2024 All-State Jazz Ensemble
Director
Christopher Dorsey
Dillard School of the Arts (retired)
Repertoire
To be selected from:
Blues Backstage - Recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, arr. Frank Foster, trans. David Berger
15 Minutes Late - John Clayton
Symphony in Riffs - Benny Carter
Us - Mel Lewis and Thad Jones
Misty (Emocionado) - Michele Fernandez
Chinoiserie - Duke Ellington
2024 Honors Jazz Ensemble
Director
Ron Carter
Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University, and Carter’s Jazz Clinics, LLC
Repertoire
To be selected from:
Groove Merchant – Jerome Richardson arr. Thad Jones
Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, John Green, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton, arr. George Stone
The Neighbor from Naylor – Bryan Carter
Bridging the Gap – Melton Mustafa
Arange Drank – Paul Baker
2024 Honors Jazz Combo
Director
Bryan Carter
Musician, Composer and Arranger/Jazz at Lincoln Center
Repertoire
To be selected from:
After You’ve Gone - arr. Nicholas Payton, Bryan Carter
Where You Need To Be - Lucas Pino
Alamode - Curtis Fuller
Una Mas - Kenny Dorham, arr. Don Sickler
The ILMEA Blues - Composed by the Students