Return to the Showcase Directory Awards and Recognition: 1993, 1994, 1995 - Best Combo, Class A, Berklee High School Jazz Festival 1995 - 2 members selected by auition to participate in New England Grammy All-Star Jazz Band 1994 - 3 Individual Awards of Merit, 1 Award of Excellence, One Best Player in Festival - Berklee 1994 - Down Beat - Student Music Awards - Best Combo, Best Original Composition 1995 - Invited with Hall Concert Jazz Band to perform at the White House on Dec. 5 Arts Education Background: All five members of the Hall High Jazz Quintet have taken, and continue to take, instrumental lessons with private teachers. In addition to their focus in the jazz idion, each of the musicians has studied (and some continue to study) classically. Some members of the group have received some private instruction in composition and arrangement as well. All of the Quintet members have participated in various performing big bands and small ensembles, both in and out of school. They have also taken part in workshops and clinics with outstanding musicians, such as Wynton Marsalis, Frank Mantooth, members of the Count Basie Orchestra, Milt Hinton, Ed Shaughnessy, Jeff Jarvis, and Bob Mintzer, and have attended master classes with Charles McPherson, Peter McGuinness, Richard Bolger, and Rob The Drummer. Arts and the Community: The Hall High Jazz Quintet is a student-directed small ensemble which rehearses on its own, manages itself, and performs original compositions and arrangements, as well as jazz standards. It is comprised of members of Hall's Concert Jazz band, the prestigious large ensemble. The Quintet has won the award for Best Combo in its class at the annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival for the past several years. It has also won the Nest Jazz Instrumental Group in the Down Beat annual Student Music Awards. Former members have won awards for the Best Original Composition/ Extended Arrangement, Best Original Composition/ Song, and Best Instrumentalist. The Quintet has always demonstrated a strong commitment to community service by performing at such locations as the Salvation Army, The Big Climb (fund-raiser for Leukemia), and the annual Festival of Trees at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, to name a few. Recently, the Quintet participated in a fundraising Playathon at Hall High School to benefit the Connecticut chapter of the Ronald McDonald House. This twelve-hour gala of music raised $2600 in donations. In addition to charitable performances, the Quintet plays at public events and private functions. It has been invited to play at the International Association of Jazz Educators conference for the past few years. These conferences were attended by outstanding musicians, such as Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, T.S. Monk, Jr., and Joshua Redman. The Quintet, along with the Concert Jazz Band, will soon be releasing yet another compact disc. The Quintet recorded two original compositions and one standard for this CD, which is currently being produced. It is an exciting opportunity, an educational experience, and a testament to the excellent musical quality of the Quintet and the big band. The Hall High Jazz Quintet has been invited, along with the Hall High Concert Jazz Band, to perform at the White House on December 5th, just prior to the Congressional Ball. A White House holiday planning committee recently selected Hall's groups for this honor after reviewing their many accomplishments and listening to some of their music on the 1993 compact disc. Audio clips to follow shortly Return to the top
Arts Education Background:
All five members of the Hall High Jazz Quintet have taken, and continue to take, instrumental lessons with private teachers. In addition to their focus in the jazz idion, each of the musicians has studied (and some continue to study) classically. Some members of the group have received some private instruction in composition and arrangement as well. All of the Quintet members have participated in various performing big bands and small ensembles, both in and out of school. They have also taken part in workshops and clinics with outstanding musicians, such as Wynton Marsalis, Frank Mantooth, members of the Count Basie Orchestra, Milt Hinton, Ed Shaughnessy, Jeff Jarvis, and Bob Mintzer, and have attended master classes with Charles McPherson, Peter McGuinness, Richard Bolger, and Rob The Drummer.
All of the Quintet members have participated in various performing big bands and small ensembles, both in and out of school. They have also taken part in workshops and clinics with outstanding musicians, such as Wynton Marsalis, Frank Mantooth, members of the Count Basie Orchestra, Milt Hinton, Ed Shaughnessy, Jeff Jarvis, and Bob Mintzer, and have attended master classes with Charles McPherson, Peter McGuinness, Richard Bolger, and Rob The Drummer.
Arts and the Community:
The Hall High Jazz Quintet is a student-directed small ensemble which rehearses on its own, manages itself, and performs original compositions and arrangements, as well as jazz standards. It is comprised of members of Hall's Concert Jazz band, the prestigious large ensemble. The Quintet has won the award for Best Combo in its class at the annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival for the past several years. It has also won the Nest Jazz Instrumental Group in the Down Beat annual Student Music Awards. Former members have won awards for the Best Original Composition/ Extended Arrangement, Best Original Composition/ Song, and Best Instrumentalist. The Quintet has always demonstrated a strong commitment to community service by performing at such locations as the Salvation Army, The Big Climb (fund-raiser for Leukemia), and the annual Festival of Trees at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, to name a few. Recently, the Quintet participated in a fundraising Playathon at Hall High School to benefit the Connecticut chapter of the Ronald McDonald House. This twelve-hour gala of music raised $2600 in donations. In addition to charitable performances, the Quintet plays at public events and private functions. It has been invited to play at the International Association of Jazz Educators conference for the past few years. These conferences were attended by outstanding musicians, such as Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, T.S. Monk, Jr., and Joshua Redman. The Quintet, along with the Concert Jazz Band, will soon be releasing yet another compact disc. The Quintet recorded two original compositions and one standard for this CD, which is currently being produced. It is an exciting opportunity, an educational experience, and a testament to the excellent musical quality of the Quintet and the big band. The Hall High Jazz Quintet has been invited, along with the Hall High Concert Jazz Band, to perform at the White House on December 5th, just prior to the Congressional Ball. A White House holiday planning committee recently selected Hall's groups for this honor after reviewing their many accomplishments and listening to some of their music on the 1993 compact disc.
The Quintet has won the award for Best Combo in its class at the annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival for the past several years. It has also won the Nest Jazz Instrumental Group in the Down Beat annual Student Music Awards. Former members have won awards for the Best Original Composition/ Extended Arrangement, Best Original Composition/ Song, and Best Instrumentalist.
The Quintet has always demonstrated a strong commitment to community service by performing at such locations as the Salvation Army, The Big Climb (fund-raiser for Leukemia), and the annual Festival of Trees at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, to name a few. Recently, the Quintet participated in a fundraising Playathon at Hall High School to benefit the Connecticut chapter of the Ronald McDonald House. This twelve-hour gala of music raised $2600 in donations.
In addition to charitable performances, the Quintet plays at public events and private functions. It has been invited to play at the International Association of Jazz Educators conference for the past few years. These conferences were attended by outstanding musicians, such as Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, T.S. Monk, Jr., and Joshua Redman.
The Quintet, along with the Concert Jazz Band, will soon be releasing yet another compact disc. The Quintet recorded two original compositions and one standard for this CD, which is currently being produced. It is an exciting opportunity, an educational experience, and a testament to the excellent musical quality of the Quintet and the big band.
The Hall High Jazz Quintet has been invited, along with the Hall High Concert Jazz Band, to perform at the White House on December 5th, just prior to the Congressional Ball. A White House holiday planning committee recently selected Hall's groups for this honor after reviewing their many accomplishments and listening to some of their music on the 1993 compact disc.
