Berklee High School Jazz Festival Report!
The Waynflete Upper School Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combo recently spent two nights in Massachusetts in order to attend the Berklee College of Music 46th Annual High School Jazz Festival in Boston. The 2014 Berklee festival was the largest of its kind in the United States with 128 participating schools from 13 states. The Waynflete Jazz Combo finished ahead of all Maine schools in its division and settled into 8th place (out of 13) in an extremely competitive field with schools from as far away as Idyllwild, California!
Berklee performance sets and participants:
Upper School Jazz Combo
The Great Stream by Pat Martino
‘Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams and Bernie Hanighen
Cakewalk by Oscar Peterson
Graham Chance ’14 – Drums
Ali Ghorashi ’15 – Piano
Max Rowe ’14 – Guitar
Joey Schnier ’14 – Electric Bass
Upper School Jazz Ensemble
Jungle Gym by Matt Harris
Imagination by Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen
Ko-Ko by Duke Ellington
Graham Chance ’14 – Drums
Stephen Epstein ’15 – Electric Bass
Matt Foshay ’17 – Alto Sax
Owen Gervais ’17 – Guitar
Ali Ghorashi ’15 – Piano
Jacob Hagler ’15 – Guitar
Julian Ireland ’15 – Tenor Sax
Boni Kabongo ’14 – Baritone Sax
Gavi King ’15 – Alto Sax
Sophia Mayone ’17 – Trombone
Jack Meahl ’17- Piano
Toby Nye ’17 – Upright Bass
Max Rowe ’14 – Guitar
Jack Weston ’16 – Piano