Friday, Oct. 2, 2026  •  7:30 p.m.

High School Honor Jazz Band Weekend Opening Concert
Weigel Auditorium  •  Columbus, OH
 

PROGRAM

Jazz Workshop Big Band

Zachary Compston, director

Blues for Stephanie
John Clayton

Soloists: Ben Lewis, Tavien Dotson, Ethan Akoi, Luis Burgoyne

Little Sunflower
Freddie Hubbard, arr. Mike Kamuf

Soloists: Joshua Jacob, Tavien Dotson, Walter Engel, TJ Mann

What's Going On?
Gaye/Cleveland/Benson, arr. Les Hooper

Soloists: Ben Lewis, Walter Engel

The Very Thought of You
Ray Noble, arr. Nelson Riddle

Soloists: Grace Bete, Seth Nicholson

Sweet Georgia Brown
Bernie/Casey/Pinkard, arr. Marty Paich

Soloist: Grace Bete

Jazz Lab Big Band

Milton V. Ruffin, director

Eternal Triangle
Sonny Stitt, arr. John Clayton

Slauson Cutoff
Tom Kubis

Fantasy
Music/lyrics: Maurice White, Verdine White, Eddie Del Barrio
arr. Mark Taylor

Send in the Clowns
Stephen Sondheim, arr. Dave Darduhn

Cute
Neal Hefti

Every Day (I Have the Blues)
Aaron Sparks, arr. Bob Ojeda

Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, director

Send Eggs
Juan Turros

Self Help is Needed
Oliver Nelson

A Tisket, A Tasket
Ella Fitzgerald and Al Feldman, arr. Patrick Williams

Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter, arr. Igmar Thomas

Ms. Garvey!! Ms. Garvey!!
Jason Marshall 
 

Personnel

Jazz Workshop Big Band

Saxophones
Ben Lewis, alto
Gavin Hodge, alto
Ethan Akoi, tenor
Lydian Leighner, tenor
Ben Leavitt/Alistair Cherry, baritone

Trumpets
Tavien Dotson
Seth Nicholson
Gabrielle Hardisky
Daniel Dooley
Julian Cherok

Trombones
Leah Polsinelli
Gabriel Lovely
Terran Bricklin

Rhythm Section
Walter Engel, guitar
Luis Burgoyne/Joshua Jacob, piano
Perry Kral, bass
TJ Mann/Yanna Obringer, drum set
Grace Bete, vocalist

Jazz Lab Big Band

Saxophones
Hayden Spyrou, alto
Alessandro Duarte, alto
Max Henderson, tenor 
Lyndsey Frazier, tenor
Emerald Carter, baritone

Trumpets
Dominic Sheridan
Max Nabring
Leo Wolf
William Jackson
MacIntyre Stewart

Trombones
Clayton Messinger
Hayden Cummins
Henry Dowd
Papa Aye-Addo

Rhythm Section
Caleb Bennett, guitar
Owen Dearborn, piano
Kindall Benjamin/Ryan Phillips, bass
Jarred Hickman/Daniel Koneiczny, drums
Lizzy Gill, vocals

Jazz Ensemble

Musicians are listed alphabetically by section.

Vocals
Ava Gilley

Saxophones
Chris Cofer, baritone
Alyssa Hartman, alto
Nathan Lucero, tenor
Ean Marin, tenor
Matt McDonald, alto

Trumpets
Adam Beggs
Tavien Dotson
Sam Haskell
Ki Jones
Leo Wolf

Trombones
Lucia Cherok
Nic Henderson
Michael Malone
Holly Saunier
Chayton Winter

Rhythm Section
Julien Brandon, drums/percussion
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Logan Franklin, guitar
Asa Overbey, drums/percussion
Connor Smeck, piano/organ
Jordan Steinbrook, piano
Cody Unruh, guitar 
 

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