JAZZ FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025
ARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, SUMMIT
1:00pm - Vocal Jazz Concert
2:00pm - Junior Jazz Concert
3:00pm - Senior Jazz Concert
JUNIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 1
Conductor
Robert Blazek
Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage
Repertoire
Blues in Hoss’ Flat - Foster & Basie, arr. Rick Stitzel
Groove Merchant - Jerome Richarson, arr. Ricch Sigler
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock, arr. Victor Lopez
Misty - Erroll Garner, arr. Terry White
JUNIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 2
Conductor
Scott Gumina
Lisle High School
Repertoire
Riley’s Thang - Mark Colby, arr. Doug Beach
Oye Como Va - Tito Puente, arr. Paul Murtha
Twice Is Nice - Rick Stitzel
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - arr. Paul Jennings
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock, arr. Mike Kamuf
SENIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ Combo
Conductor
Katie Ernst
www.katieernst.com
Repertoire
SENIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ Band 1
Conductor
Repertoire
SENIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ Band 2
Conductor
Janelle Finton
www.janellefinton.com
Repertoire
SENIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ Band 3
Conductor
Craig Roselieb
Downers Grove South High School (Retired)
Repertoire
SENIOR LEVEL INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ Band 4
Conductor
Bryan Miller
Leyden High Schools (Retired)
Repertoire
SENIOR LEVEL VOCAL JAZZ Ensemble
Conductor
Jennifer Parker
Inver Hills Community College (Minnesota)
Repertoire
Senior level honors vocal jazz
Conductor
Kathryn “Kat” Sherman
DePaul School of Music, www.katsherman.com
Repertoire
Turn That Frown Upside Down - Dakota Andersen
You’re Everything - Chick Corea, arr. Paris Rutherford
Almost Like Being In Love - Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Lowe, arr. Kat Sherman
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers, arr. Jeremy Fox