New CD: Jazz Night 2013 Live!

Just in time for holiday giving!  Recorded live at the Roosevelt High School Performing Arts Theatre on December 12 2013, this CD features performances by all three Roosevelt Jazz Bands, as well as Roosevelt Vocal Jazz.  Order now! 

Don't forget to pick up one of our Duke Ellington's Jazz Nutcracker Series CDs too!

RJB Lead Trumpet John Otten Selected for 2014 Grammy Band

Congratulations to our own John Otten for his selection as a member of the  2014 Grammy Jazz Band!   (Read the full press release here).

John is the only student from Washington State to make the band. This is a tremendous accomplishment and we are VERY proud! Thanks to everyone who assisted John in making his successful audition recording as well. 

Roosevelt Jazz Band director Scott Brown says: “John Otten has been a dedicated and hard working leader in our Jazz Program for four years. He’s an outstanding trumpet player. We’re all super-proud of John for making the 2014 Grammy Band!”

Tickets Now on Sale for Duke Ellington's Jazz Nutcracker Dec 7-8

Roosevelt Jazz Band 
performs
 
Duke Ellington
& Billy Strayhorn’s
 

Jazz Nutcracker

Saturday, December 7, at 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 8, at 2:00 pm

at the Roosevelt High School Performing Arts Theatre
1410 NE 66th Street, Seattle WA

$15.00 adults
$12.00 students and seniors

Buy your tickets today! 

Take the Jazz Nutcracker home for the Holidays!
CDs and MP3 downloads of past shows
(including the 2012 show)
are available here

Roosevelt Jazz Plays Benaroya Hall Friday Oct 18 - Buy Tickets Now!

Come see Roosevelt Jazz in their own Earshot Jazz show at Benaroya Hall!  From the Earshot Jazz Website:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTOM RECITAL HALL AT BENAROYA, 7:30PM
Roosevelt High School Jazz Band
Fresh from its third-place victory at the prestigious Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center, New York. $22 general/$20 members & seniors/$11 students
BUY NOW

Roosevelt Jazz Band on KING 5

Roosevelt Jazz was featured on KING 5 Morning News today promoting the Earshot Jazz Festival.    Read the story and watch the band here.

Roosevelt at Earshot Jazz Festival Oct 18 - Buy Tickets now!

Come see Roosevelt Jazz in their own Earshot Jazz show at Benaroya Hall!  From the Earshot Jazz Website:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTOM RECITAL HALL AT BENAROYA, 7:30PM
Roosevelt High School Jazz Band
Fresh from its third-place victory at the prestigious Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center, New York. $22 general/$20 members & seniors/$11 students
BUY NOW

Jazz Program Welcome Picnic - Wed Aug 28th 5PM-8PM - Upper Ravenna Park

Hi there Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz families -

 

Welcome to the beginning of a great new year of jazz at Roosevelt!

 

It’s been our tradition to start the year off with a picnic so that we can get to know and greet our new families, as well as reconnect with the old ones.  We will have our picnic on Wednesday August 28^th, at the same spot as last year – the  Ravenna Park upper picnic shelter - from 5-8pm.

 

The address is 2000 NE 58th Street, Seattle 98105. From RHS, drive south on 15th, turn left on Ravenna Blvd, turn left on 20th Ave. Just before the road ends at the pedestrian bridge, turn right into the parking lot.

 

As in years past, we will do a potluck. The boosters will provide plates, cups, utensils, napkins and some condiments.   

 

Families should bring something based on their last name:

 

A - I:       main dish

J - R:       side dish, salad or drink.

S - Z:      dessert

 

This year we will also have a welcome packet, with information and forms for all families to take home with them.  Please go through the forms and bring them completed to the first Booster Meeting on Tuesday September 10^th.

 

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone there.  As always, feel free to reach out with any questions.

 

Cheers,

 

Neil Halpern

RHS Jazz Booster Chair

Roosevelt Jazz Placements for 2013-14

UPDATE: Vocal Jazz results are in, read about it here! (link)
Instrumental results here! (link)
Congratulations to all these musicians and their families! 
Note: we were not able to take any students from outside of our feeder area. 
Vocal Jazz placements should be available later this week, stay tuned.

 

Roosevelt Takes 3rd at Essentially Ellington, Plus Section and Individual Honors

In addition to the band's overall third place finish, Roosevelt Jazz sections and individuals were given honors for:
Outstanding Saxophone Section
Outstanding Trombone Section
Outstanding Trumpet Section
Outstanding Piano Soloist: Daniel Arthur
Outstanding Drum Soloist: Luke Woodle
Outstanding Alto Saxophone Soloist: Anna Dolde
Outstanding Trumpet Soloist: John Otten, Noah Halpern, and Jeffrey Gustaveson

Full festival results available here.

Watch Roosevelt Jazz Band, Jazz House Kids, and Tucson Jazz Institute In Tonight's Essentially Ellington Finalists Concert

Log in to LiveStream at 7:30 NYC time, 4:30 Seattle, for some amazing performances and to find out which band takes top honors!

Follow Roosevelt Jazz at Essentially Ellington

For the first time, the entire weekend of EE events, including the final concert featuring the three top-placing bands and the JLCO, will be webcast live on jalc.org/live.    Roosevelt performs Sunday May 12 1:-2:30PM EDT (that's 10AM Seattle time - all times below are New York) .

The festival will be more media-accessible than ever:
~Facebook at facebook.com/EssentiallyEllington
~Twitter @EssEllington
~Instagram @Jalcnyc
Students, viewers, and participators can share their thoughts and photos with us by using the hashtag #EE2013.

 Competition Schedule:

Part I: Saturday 2:30pm - 6:30pm
1.    Beloit Memorial High School, Beloit, WI
2.    American Music Program, Portland, OR
3.    Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, WI
4.    Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
5.    Jazz House Kids, Montclair, NJ
6.    New World Center for the Arts, Miami, FL
7.    Edmonds-Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA


Part II: Sunday 10:00am - 12:00pm
8.    Badger High School, ake Geneva,
9.    Dillard Center for the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL
10.   Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
11.  Community Arts Program, Coral Gables, FL

Part III: Sunday  1:00pm - 2:30pm
12.   Foxboro High School, Foxboro, MA
13.   Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, CA
14.   Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA
15.   Tucson Jazz Institute, Tucson, AZ
Final Concert & Awards Ceremony Sunday 7:30pm - 10:30??

Go Roosevelt!!!

Report from Reno

Roosevelt Jazz Bands 2 and 3 and Roosevelt Vocal Jazz are back from the Reno Jazz Festival!  Honors and Awards include:
JB2 Combo- 1st place AA division
JB3 - 2nd place, Apprentice 1 division
Vocal Jazz Combo - 3rd place AA division
JB2 - 6th place AA division
Porter Jones - overall outstanding high school trombone!!
And many more individual awards of merit.

Scott Brown Named to Earshot Jazz Hall of Fame

Last night, our fearless leader was named to Earshot Jazz Magazine's Hall of Fame.   Former student Kelly Barr accepted on Mr. Brown's behalf, before members of the Seattle jazz community at an awards ceremony held at Tula's. This is a special honor for Scott - thank you to everyone who cast their vote to help make this happen!  See the story at http://seattlejazzscene.com/?p=8262 .

RJB Swag Shop is Online

Check out the new Roosevelt Jazz Band swag shop!  You'll find Roosevelt Jazz logo T-shirts, coffee mugs, water bottles and more, and special items like the Night in Perugia shirt or the Roosevelt Jazz license plate frame.

Roosevelt Headed to Essentially Ellington Again!

Congratulations to JB1 and director Scott Brown!  See the complete list of finalists at the Essentially Ellington website.

Roosevelt Jazz Director Scott Brown Nominated for Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame

Vote for Scott at the Earshot Jazz website:  http://www.earshot.org/Events/golden.html .  Balloting ends March 15, do it today!

Another Great Festival Weekend

JB3 went to the Viking Jazz Festival in Poulsbo and came away with 2nd in the 1A/2A division.
JB1 went to the Bellevue College Jazz Festival and came away with 1st place.  And, our own Andrew Karboski's composition had its world premier!

Save the Date: the Roosevelt Jazz Boosters Big Band Dance and Auction is Saturday March 30 2013!

We Had a Pretty Good Day at the Clark College Jazz Festival

JB2: 1st Place AAA Division
JB1: 1st Place AAAA Division
JB1: Dale Beacock Memorial Sweepstakes Award
Congratulations to all our musicians and directors Scott and Stuart!

Jazz Journeys

Roosevelt Jazz Boosters present Jazz Journeys 
Featuring the Roosevelt, Eckstein and Hamilton Jazz Bands! 
Wednesday January 23 7PM
Tickets at the door and Brown Paper Tickets.