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Mountlake Terrace High School’s Jazz 1 is competing at Essentially Ellington in New York this week, and you can watch them live from 11:20-11:40 a.m. Pacific Time Friday, May 1. All performances are live streaming at jazz.org/ee for free.
From the 119 schools that submitted recordings this year, Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 was one of 20 jazz bands selected as finalists. Joining Mountlake Terrace High School from the Puget Sound area are Shorewood and Bothell high schools.
Mountlake Terrace is no stranger to participating at Essentially Ellington, according to an announcement from the MTHS Music Boosters. Under the direction of Darin Faul, Jazz 1 is an 11-time finalist in the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition. Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Bands are honored regularly at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, and at Starbucks’ Hot Java Cool Jazz in Seattle. Students have received top solo and group honors at regional and national competitions, and have been featured in All-State and All-Northwest music groups.
Now in its 31st year, Essentially Ellington offers jam sessions, workshops and performances in addition to the competition, while fostering a vibrant, worldwide community dedicated to the music and legacy of Duke Ellington.
Essentially Ellington festival events, including the final concert featuring the top-placing bands and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, will stream live April 30-May 2 on jazzlive.com.
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