Saturday, January 26, 2019 Saturday, January 26, 2019 Dear students and educators, Greetings and welcome to the 51st annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival. We are so pleased that you are here with us to experience a wonderful day highlighting jazz education and music-making by talented artists. Our participants embody the very best of high school instrumental and vocal jazz in large and small ensemble combinations, as well as solo vocalists in our specialized Jazz Singer Showcase category. We are very proud that our event is the largest of its kind in the United States, featuring thousands of student performers representing public and private high schools from across the country. It also represents hundreds of music educators at the top of their craft who empower and influence students with their teaching every single day. None of the students would be here without their teachers and we honor, appreciate, and acknowledge this fact. One of our goals with the festival is to provide enriching opportunities for young artists to experience jazz from multiple angles (i.e., performing, attending clinics and exhibits, and hearing performances by other musicians). In addition, we recognize the power of bringing music teachers together to showcase the talents and efforts of their students, expand their professional networks, and inspire each other. Accordingly, throughout the day, we have scheduled time for all of these activities, and we encourage you to explore and take advantage of the festival’s many facets. This year, we are pleased to announce that Thomas “TL” Lizotte, band director for Cape Elizabeth High School in Maine, will receive the John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award. Congratulations, TL, and thank you for your many outstanding contributions to jazz education. Jazz is an American art form that provides a vehicle for personal expression and creativity that is unlike any other musical genre. When it’s your turn, we encourage you to play and sing your best song, soar with personal expression through improvisation, and feel free to take musical risks. Most importantly, we hope you thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to perform the music you prepared for us—as individuals and ensembles—and go back to your school year with newfound insights, energy, and enthusiasm. I offer my heartfelt appreciation to the members of the extraordinary High School Jazz Festival committee, who care deeply about this event and make the mounting of a large-scale festival such as this seem effortless. I also thank the many teachers, booster groups, parents, school principals, bus drivers, and others who supported the thousands of young musicians here today. Together, we are facilitating essential musical moments in the development of young artists and creating memories that will surely last a lifetime. Enjoy the day! Best wishes for your musical journey, Darla S. Hanley, Ph.D. Dean of the Professional Education Division High School Jazz Festival Executive Producer/ Director of Jazz Education and Programs 5 Thomas “TL” Lizotte Thomas Lizotte is an accomplished music educator who has influenced the artistic lives of thousands of students. A teacher at Cape Elizabeth High School in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Lizotte has been in public education for the past 30 years. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, with degrees in music education and wind conducting. He has taught at high schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, and Maine. His primary jazz influences include Dave Sporny, Dave Demsey, Paul Alberta, Don Doane, and Steve Massey. Lizotte is a regular contributor to The Instrumentalist magazine. Long active as a teacher and judge in the marching arts, he is a member of three teaching halls of fame: Massachusetts Drum Corps, Boston Crusaders, and Maine Music Educators. Jeff Coffin Saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a globally recognized musician, composer, educator, and author. He is a member of Dave Matthews Band, a three-time Grammy Award winner, and a 14-year former member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. He also fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet, and is the founder the Nashville Jazz Composers Collective. In 2012, he founded Ear Up Records, which he continues to run. Coffin has played on countless studio recordings and recorded multiple solo albums. He is also a producer, engineer, performing artist for Yamaha and D’Addario, an avid photographer, and instructor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he teaches saxophone and improvisation. Keyon Harrold Keyon Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb that tore into America’s national consciousness in 2014 with the police shooting of Michael Brown and the bitter protests and riots that followed. While Ferguson looms large on Harrold’s sophomore album, The Mugician, it examines our troubled times through a far wider lens than any one tragedy. Sweeping and cinematic, the music draws on elements of jazz, classical, rock, blues, and hip-hop to create something uniquely modern and unmistakably American. Guests including Pharoahe Monch, Gary Clark Jr., Big K.R.I.T., Guy Torry, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Robert Glasper add to the record’s eclectic nature, but it ultimately triumphs as a unified, cohesive whole, both because of Harrold’s virtuosic skill as a trumpeter and songwriter and because of his relentlessly optimistic belief in brighter days to come. 6 Table of Contents Festival Schedule of Events 6 Performance Schedule by Time 10 Performance Schedule by School 20 Festival History 28 2018 Festival Winners 31 Participating Schools by State 34 Information and Vendor Tables 38 Awards and Scholarships 40 Years of Participation Awards 43 First-Time Festival Attendees 44 Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan 45 Map of Berklee’s Boston Campus 48 Jazz Festival Committee 49 7 Festival Schedule of Events Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street. 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Registration First-Level Hallway 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Ensemble Competition/Performances First, Second, and Third Levels See pages 10 and 20 for exact locations 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Educator and Parent Hospitality Lounge Room 300, Third Level 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jazz Singer Showcase Room 200, Second Level 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee College of Music Information Tables Second- and Third-Level Hallways Including the Office of Admissions, Summer Programs, and more 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Music Industry Exhibit Tables Third-Level Hallway 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Berklee Bookstore, Festival Merchandise, and Music Supplies Veterans Memorial Lobby, Second Level On sale now. Get Your Festival T-shirts with your high school name listed. 10:00 a.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Open Jam Sessions The Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, Third Level 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee HSJF Social Media Campaign #MakingMusicChangesLives Third Level Come and be part of our social media takeover to thank your teachers and show support for the power of music education. Professional photographer to take individual/group photos to instantly share on your social media platforms. Hosts, Jeff Leonard and David Kerr. 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ten Simple Steps to Take Your Improvisation to the Next Level Presented by Jeff Coffin Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third Level 8 Incorporating what he calls “the big five fundamentals,” Jeff Coffin will present 10 simple tips on using these fundamentals, the extension of these fundamentals, and various other elements of improvisation that will help any musician immediately take their soloing to the next level. 12:30 p.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Being Ready to Get the Gig Presented by Keyon Harrold Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third Level As a jazz musician, you have to be prepared—technically, stylistically, and mentally—for a variety of musical situations. At this clinic, acclaimed jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold will talk about improvisation, critical listening, reading, transcribing, being on time, having a good attitude, and other essential skills for young players preparing for a career in music. 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jazz Singer Showcase Finals Room 200, Second Level 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Marco Pignataro Almas Antiguas Quintet Ballroom C, Third Level Marco Pignataro is a multi-talented saxophone player, composer and educator. Together with Danilo Pérez, Marco currently leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the world premiere jazz center of musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Previously, Pignataro was the director and cofounder of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and was the chair of the Jazz Saxophone Department at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Directed by Greg Hopkins 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom C, Third Level Directed by Bobby Gallegos 3:00 p.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. The High School Jazz Festival All-Star Ensemble Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Featuring Jeff Coffin, saxophone; Keyon Harrold, trumpet; Daniela Schachter, piano; Casey Scheuerell, drums; and Dave Clark, bass 9 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Awards Presentation Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Tonight’s award ceremony will open with Greg Hopkins and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, featuring the winner of the Berklee Jazz Singer Showcase category.