Congratulations to our SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra for their 1st place win in the Conglomerate Big Band Division at the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey! Four of our band members also won Outstanding Soloist Awards (Michael Orenstein, Howard Dietz, Logan Kane and Eric Nakanishi). The ensemble will now get a chance to perform at the world-class Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra
For the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars’ premiere performance at the new Center, the big band will feature sparkling contemporary works for jazz orchestra exploring new colors as well as the improvisational prowess of the best of the Bay Area’s young jazz players. Pieces highlighted will be from the pens of Kenny Werner, Maria Schneider, McCoy Tyner, and many other Modern Masters. For this inaugural performance, the award-winning orchestra under the direction of renowned saxophonist and educator Paul Contos will share the stage with the Advanced High School Jazz Ensemble from our friends at the Jazzschool.





