Ohio State Big Bands open High School Honor Jazz Band Weekend 2023

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023  •  7:30 p.m.


HIGH SCHOOL HONOR JAZZ BAND WEEKEND
OPENING CONCERT

Weigel Auditorium  •  Columbus, OH
 

PROGRAM


Jazz Workshop

Kristopher Keith, conductor

Soul Intro  The Chicken
Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, arr. Jaco Pastorius

How High the Moon
Nancy Hamilton and Moran Lewis
arr. Sammy Nestico

For Once in My Life
R. Miller and O. Murden
arr. Lennie Niehaus


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Just When We’re Falling In Love
Sir Charles Thompson, Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell
arr. Quincy Jones

Oclupaca
Duke Ellington 

Chelsea Bridge
Billy Strayhorn

Stay On It
Dizzy Gillespie and Tadd Dameron

Gotta Be This or That
Sunny Skylar, arr. Marty Paich


Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, conductor

Solar
Miles Davis, arr. John Wasson

Just Kiddin’
Eliane Elias, arr. Bob Brookmeyer

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
(in memory of Tony Bennett)
Douglass Cross and George Cory
arr. by Johnny Warrington

Señor Mouse
Chick Corea, arr. Mike Tomaro

Fanny Mae
Buster Brown, arr. Jaco Pastorius


ROSTERS


Jazz Workshop

Kris Keith, conductor

Vocalist
Alyssa McGraw

Saxophones
Nathan Lucero, alto 1
Cole Basham, alto 2
Brady Stewart, tenor 1
Jacob Patterson, tenor 2
Jesse English, baritone 

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Jon Stahl
Jackson Crane

Trombones
Kayden Rogers, lead
Zach Britting, baritone saxophone

Rhythm Section
Mike Peyton, guitar
Michelle Sterling, piano
Kindall Benjamin, bass
Jakob Stephens, drums/percussion
Nick Serrano, drums/percussion


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Vocalist
Ava Gilley

Saxophones
Alyssa Hartman, alto 1
Dillan Daly, alto 2
Joel Caniff, tenor 1
Trevor Paul, tenor 2
Elijah Smith, baritone

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Ben Dickson
Ki Jones
Liliana Rivera

Trombones
Nick Olney, lead
I Burgos
Nik Henderson, bass trombone

Rhythm Section
Logan Franklin, guitar 
Colin Graham, piano
Zella Poarch, bass
Philip Baturin, drums
Josh Sommers, drums


Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, conductor

Saxophones
Tito Leong, alto 1
Quentin Gopal, alto 2
Kayden Rogers, tenor 1
Noah Brown, tenor 2
Ben Konsker, baritone

Trumpets
John Heino
Ivan Murray
Caelen Quigley
Elisabeth Lewis

Trombones
Levi Steenrod
Parker Lewis
Savanna Wooten
Zach Irwin

Rhythm Section
Nathan Snyder, piano
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Andrew Haines, drums/percussion
Andrew Theiss, drums/percussion


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