MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Central High School Jazz Band recently achieved the sweet sound of victory at a major international competition in New York City. Central High's Jazz Band won the 2025 ...

The Central High jazz band did it. They defeated bands from across the country —  and around the world —  to win the Essential Ellington contest in New York. And, yes, there were many tears.

Memphis Central High School's jazz band won first place at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival in New York. The band also won awards for Outstanding Trumpet ...

Central High School's jazz band won first place at a worldwide competition in New York City and held an honorary concert in ...

I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Al Grey was a jazz trombonist with the Count Basie orchestra known for his plunger ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Central High School Jazz Band placed first at the Essentially Ellington International High School Jazz Band Competition in New York.

Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught. The atmosphere was festive at the Essentially Ellington big band festival in New York, with members of several high school bands ...

A New Orleans-style jazz band led Griffin Wooley and Molly Kinder’s wedding procession through downtown Cape Girardeau, creating a lively scene on Main Street before the reception at Buckner ...

The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience takes place at various locales in downtown Aspen, June 26-29. Singers Alicia Olatuja and Jose James will perform with the JAS Academy Big Band under the ...

GUILFORD — The Christ Church Guilford Society will host the Brattleboro Union High School Jazz Band in a free outdoor concert on the lawn of Christ Church on Route 5 in Algiers Village. Bring your ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “We Are the Champions” could be the next song Central High School’s jazz band plays as it beat out hundreds of other bands from around the world at a competition in New ...

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