SAXOPHONES
Andrew
Olson, alto**
Tualatin High School,
Tualatin, OR
Jillian Ryan, alto
Marin
School of the Arts, Novato, CA
Maximillian Zooi - tenor**
Los
Angeles County High School for the Arts,
Los Angeles, CA
Eli Aleinikoff, tenor
Bethesda-Chevy
Chase
High School,
Bethesda, MD
Jasper Dutz, baritone
Los
Angeles County High School for the Arts,
Los Angeles, CA
TROMBONES
Kyle Molitor**
Tigard High School,
Tigard, OR
Jon Hatamiya**
Davis Senior High School,
Davis, CA
John Egizi***
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts,
Los Angeles, CA
Chris Palowitch
Amador Valley High School,
Pleasanton, CA
Emmanuel Rojas (bass)***
Warren High School,
Downey, CA
TRUMPETS
Joshua Gawel**
Daniel Boone Area High School,
Birdsboro,
PA
Noah Hocker**
American Music Program,
Portland, OR
Tree Palmedo
Oregon Episcopal School,
Portland, OR
Sam Neufeld
Nicolet High School,
Glendale, WI
Benjamin Kreitman
Jazzschool
Studio Band,
Berkeley, CA |
PIANO
Ted
Case
American Music Program,
Portland, OR
BASS
Zachary Ostroff
The Branson School,
Ross, CA
GUITAR
Gabe Schnider
Poughkeepsie Day School,
Poughkeepsie, NY
DRUMS
Malachi Whitson
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars,
San Francisco,
CA
Scott Lowrie
Aragon High School,
San Mateo, CA
VOCALS
Ben Lusher**
The Masters School,
Dobbs Ferry, NY
** 2-time member of NGJO
*** 3-time member of NGJO
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2010 Next Generation
Jazz Orchestra North American Tour Dates: From
Tri-C
to NYC
June 30:
Cleveland - Hanna
Theater - 7:00
pm,
special guest,
Dominick Farinacci
www.playhousesquare.org
July 1:
Toronto - Rex
Hotel - 3:00pm
www.jazzintoronto.com
July 2:
Toronto Jazz Festival - Nathan
Phillips Square, Festival
Mainstage - 1:00pm
http://torontojazz.com
July 5:
Montreal Jazz Festival - Rio
Tinto Alcan Stage - 12:00
noon
www.montrealjazzfest.com
July 7:
New York City - Jazz
Standard - 2 sets, 7:30
/ 9:30pm
www.jazzstandard.net
September 19:
Monterey Jazz Festival, Jimmy
Lyons Stage, 1:00pm
As part of a continuing commitment
to jazz education and the perpetuation and development
of top-level jazz musicians and jazz performance,
the Monterey Jazz Festival proudly sponsors the Next
Generation Jazz Orchestra.
Formerly known
as the MJF High School All-Star Big Band (from
1971-2004), the NGJO represents the future generation
of jazz stars through a program that selects
the best and brightest high school jazz musicians
in the country. Former members of the ensemble
include pianists Benny
Green and Patrice Rushen,
bassist Larry Grenadier, drummer Chad
Wackerman, saxophonists Joshua
Redman, Eric Marienthal, Dave
Koz, trombonist Andy Martin,
and big band leader Gordon Goodwin to
name a few. In the past, the band has been under
the leadership of Ladd McIntosh, Don
Schramber, Benny Golson, Bill
Berry, and many more.
Now under the
tutelage of Mr. Paul Contos,
the renowned saxophonist and flautist who serves
as the director of the Orchestra, the ensemble
is dedicated to the study and performance of
the most challenging big band literature available.
Orchestra members are selected through a rigorous
audition process that includes review by a national
panel of judges comprised of professional jazz
musician/educators. After obtaining a place in
the Orchestra, members of this ensemble gather
for one weekend in the summer to begin rehearsals
in preparation for a domestic or international
tour. Having received worldwide acclaim, previous
tour destinations for the Orchestra have included
performances in festivals and various venues
in Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe. In 2008,
the NGJO performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival
in Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and in 2009, the
NGJO performed eight gigs from Kansas City to
Washington D.C. in a tour of the United States.
The
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra has been performing
on the Arena Stage since 1971, and has been part
of the Monterey tradition of presenting young
musicians at the Festival. Many of jazz’s
greatest stars have appeared with the band, including Louis
Bellson, Ray Brown, Ron
Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny
Golson, John Lewis, Gerry
Mulligan, Oliver Nelson, Max
Roach, Clark Terry,
and many more.
In recent times, at MJF/48 in
2005, the NGJO performed with the MJF Artist-In-Residence
and Grammy Award winning saxophonist, Branford
Marsalis. At MJF/49 in 2006, the ensemble
appeared with Artist-In-Residence Kurt
Elling, the world renowned jazz vocalist
and DownBeat magazine’s Male Vocalist
of the Year. At MJF/50 in 2007, the Next Generation
Jazz Orchestra performed with Artist-In-Residence
and Grammy Award winning trumpeter and composer Terence
Blanchard, and at MJF/51 in 2008, the
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra performed with Maceo
Parker and with Artist-In-Residence
and Grammy Award winning bassist, Christian
McBride. In 2009, they performed with
MJF/53 Artist-In-Residence, the multiple Grammy-award
winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient, trumpeter Wynton
Marsalis. In 2010, the Next Generation
Jazz Orchestra will share the stage with MJF/53
Artist-In-Residence, Dianne Reeves.
 Major
funding for the Monterey Jazz Festival's Education
Programs comes from a three-year grant from the Surdna
Foundation,
supporting the Next Generation Festival and the
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra's international
and domestic tours. The Surdna Foundation's Arts
Program is national in scope and supports the
artistic advancement of teens, ages 12-18.
Our thanks to Surdna Foundation and AT&T Foundation
for their support
 
For other giving options (credit
card by phone, gifts of stock, planned gifts),
please contact us at 831.373.3366 or e-mail jazzinfo@montereyjazzfestival.org. |
