Tagged: Roosevelt High School

5:30am

Sun May 15, 2011
Arts Education

Roosevelt, Mountlake Terrace make top 3 at Essentially Ellington

Credit Paul deBarros / Twitpic

Two Western Washington high school bands finished in the top three at the "Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 16th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival Saturday.

KING 5 TV reports Seattle's Roosevelt High School took second place and Mountlake Terrace High School took third.

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5:49am

Mon November 22, 2010
Artscape

Jazz program hopes to strike a chord with Seattle kids

Seattle Jazz Ed Advanced Ensemble
Credit Charla Bear

Seattle public schools have some of the best jazz programs in the country.  Student ensembles dominate at national competitions and perform all over the world.  But many kids don’t get to participate because the bands only exist in a few schools.  Now a new program aims to give every middle and high school student in the area an opportunity to learn from renowned jazz teachers. 

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