The Pascack Valley High School Jazz Band, directed by Craig Yaremko, recently traveled to Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ to perform in the Essentially Ellington Regional Jazz Festival. This event was sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and featured 12 high school big bands from New Jersey, New York and Arizona.
Students had the opportunity to both perform and hear other bands, work with noted clinicians Terell Stafford and Bethany Robinson, play in a student-led jam session, and participate in both sectional clinics and improvisation classes with faculty members of the Manhattan School of Music, Rutgers University, and Montclair State University.
Pascack Valley High School senior trumpeter Nathan Prins and freshman alto saxophonist Ming-Yang Qin received Outstanding Soloist Awards at the end of this musically inspiring day.
Members of the Pascack Valley High School Jazz Band are:
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Flute: Joohee Yoon
- Alto Saxophone: Ming-Yang Qin, Paula Zapteiro, Ethan Platt
- Tenor Saxophone: Jacob Zeller, Liam O’Brien
- Trombone: Ming-Lang Qin
- Tuba: Eddie Grcic
- Trumpets: Nathan Prins, Carolyn Veit, Ciara DerSimonian
- Guitar: Thomas Santos
- Piano: Timmy Ngai, Jaden Martinez
- Bass Guitar: Jess Grady
- Drums: Juan Zapateiro
