Essentially Ellington

WBGO's Doug Doyle reports Newark Academy wins the Essentially Ellington competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center

15 high school jazz bands competed at Jazz at Lincoln Center for top prize, as well as more than 35 individual and section awards at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival.

Newark Academy and Jazz House Kids are among the high school bands that will compete in Essentially Ellington, in person, May 5-7.

Newark Academy, a private school in Livingston, N.J., came in second at the 23rd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition, held over…

The annual Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival brings the best high school jazz ensembles nationwide to New York City, where they compete live from Jazz at Lincoln Center. They kicked things off this year with a message, New Orleans Style.