The LaGuardia High School Senior Band performed live at WBGO in the eighth of our student ensemble broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click to hear audio from this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts.

Directed by Kevin Blancq, the 22-member ensemble performed works by Duke Ellington, Kenny Dorham, Benny Golson and others. A full set list and more details on the peformance and performers are below.

Enjoy this and all of our student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month!

The LaGuardia High School Senior Band

Kevin Blancq, director

live at WBGO

4/20/13

Set List and Soloists

The Mooche - Duke Ellington

Meghan Odell - trumpet, Alex Morano - clarinet, Lilly Clark - clarinet,

Max Ventura - tenor, Rex Bennett - trombone

Way You Look Tonight - arr. by Robert Bachman

Ece Ozaman - horn, Luis Garcia - baritone sax, Rex Bennett - trombone,

Cooper Lynn - piano, Corey Garcia - drums

Along Came Betty - Benny Golson

Zen Groom - vibes, Dan Wenger - trombone, Nick Saia - guitar,

Cooper Lynn - piano, Cole Davis - bass

Moon Song - arr. by Stan Kenton

Cooper Lynn - piano

Lotus Blossom - Kenny Dorham

Zen Groom - vibes, Nick Saia - guitar, Isaac Sleator - piano,

Cole Davis - bass, Ben Holcomb - drums

Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington

Luis Garcia - baritone sax, Isaac Sleator - piano

Cotton Club Stomp #2 - Duke Ellington

Max Ventura - clarinet, Dan Wenger - trombone

Jelly Roll - arr by Sy Johnson

Dan Wenger - trombone, Luis Garcia - alto sax, Zen Groom - vibes,
Chris Hill - trpt, Isaac Sleator - piano

Personnel

REEDS

Alex Morano – alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet

Lillian Clark – soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet

Max Ventura – soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet

Raina Fiore – soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet

Luis Garcia – alto sax, baritone sax, bass clarinet

TRUMPET

Chris Hill

Meghan Odell

Kesha Kumshayev

Michael Norber

TROMBONE

Dan Wenger

Rex Bennett

James Arno

Rockman Amer

FRENCH HORN

Ece Ozaman

BASS TROMBONE/TUBA

Ian Zeuli

VIBRAPHONE

Zen Groom

GUITAR

Nick Saia

PIANO

Cooper Lynn

Isaac Sleator

BASS

Cole Davis

Nick Dunston

DRUMS

Corey Garcia

Ben Holcomb

All 2013 WBGO JAM Live Student Broadcasts

4/1/13: NJCU Cedar Walton Combo

4/8/13: Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble I

4/12/13: William Paterson "Hawk Flies" Jazz Septet

4/15/13: Berklee Ralph Peterson Sextet

4/16/13: Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

4/17/13: New School For Jazz Improv Ensemble

4/18/13: MSM Chamber Jazz Ensemble

4/19/13: LaGuardia High School Senior Band

4/23/13: SUNY Purchase Super Sophomores

4/24/13: NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

4/25/13: Queens College International Jazz Band

The MSM Chamber Jazz Ensemble performed live at WBGO in our seventh broadcast for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click to hear audio from this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts.

The group, directed by Justin DiCioccio, is Patrick Bartley on alto saxophone, Jonathan Ragonese on tenor saxophone, Leo Pellegrino on baritone saxophone, Ben Benack on trumpet, Emmet Cohen on piano, Jeff Koch on bass, Jake Goldbas on drums. They performed a recreation of saxophonist Oliver Nelson’s 1961 album Blues and the Abstract Truth. A full set list and more details are below.

Enjoy this and all of our student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month!

Manhattan School of Music
Chamber Jazz Ensemble

Live at WBGO

4/18/13

The Blues and The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson

"Stolen Moments"

Justin DiCioccio interview

"Hoe-Down"

Jonathan Ragonese interview

"Cascades"

Patrick Bartley interview

"Yearnin’"

Ben Beneck interview

"Butch and Butch"

Leo Pellegrino interview

"Teenie’s Blues"

Personnel

Patrick Bartley, Alto Saxophone Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Jonathan Ragonese, Tenor Saxophone Harrisburg, PA

Leo Pellegrino, Baritone Saxophone Pittsburgh, PA

Ben Benack, Trumpet Pittsburgh, PA

Emmet Cohen, Piano Montclair, NJ

Jeff Koch, Bass New York City, NY

Jake Goldbas, Drums Hartford, CT

All 2013 WBGO JAM Live Student Broadcasts

4/1/13: NJCU Cedar Walton Combo

4/8/13: Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble I

4/12/13: William Paterson "Hawk Flies" Jazz Septet

4/15/13: Berklee Ralph Peterson Sextet

4/16/13: Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

4/17/13: New School For Jazz Improv Ensemble

4/18/13: MSM Chamber Jazz Ensemble

4/19/13: LaGuardia High School Senior Band

4/23/13: SUNY Purchase Super Sophomores

4/24/13: NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

4/25/13: Queens College International Jazz Band