Bothell High Jazz Ensemble 1 Selected for Prestigious Jazz Festival

Bothell High School's Jazz Ensemble has been chosen as a finalist in the 27th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Essentially Ellington program aims to elevate musicianship, broaden perspectives, and inspire performance for high school jazz bands nationwide. This year, there were 87 competition entries from across the United States and Canada, and 15 finalist bands will compete for top honors at the competition and festival. Bothell High is the first ensemble from Northshore to be selected, and they will travel to New York City in May to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performances at the “House of Swing,” Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Congratulations to the Cougars for this honor.

Congratulations to musicians in Jazz Ensemble 1, under the direction of Phil Dean, at Bothell:

Saxophone
Aaron Mamula
Blake Thompson
Josef Ferreira
Thomas Hardisty
Adarius Konche
Joshua Corrigan
Akash Singh

Trombone
Hayden Bewley
Collin Hawkinson
Dylan Swierstra
Xander Spence
Aidan Weis

Trumpet
Jackson Connelly
Ellie Prindle
Gavin Itska
Erica Hillard
Willem Swierstra

Rhythm Section
Bryan Kinder
Aiden Tarrach
Zoey Lakey
Ethan Bamford
Rafe McIntyre
Benjamin Steinberg 

Enjoy the Jazz Ensemble 1’s audio submissions to Essentially Ellington:

1. Smada

2. Old King Dooji

3. Moon Over Cuba

Congratulations to all students for this remarkable achievement!