Oscar Peterson Trio

I found a great video featuring 3 different performances by the Oscar Peterson Trio.

"Jazz Icons: Oscar Peterson" follows the incredible Oscar Peterson Trio through three years in three different countries, delighting audiences with their classic repertoire and their unparalleled musicianship. This legendary '60s trio consisting of Peterson on piano, longtime partner Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums toured the world over, and are still considered one of the most formidable jazz combos ever. This DVD features a very early performance of Peterson's signature tune "Hymn To Freedom," as well as a special guest segment showcasing the amazing Clark Terry on trumpet and flugelhorn.

Moon River audio

Here is a link to our version of "Moon River." Enjoy!


Moon River

Audio Files

I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far! Here are some audio files to the 2 songs passed out for Jazz Band-

Spain

Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

Jazz Audition Results

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned. The hard work and dedication needed to prepare and complete an audition should be acknowledged. Here are the rosters for the Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble for the 2012-13 school year:

2012-2013 Jazz Band Roster

Alto Saxophone:                                                                                                                       Piano:   

Nikhil Vasireddi                                                                                                                        Kate Li

Simon Hwang                                                                                                                Julia Thomson

                                                                                                                                                 Jason Li

Tenor Saxophone:

Anthony Evidente                                                                                                                    Drums:

Michael Lin                                                                                                                         Paul Stehn

                                                                                                                                          Jake Borden

Baritone Saxophone:

Ashvik Awasti

Flute:

Roopashree Venkatramen

Chris Xu

Amanda Rubin

Clarinet:

Steven Ma

Zoe Kim

Alex Chen

Bass Clarinet:

Ameya Hadap

Trombone:

Harrison Tsui

Neal Vasireddi

Thibaud Ginoux

Bass Trombone:

Will Huang

Trumpet:

Tommy Reinfelder

Johnny Gittings

Sydney Rubin

Sam Harshbarger

Sean Reilley

2012-2013 Jazz Ensemble Roster

Flute:                                                                                                                            Trombone:

Rutha Chivate                                                                                                              Justin Huang

Caroline Gibson                                                                                                           Alec Korsah

Amy Huang

                                                                                                                                  French Horn:

Clarinet:                                                                                                                       Nina Reyes

Clarie Xu

Katie Stewart                                                                                                                         Piano:

Kevin Qiu                                                                                                                    Hiroki Nagao

Paul Russel                                                                                                                 Collin Nichols

Sonal Mallick                                                                                                              Aditya Udupa

Elise Root                                                                                                                         Daniel Lin

                                                                                                                                          Serena He

Bass Clarinet:                                                                                                          Jillian Palumbo

Paul Cooke

Michael Gonzalez                                                                                                                 Guitar:

                                                                                                                                     Paul Argiriou

                                                                                                                                   Mihir Somaiya

Saxophone:

Ben Hom                                                                                                                                  Bass:

Isabel Kinney                                                                                                              Drew Beamer

Kabir Medwan

Serena He                                                                                                               Keyboard Bass:

Hannah Colaizzo                                                                                                            Alex Cucier

Sarah Pagano

Akhil Chennuru                                                                                                                     Vibes:

Joe O’Donnell           

Elijah Pettway                                                                                                               Erin Devine

Mitchell Tam                                                                                                          Katheryn Demilt

                                                                                                                                       Justin Keve

Trumpet:                                                                                               

Andrew Markow

Bay Daily                                                                                                                           Drums:

Annie Zou                                                                                                               Andrew Stokes

Will Kinney                                                                                                                Chris Gibson

Ryan Carrido

Andrew Wong

Dillon Howarth

Douglas Avis

Board Meeting Performance

The Advanced Jazz Band will be performing at the Cranbury School BOE meeting on Tuesday, May 15. They will be recognized for their success this year at both the PHS Jazz Festival and Hershey Park Music in the Parks.

Report time: 7:30pm in the band room

Dress: Blue Cranbury School music shirts (same one worn at Hershey Park)

The meeting will start at 8:00pm.

I'll see you there!

Mr. Pollack

Hershey Park Video

Here is a video of our performance at Hershey Park-

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Cranbury School music students for their performances this past Friday at Hershey Park’s Music In The Parks festival. Middle School Ensembles from 4 states competed, with the Advanced Jazz Band receiving a “Superior” rating, the highest in competition. The Cranbury School Concert Band was awarded first place in their division and the Advanced Choir was awarded 3rd place in their division. 


6th grader Harrison Tsui was recognized as an outstanding soloist in the jazz band division.

Thank you to all the parents and chaperones; you really made the trip smooth and enjoyable for everyone.

 Mr. Pollack