Friday, Sept. 26, 2025  •  7:30 p.m.

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

PROGRAM

Jazz Workshop Big Band

Zachary Compston, director

Moten Swing
Bennie and Buster Moten, arr. Ernie Wilkins

Naima
John Coltrane, arr. Manny Mendelson

Blue Skies
Irving Berlin, arr. Paul Weston

Lizzy Gill, vocalist

Unforgettable
Irving Gordon, arr. Hank Marr

Salt Peanuts
Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Mark Taylor

Jazz Lab Big Band

Michael Wade, director

Killer Joe
Benny Golson

C-Jam Blues
Duke Ellington

Birks Works
Dizzy Gillespie

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Duke Ellington

Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, director

Things to Come
Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Gil Fuller

Lester Left Town
Wayne Shorter, arr. Mark Taylor

Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis and Victor Feldmanh, arr. Gordon Goodwin

Hard Hearted Hannah
Bates, Bigelow, Yellen and Ager, arr. Jon Harpin

To Kinda Lounge Around
Enogh Light, B. Watson and B. Ellis, arr. Igmar Thomas

featuring Joey Aich, rap vocals 
 

Personnel

Jazz Workshop

Saxophones
Sneha Mukherjee, alto
Rose Handler, alto
Hank Fletcher, tenor
Lyndsey Caldwell, tenor
Chris White, Eli Smith, baritone

Trumpets
Robbie McCutchen
Daniel Dooley
Max Nabring

Trombones
Jack Sagesse
Brad Laver

Rhythm Section
Vincent Ury, guitar
Kindall Benjamin, bass
Daniel Konieczny, drum set
Lizzy Gill, vocalist

Jazz Lab

Saxophones
Jack Rothstein, alto
Cole Basham, alto
Alessandro Duarte, tenor
Nathan Cooper, tenor
Emerald Carter, baritone

Trumpets
Adam Beggs
Ki Jones

Trombones
Chayton Winters
I. Burgos
Tommy Gallagher
Zach Brittig

Rhythm Section
Cody Unruh, guitar
Owen Dearborn, piano
Alex Hliatzos, piano
Perry Kral, bass
Zella Poarch, bass
TJ Mann, drums

Jazz Ensemble

Vocals
Ava Gilley

Saxophones
Alyssa Hartman, alto 1
Matt McDonald, alto 2
Ean Marin, tenor 1 and 2
Nathan Lucero, tenor 1 and 2
Chris Cofer, baritone

Trumpets
Juong Min Oh 
Ben Dickson
Tavien Dotson
Sam Haskell
Leo Wolf

Trombones
Lily Kent
Holly Saunier
Briana Heath
Lucia Cherok

Rhythm Section
Logan Franklin, guitar
Jordan Steinbrook, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Julien Brandon, drums/percussion
Nicolas Serrano, drums/percussion 
 

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