JAZZ FESTIVAL

BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL EAST

 
 
Student trumpet player in concert at a district festival

JUNIOR JAZZ BAND 1

Conductor
Rob Babel

Repertoire
Sneakers - Rick Stitzel

Nice and Sassy - Paul Lohorn

Afro Blue - arr. Michael Sweeney

Gandy Dancer - Jeff Jarvis

 

JUNIOR JAZZ BAND 2

Conductor
Chris Jardin

Repertoire
Song for my Father - arr. Paul Murtha

Blues By Five - arr. John Berry

Birdland - arr. Michael Sweeney

Moon River - arr. Rick Stitzel

 

SENIOR JAZZ BAND 1

Conductor
Bethany Robinson

Repertoire
The Blues Machine - Sammy Nestico

Manteca - arr. Gil Fuller

Sage Brush - Annie Booth

Hard Right - Bret Zvacek

 
Student saxophone musicians in rehearsal at a district festival

SENIOR JAZZ BAND 2

Conductor
Joel VanderHeyden

Repertoire
Goin' On - Benny Carter

30 de Mayo - Humberto Ramirez

Organizer - Joel Vanderheyden

Catfish Voodoo - Joel Venderheyden

 
Student bass player performing at Jazz Night.

SENIOR JAZZ BAND 3

Conductor
Josh Kaminsky

Repertoire
Alamode - arr. Paul Murtha

Recorda Me - arr. Mike Kamuf

Things Ain't What They Used to Be - arr. Alan Baylock

Birdland - arr. Victor Lopez

 
High school female students rehearsing for a vocal jazz performance

Junior vocal jazz ensemble 1 (SAB)

Participation is by Director Nomination

Conductor
Jamie Eros

Repertoire

Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer - Ella Fitzgerald, arr. Garrett Breeze

Take Five - Paul Desmond, arr. Kirby Shaw

Sweet Georgia Brown - M. Pinkard, B. Bernie, and K. Casey, arr. Jay Althouse

Minecraft - Daniel Roselfeld (a.k.a. "418"), arr. Kerry Marsh

 

Junior vocal jazz ensemble 2 (SA)

Participation is by Director Nomination

Conductor
Jenny Mondt

Repertoire

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, arr. Rosana Eckert

Almost Like Being in Love - A. Lerner and F. Lowe, arr. Roger Emerson

A Wink and a Smile - Marc Shaiman and Ramsey McLean, arr. Steve Zegre

Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma, arr. Paris Rutherford

 
Female student performing for All State Vocal Jazz

SENIOR VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1

Conductor
Alex Manfredo

Repertoire
Gotta Be This Or That - Sunny Skylar arr. Eric Hagmann

My One and Only Love - Guy Wood arr. Doug Andrews

I Will Wait Forever - Johnaye Kendrick arr. Matt Falker

Something in the Water - Lawrence arr. Andrew Rauff

 

SENIOR VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2

Conductor
Carter Datz

Repertoire
Lullaby of Birdland - George Shearing arr. Roger Emerson

Dream a Little Dream of Me - Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt arr. Andy Beck

Human Nature - Michael Jackson arr. Carter Datz

Fly Me to the Moon - Bart Howard arr. Carter Datz