Essentially Ellington HS Jazz Band Festival Final Concert May 10, 2010

Encompassing all 50 states and Canda, "Essentially Ellington" has been called the "Super Bowl of high school jazz band competitions" and is "the place to see tomorrow's jazz stars today." The festival culminates when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis joins the top three high school jazz bands from across North America for the final concert of the festival. The concert will feature the top three high school bands performing with guest soloist, Wynton Marsalis plus the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will preview next season's repertoire including, for the first time in the history of the 'Essentially Ellington program,' the music of pianist, composer and arranger, Mary Lou Williams.