SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2023 - 7PM - ARTEMUS W. HAM CONCERT HALL - UNLV
Jazz Outreach Initiative and UNLV School of Music, Division of Jazz & Commercial Music present the 4th Annual Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival! Licensed to JOI by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this is the largest and most prestigious of the nearly dozen regionals.
The final concert will feature the Essentially Ellington Sextet with world-renowned jazz artists Jeff Hamilton (drums), Rodney Whitaker (bass), Dave Loeb (piano), Camille Thurman-Green (saxophone), Curt Miller (trombone), and Kenny Rampton (trumpet). The award-winning UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 will also perform under the direction of Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye, including featured select student soloists from some of the 17 participating high school big bands from across the southwest.
Your ticket to the Saturday concert may also be used to watch the high school bands as they perform in the Essentially Ellington regional festival on Friday, February 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, February 18 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with ticketed concert at 7pm.
FESTIVAL HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET PURCHASE:
Friday Feb 17:
Las Vegas HS (LVHS Jazz Band) – 1:30
Los Alamitos HS (Jazz 3) – 2pm
Liberty HS (Soul of Liberty) – 2:30
Arbor View HS (Jazz 1) – 3:00
Orange County School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble – 3:30
Foothill HS (Jazz 1) – 4:00
Saturday Feb 18:
Esperanza HS (Jazz Ensemble 2) – 9:00am
Los Alamitos HS (Jazz 2) – 9:30
Orange County School of the Arts (Studio Big Band) – 10:00
Desert Oasis HS (Jazz 1) – 10:30
Newberry Park HS (Jazz Ensemble) – 11:00
Green Valley HS (Jazz 1) – 11:30
BREAK
Palm Springs HS – 3:00pm
Orange County School of the Arts (Ambassador Jazz Orchestra) – 3:30
Harvard-Westlake Upper School (Harvard-Westlake Jazz Band) – 4:00
Esperanza HS (Jazz Ensemble 1) – 4:30
Los Alamitos HS (Jazz 3) – 5:00
*Local CCSD Teachers and Administrators not participating in the festival may show their CCSD ID badge to access the high school performances at no cost, but must purchase tickets for the Saturday evening final concert. Students are free with School ID (ticket required for Sat. evening concert).