding Musician (Soloist)- Maddie Makarewicz & Avery Allen
2020-2021 School Year
2021 DOWNBEAT AWARD
Article: DownBeat Magazine - "44th Annual Student Music Awards"
2021 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL
Outstanding Saxophone and Trombone Section; Tobey Siegel, Noah Yontef, Harry Epstein, Dylan Heinen soloist awards
2021 POPS 'N JAZZ
2021 NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Outstanding Musician (Soloist)- Dylan Heinen, Harry Epstein, & Amruth Niranjan
2019-2020 School Year
PERFORMANCES
Video: Concert Band Virtual Performance - "Memorial Day Tribute to America"
Video: Virtual Concert Jazz Band Virtual Performance - "Discomotion"
Photos: 2019 Winter Concert
2020 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON SUBMISSIONS
Audio: "Harlem Airshaft"
Audio: "Isfahan"
2020 NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Outstanding Musician (Soloist)- Dylan Heinen, & Harry Epstein
2018-2019 School Year
PERFORMANCES
Video: Concert Band - "Slava!"
Video: Concert Band - "Arabesque"
Photos: Concert Band Fall 2018, High School Bands by Lori Yontef
2019 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON
Outstanding Trombone Section; Eli Heinen, Noah Yontef, Val Barrieau, Gavin Gray, Brennen Ravenberg, & Gavin Baker soloist awards
2019 BERKLEE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Outstanding Musician (Soloist)--Jason Hoopes
2017-2018 School Year
PERFORMANCES
Photos: Concert Jazz Band Fall 2017
Photos: Concert Band Fall 2017
2018 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON
Awards: Outstanding Trombone Section & Saxophone Section; Eli Heinen, Mike Baril, Gavin Gray, & Tobey Siegel soloist awards
Photos: Concert Jazz Band
2018 BERKLEE JAZZ FESTIVAL
2018 EUROTOUR
Video: Choraliers Performance - "It's Alright With Me"
2015-2016 School Year
2016 BERKLEE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Outstanding Musician (Soloist)--Joey Siegel & Joel Margolis