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:

Join us for our end of year Jazz concerts!

Jazz Bands II & III Wed. June 11
Vocal Jazz Thurs June 12
Jazz Band I Friday June 13
All shows 7:30PM in the RHS Performing Arts Center

Congratulations to JB1's Noah Halpern

Roosevelt Jazz trumpet player Noah Halpern is the only high school jazz musician in Washington State accepted into the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next-Generation Jazz Orchestra.  Noah will spend two weeks touring Japan this summer with the band before they perform again this fall at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

JB2 Pianist Leo Folsom Wins Downbeat Magazine Composition Award

Our own Leo Folsom has received an award from Downbeat Magazine, for Original Composition for Small Ensemble, high school division.  Leo was one of three composers honored. Not bad for a sophomore!

The Downbeat submission audio track features Noah Halpern and Dylan Collins on trumpet, Tyler Evans and Porter Jones on trombone, and Leo Folsom on piano. Original composition by Leo Folsom.  Category: original composition for small combo.  (MP3 file here) 

 

Congrats, Leo!

Essentially Ellington Individual Honors

The band is back from New York, where we heard (and created!) some incredible performances at JALC. We didn't make the top three this time, but many of our musicians came away with individual and section honors as outstanding players:
Bass: Will Langlie-Miletich
Guitar: Peter Stoessel
Drums Honorable Mention: Luke Woodle
Alto saxophone: Anna Dolde
Tenor saxophone: Santosh Sharma, Jesse Beckett-Herbert and Taka Olds
Trumpet: Jeffrey Gustaveson
Trumpet Honorable Mention: John Otten and Rubin Hohlbein
Trombone Honorable Mention: Porter Jones
Section: Saxophone
Thanks to everyone for supporting the band and making this incredible experience possible.

Essentially Ellington Live Stream

Roosevelt Jazz performs at the Essentially Ellington Festival this week!  Catch the show this Friday May 9th at 1:50 PDT (4:50 Eastern) at http://jalc.org/live .

Roosevelt at Starbucks Hot Java, Cool Jazz Friday April 25th

Tickets available  HERE !
Friday April 25, 2014

Doors at 6:00 pm

Show at 7:00 pm

THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE

911 Pine Street

Seattle, WA 98101


Five supremely talented high schools. One brilliant show of support.

On April 25, 2014, five of the hottest Seattle-area high school bands will come together and display their chops for one amazing, jazz-filled evening at the Paramount Theater.  But don’t take our word for it; come hear them for yourself at Starbucks’ 19th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz.

As part of Starbucks ongoing commitment to supporting the local youth arts community, all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit participating schools’ music programs.  This year’s participants include Ballard, Bothell, Garfield, Mountlake Terrace and Roosevelt High Schools.

Scott Brown 30 Year Celebration! Saturday March 29 at Roosevelt High School

Please join us to honor Scott for his 30 years of teaching and mentoring in jazz, vocal jazz, marching and concert bands. 

Festivities begin at 7:30 Saturday March 29 at Roosevelt High School. Seating is limited so arrive early to enjoy special performances by Roosevelt Grads and current students.

Don't miss this chance to celebrate Scott with a "stroll down memory lane."

Roosevelt Jazz Headed to Essentially Ellington Again

Roosevelt Jazz has once again been selected as one of 15 national finalists to compete in Jazz At Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington competition and festival, May 8-10 2014 in New York.  Congratulations to our hardworking students and director!

Roosevelt Takes First Place at Bellevue College Jazz Fest

Roosevelt Jazz Band 1 was awarded first place at the Feb 8 2014 Bellevue College Big Band Jazz Festival.  Sadly, the evening concert was canceled due to snow.

RJB Big Band Dance and Auction, March 8 2014 - On Sale Now!

Please join us for an elegant evening of dinner, Big Band dancing and auction fun while supporting the tradition of Excellence in Jazz Education at Roosevelt!  

 

Reserve your spot now - click here to purchase!
Have a look at the catalog for the silent portion of the auction!

 

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Doors open at 5:00 pm, Event ends at 10:30 pm

Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1511 East Pike (on Capitol Hill)

Admission: $50 per person (Early Bird Rate!  Act Now!)

Students, RHS Faculty and Staff: $30

  

You can also purchase ‘Best of Auction’ Raffle ticket(s) 

with a chance to take home your choice of selected Live Auction items!

Only 100 tickets available! $50 each.

Questions?  Contact auction_reservations@rooseveltjazz.org .

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