High School Honor Jazz Band Weekend 2023 Finale Concert

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023  •  3 p.m.


The Ohio State University School of Music
Weigel Auditorium  •  Columbus, OH

GRAY HONOR JAZZ BAND
Chris Anderson, director

SCARLET HONOR JAZZ BAND
Mike Smith, director
 

Welcome

Robert Brooks, High School Honor Jazz Band Weekend director
 

Playlist

Selections from the following will be announced from the stage for each band.

Moanin'
Bobby Timmons, arranged by Mark Taylor

Moment's Notice
John Coltrane, arr. Alan Baylock

New Rhumba
Ahmad Jamal, arr. Erik Morales

Recorda Me (Remember Me)
Joe Henderson, arr. Mike Kamuf

Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Mercer Ellington, arr. Alan Baylock

Whisper Not
Benny Golson, arr. Michael Abene
edited by Robert Curnow
 

Honor Jazz Band Weekend Participants

Badger Bagnoli, trombone
Lake Middle High School, Hartville

Lyla Baxter, baritone saxophone
Grandview Heights High School, Columbus

Annika Brody, guitar
Libertyville High School — Libertyville, IL

Alistair Cherry, baritone saxophone
Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington

Hezekiah Cox, trombone
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Izik Cox, percussion
Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine

Brennan Dyer, trombone
Upper Arlington High School, Columbus

Joel Feith, trombone
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Derek Fensel, trumpet
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Lindsey Franklin, trumpet
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Maren Friedman, trumpet
Charles O. Dickerson High School — Trumansburg, NY

Greta Garrison, trumpet
Charles O. Dickerson High School — Trumansburg, NY

Sam Giles, trombone
Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna

Solomon Hansen, piano
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Lucas Harshfield, trumpet
Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine

Ryan Hastings, trumpet
Upper Arlington High School, Columbus

Alex Kempf, trumpet
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Shane Kinney, trumpet
Columbus Alternative High School, Columbus

Perry Kral, upright bass
Ashland High School, Ashland

Derek Leighner, tenor saxophone
Troy Christian High School, Troy

Samuel Ling, trombone
Columbus Alternative High School, Columbus

Jennifer Linker, alto saxophone
Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna

Jonathan Loomis, trombone
Edgewood High School, Ashtabula

Ean Marin, tenor saxophone
Worthington Kilbourne, Columbus

Asa Mattson, tenor saxophone
Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna

Julia McDonnell, upright bass
Cuyahoga Falls High School, Cuyahoga Falls

Matthew McDonnell, alto saxophone
Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School, Akron

Jaden Merideth, trumpet
Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School, Akron

Gabe Mooney, alto saxophone
Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine

Charlie Reimer, drum set
Green High School, Uniontown

Brayden Rich, trombone
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Graham Rine-Day, tenor saxophone
Dublin Jerome High School, Dublin

Cooper Smith, drum set
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Matthew Sommers, trumpet
Edgewood High School, Ashtabula

Curtis Steele, baritone saxophone
Tiffin Columbian High School, Tiffin

Anand Stephens, alto saxophone
University School, Chagrin Falls

Harry Stratton, guitar
Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine

Katie Sutton, trombone
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Megan Sutton, tenor saxophone
Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek

Brandon Watts, tenor saxophone
Fairbanks High School, Milford Center
 

Participating Schools and Jazz Band Directors

  • Ashland High School (Ashland) — Marty Kral
  • Beavercreek High School (Beavercreek) — Matt Frost
  • Benjamin Logan HS (Bellefontaine) — Myles Bowers
  • Charles O. Dickerson HS (Trumansburg, NY) — Hope Lewis
  • Columbus Alternative HS (Columbus) — Samuel Richardson
  • Edgewood HS (Ashtabula) — Connie Sommers
  • Fairbanks HS (Milford Center) — Austin Ahlborn
  • Gahanna Lincoln HS (Gahanna) — Jonathon Bradshaw
  • Gahanna Lincoln HS (Gahanna) — Robert Cebriak
  • Grandview Heights HS (Grandview Heights) — Jennifer Olis
  • Green HS (Uniontown) — Amy Rach
  • Lake Middle/High School (Hartville) — Joshua Laux
  • Libertyville HS (Libertyville, IL) — Matthew Karnstedt
  • Saint Vincent-Saint Mary HS (Akron) — Brian Campbell
  • Tiffin Columbian HS (Tiffin) — Trenton Thacker
  • Troy Christian HS (Troy) — Lawrence Kennon
  • University School (Chagrin Falls) — David Kay
  • Upper Arlington HS (Upper Arlington) — Todd Fessler
  • Worthington Kilbourne HS (Columbus) — Alex Brough

 


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