2012 SCJ Participants Announcement

The following high school bands have been chosen to participate in the 2012 Swing Central Jazz Workshop & Competition:

Advanced Jazz Band. Battle Ground High. Battle Ground, WA
Greg McKelvey, Band Director

1st Place (tie) Agoura High School Studio Jazz. Agoura High School. Agoura Hills, CA
John Mosley, Band Director

Champaign Central H.S. Jazz Ensemble. Champaign Central High School. Champaign, IL
John Currey, Band Director

Champaign Central H.S. Stage Band. Champaign Central High School. Champaign, IL
Michael Fegnolio, Band Director

1st Place (tie) Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble. Dillard High School. FL
Christopher Dorsey

Hume Fogg Silver Jazz Band. Hume Fogg Academic High School. Nashville, TN
Richard Ripani, Band Director

Leon High School Jazz Ensemble 1. Leon High School. Tallahassee, FL
David Thornton, Band Director

Lower Moreland High School Jazz Ensemble. Lower Moreland High School. Huntingdon Valley, PA
Erin Stroup, Band Director

Mount Si High School Jazz Band 1. Mount Si High School. Snoqualmie, WA
Adam Rupert, Band Director

Newport High School Jazz 1. Newport High School. Bellevue, WA
Cory Edwards, Band Director

3rd Place Temple High School Highlighters. Temple High School. Temple, TX
Brent Mathesen, Band Director

The Lovett School Jazz Ensemble. The Lovett School. Atlanta, GA
Stutz Wimmer, Band Director

We would like to congratulate all of the bands that submitted recordings. The judges had a difficult time narrowing the selection to twelve bands due to the high level of performance across the board. We would also like to congratulate all of the band directors for their efforts, and we encourage all students and directors to utilize the video lessons available at SwingCentralJazz.Org.

2012 participants will be contacted directly by Ricardo Ochoa, Director of Education for further instructions.

For questions contact:
Ricardo Ochoa, Director of Education
ricardo@savannahmusicfestival.org

Marcus Roberts, lesson on the use of left & right hand in piano solos

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