Roosevelt Jazz Placements for 2015-16!!!

New Vocal Jazz (1st period)* and Jazz Band (5th period) students MUST be sure to register for the class!
If for any reason you cannot commit to the group in which you have been placed, LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY. There are other students who would like to play!

Thank you for auditioning and congratulations!!

-Mr. Brown

* Vocal Jazz has been moved to Period One for next year.

Jazz Band I

Saxophone

Jesse Beckett-Herbert, alto 1

Sean Bowman, alto*

Madeline Toll, alto*

Aisling Doyle-Wade, alto*

Santosh Sharma, tenor 1

Elliot Halpern, tenor 2

Xander Johns, tenor 2*

Colin Cahill, baritone*

Trumpet

Ben Sahlin

Jack Bylund

Thomas Hinds*

Francis Nyssen*

Lily Schwartz*

Matt Gasper*

Sophie Aanerud*

Trombone

Porter Jones

Tom Maul

Elise Toney*

Nyal McCrea*

Piano

Leo Folsom

Rehka Olsen*

Guitar

Ravi Sharma

Rusty Farivar*

Bass

Tony Lefaive

Jack Hanish*

Cormac Liotta*

Drums

David Maltby*

Ethan Lefaive*

Sam Clement*

*These students will audition to be eligible for the Essentially Ellington recording ensemble. 

Jazz Band II

Saxophone 

Misae Nguyen, alto 1

Luciano de la Iglesia, alto 1

Daniel Mengedoht, alto 2

Anthony Lutenko, alto 2

Arthur Lindhjem, tenor 1

Aidan Ryser, tenor 1

Kai Despain, tenor 2

Lincoln Trelease, tenor 2

Austin Isgrig, baritone

Dylan Korver, baritone

Trumpet

Joe Garlid

Matt Buchanan

Carter Eng

Aidan McCoy

Gavin Susalsky

Trombone

Mari Kramer

Lily Brammer

Zach Sahlin

Ethan Nolander

Piano

Zain Wedemeyer

Eli Sheldon

Katie Benmar

Guitar

Julia Tanner

Bass

Max Young

Bazyl Carrol

Drums

Nate Koidahl

Henry Mohr

Jazz Band III

Saxophone

Sander Fogarty, alto 1

Olin Sorby, alto 1

Nicholas Araya Bain, alto 2

Karen Gaffney, alto 2

James Pettis, tenor 1

Kaiya Nishimo, tenor 1

Isabela Escobedo, tenor 2

Will Brown, tenor 2

Gabriel Sanchez, tenor 2

Henry Sanford, tenor 2

David Tabakian, baritone

Trumpet

Will Knight

Ryan Davies

Ferdos Al-Haider (pending waitlist)

Graham Fulton

Anders Bloom

Linus Senter

Jackson Baker

Trombone

Theo Ramels

2 openings for trombone!

Toby Jay (tuba and bass trb.)

Piano

Bryan Rhinehart

Kai Medina

Guitar

Simon Appel

Bass

Laurel Colescott

Maddie Herbst

Drums

Sophia Bondi

Benny Bruvold
Finn Greeley

Satchel Schwartz

Roosevelt Vocal Jazz!

New and Returning members for 2015-16 school year.

New members, please be sure to immediately make an appointment to register for 1st Period, Vocal Jazz for BOTH semesters. Congratulations!!

-Mr. Brown

Soprano

Ava Yaghmaie

Maya Hunter

Sammie Cohen

Laura Madsen

Alto

Caroline Brammer

Eliana Colachis-Glass (also tenor)

Brigit Brady

Gabriella Green

Tenor

Miles Trieger

Nelson Lobo

Phillip Solheim

Bass

Sam Skalbania

Max Taylor

Ravi Sharma

Piano

Aaron Korver

Guitar

Kammy Yedor

Nick Swedin

Upright Bass

Jonah Harper

Drums

Thomas Symons

Get Ready for the Roosevelt Jazz End-of-Year Concerts!

Mark your calendars for some great music at all of the end-of-the-year concerts, along with a plethora of tasty treats at some epic bake sales. All performances take place in the Roosevelt High School Theater.

Did we mention the performances are free? It's the best entertainment deal in town!

• Jazz Bands 2 &3: Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm
• Jazz Band: Friday, June 5, at 7pm
• Vocal Jazz Showcase: Tuesday, June 9 at 7pm

Come see the amazing results these kids produce after a year of growth and hard work. Don't miss it!

Archive: Watch The Roosevelt Jazz Band - Live from Essentially Ellington

The Roosevelt Jazz Band traveled to New York to make its 16th appearance at Essentially Ellington, and though they did not place in the top 3, their performance was absolutely stellar.

You can watch the archived competition performance online. Roosevelt performed at the beginning of the Competition Part I section.

NOTE: The video is supposed to stay up until sometime in June, but seems to be temporarily unavailable - check back soon if you don't see it!

To watch their performance (and all the other great bands as well), just go to http://www.jalc.org/live

Roosevelt Jazz Seeks Director for Jazz Bands II and III

The nationally recognized Roosevelt Jazz Program is hiring a Director to lead its after-school Jazz Bands 2 and 3 for the 2015-2016 school year.

Qualifications include experience in mentoring and motivating young musicians, leading bands, communication and collaboration skills, and a background in musical education. Professional jazz musician strongly preferred. Interviews will be conducted in late May.

If you think you would be a great addition to our vibrant, strong jazz community, click here for more info and to download a full job description

Roosevelt Vocal Jazz Shines Brightly

Alex Mountsier took the top prize, and Maya Hunter received special mention as four of our top singers were honored as semi-finalists in the Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition.

Along with Alex and Maya, Celeste Yglesias and Eliana Colachis rounded out the quartet who grabbed four of the six finalist spots, performing at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on Monday, March 9.

The competition is sponsored by the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association, which selected Alex and one adult female jazz vocalist (Taylor Zickefoose) from the greater Seattle area to travel to Kobe, Japan to perform at the Kobe Jazz Queen Vocalist Contest on May 9th, 2015.

More info on the contest here

Roosevelt Jazz Band Returns to Essentially Ellington!

The Roosevelt Jazz Band was named as one of the finalists in the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival, held May 7-8 in New York. This will be the 16th time in 17 years that Roosevelt has received this honor.

Two other schools from our region, Mount Si and Garfield will also be competing this year (the same lineup as last year).

Essentially Ellington is presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the jazz nonprofit headed by Wynton Marsalis.

Check out the Seattle Times coverage of the news!

More information about Essentially Ellington

Support Roosevelt Jazz by Buying Groceries: Try eScrip!

We have a new and incredibly simple opportunity to raise ongoing money for the Booster program: The "Safeway eScrip" is a great fundraiser for Roosevelt Jazz primarily because  - for those of you who already shop at Safeway - it's not asking you to do anything different than you already.

Here's how it works-

Simply register your existing Safeway card with eScrip. Then shop as you normally would at Safeway. That's it!

CLICK HERE to download an info sheet 

Find out more about ways eScrip can help RHS Jazz: