As an old sax player and bandleader it does my heart good to see these young people play swing music as it should be played. They are all amazing! Keep up the great work!
the 2 tenor and alto saxes Had a Great Solo! Me as a Bari , alto and tenor sax play impresses me on how good they did! and same with the clarinet player!
I first came across this tune in the PBS presentation of "The Singing Detective", and I was hooked! Wow, what an amazing performance this was, what a lucky audience this was. MAKES ME SAY "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT". They really are! They show such great enthusiasm and affection for the music and had amazing solos. Congratulations, Mr. Wenman
Excellent performance. I hope that these young musicians continue to play jazz such as this. They are doing something very valuable--keeping jazz alive. Thanks for posting this.
One of my favorite Ellington pieces, sublimely executed! And, if I may paraphrase Dr. King: I have a dream that one day children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their cool. Thanks for keeping the dream and the Duke alive!
There is an arrangement of this available, we did the rockin in rhythm part in band. Firstly i thought that we weren't that bad but then I heard these folks and they are absolutely killing it.
As a band director/conductor I trained kids to play symphonic quality literature, and win many awards. However, my students were never exposed to this kind of jazz. These musicians are awfully well trained, and are beyond intelligent. These kids are now finishing degrees in many fields with great success. Bravo Issaquah High Band. Your leader is quite a ⭐️
Minor clarification: While Issaquah High School does have a good music program, this group is Mt Si High School in Snoqualmie, WA (about 10 miles East of Issaquah)
No Cat Anderson, no Lawrence Brown, no Harry Carney, no Duke at the piano, BUT.... Listen please!!!! Extraordinary teenagers playing with swing, "gusto" and catching the "Ellingtonia" Spirit.... Thumbs up, please...
Not just playing the notes....but making music and entertaining. Must have been a thrill to be a part of and it's a sure thing these people you know and play together with will be life long friends
The trumpeter could not hit the very high notes of Cat Anderson. That is very difficult. A very goof performance otherwise. Take a bow. You are a great band. You have brought out the essence of Duke Ellington.
This performance has nothing to do with Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm " original classic. The global sound of the orchestra is very weak and apathetic , and the musicians as soloists try to do their best but they did not succeed . Surely Winton Marsalis ' Orchestra plays Ellington 's masterpieces in a better way , a lot better .... Mount Si High School Jazz has no swing, musicians do not play "vibrato" or "glissando" as the original members of Ellington Orchestra did, and - finally - the pianist hasn't got the "heavy" left hand of Duke Ellington... come on boys... get back home and try to listen 24h a day, for 7 days a week, the entire 1956 Newport Concert and then try to play again Ellington 's tunes ...
Chill out, dude! No one plays like the Ellington band. These are teenagers playing extremely hard charts! Some may pass Johnny Hodges on sax, or Anderson. But they were extremely good.
Very good HS band! They sound and look awesome...but I only wished there was a screamer player on Cat Anderson's part. The young blonde lady, although solid, didn't cut it.
How does it work in USA? In my country, there is a conservatory for students after elementary school, after like 3 years at conservatory they would be able to play like this maybe MAYBE. Are those students from music high schools or are they just musicians at normall high school? Its fking crazy how they play and they look very young.
This is a public high school jazz band from a small town about 35 miles east of Seattle. Many of these kids started playing in the 6th grade middle school jazz band, and most are Sophomores and Juniors (10th / 11th graders). My son (Conner Drake) is the pianist and he was a Sophomore at the time.
The piano is self-developed ideas, the result of A LOT of listening to the pros (and similar recordings). No transcriptions, but it could be a good exercise for a student to transcribe this (and the pro recordings!!) --a 2015 band member
Ethan Machamer the piano player is my brother, he did not transcribe it, he made it up but very closely related it to the original recording, you should check that out. Just look up Duke Ellington’s performance of it.
It’s a shame they paid Matt dirt and he had to leave. Teachers in that district make half what other districts nearby make while the superintendent is paid the same as Seattle.
I do not agree with all those youtubers who expressed their views before me... This performance has nothing to do with Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm " original classic. The global sound of the orchestra is very weak and apathetic .... musicians as soloists tried to do their best but they did not succeed . Surely Winton Marsalis ' Orchestra plays Ellington 's masterpieces in a better way , a lot better .... Mount Si High School Jazz has no swing, musicians do not play "vibrato" or "glissando" as the original members of Ellington Orchestra did... and - finally - the pianist hasn't got the "heavy" left hand of Duke Ellington... come on boys... get back home and try to listen 24h a day, for 7 days a week, the entire 1956 Newport Concert and then try to play again Ellington 's tunes ...
@@radamdrake When Ellington wanted to expand his band in 1928, Ellington's clarinet player Barney Bigard recommended Hodges. But Duke struggled a lot to convince Hodges to take part to the team...Hodges told Ellington he was not ready to play in the orchestra...because he didn't feel to be ready...he felt he had yet to study and learn...! So replied in 1928 the Greatest alto saxophone of all times to the Greatest Jazz Composer of all times !!
Your criticism (which for some mysterious reason you felt compelled to post twice) only makes my eyes roll. Comparing an outstanding high school band with a great professional band is ridiculous.
You just don’t expect this quality from high school players, especially in jazz. Excellent and wonderfully enjoyed. Well done.
Such a bummer this program got cut recently, one of our best competitors in Washington, respect from Snohomish county
It's stupid how amazing this performance is. COOKIN'
Killed it. Damn. Ellington is smiling. Keep the tradition high. Wonderful work.
As an old sax player and bandleader it does my heart good to see these young people play swing music as it should be played. They are all amazing! Keep up the great work!
Amen
Kinda Dukish was a piano thing Duke wrote in 1953. A couple of years later he attached it to 1929's Rockin' in Rhythm.
*Director: Matthew Wenman*
*Solos:*
*Kinda Dukish (**0:00**)*
Rhythm Section: Conner Drake (Solo Piano)** , Nick Mardon (Guitar), Jonathan Henriksen (Bass), Will Crandell (Drums) (0:00)
*Rockin' in Rhythm (**1:57**)*
Piano: Connor Drake (1:57, 3:28)**
Reed Section: Cole Van Gerpen (Clarinet), Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax), Diana Hruska (Alto Sax), Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax), Daniel Henriksen (Tenor Sax) (2:01, 2:42)
Trombone: JT Hartman (2:26)
Clarinet: Cole Van Gerpen (3:13)
Trombone: Jered Byford (3:30)
Pep Section: Jack Clemens (Trumpet), Michelle John (Trumpet), Jered Byford (Trombone) (3:47)
Trumpet: Leslie Kolke (4:10, 5:10)
Bari Sax: Diana Hruska (4:33)
Alto Sax: Hayden Kajercline (4:53)**
* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award
*Full Individual Awards List*
*Sectional Awards:*
*Outstanding Trumpet Section:* Leslie Kolke (Lead), Michelle John, Jack Clemens, Danielle Bergquist
*Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax)
*Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Connor Drake (Piano)
Will Crandell (Drums)
Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax)
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING !!!..That piano player and blond trumpet player are FABULOUS !!
the 2 tenor and alto saxes Had a Great Solo! Me as a Bari , alto and tenor sax play impresses me on how good they did! and same with the clarinet player!
I first came across this tune in the PBS presentation of "The Singing Detective", and I was hooked! Wow, what an amazing performance this was,
what a lucky audience this was. MAKES ME SAY "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT". They really are! They show such great enthusiasm and affection for the music and had amazing solos. Congratulations, Mr. Wenman
Good god! what are they putting in the water in WA. Outstanding!
Wonderful jazz will never die. Thank you you tube again
who is the gentlemen playing the clarinet!!!! amazing!
Excellent performance. I hope that these young musicians continue to play jazz such as this. They are doing something very valuable--keeping jazz alive. Thanks for posting this.
Totally excellent high school Jazz band.
Elated to stumble upon this. You guys killed it!!
One of my favorite Ellington pieces, sublimely executed!
And, if I may paraphrase Dr. King: I have a dream that one day children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their cool.
Thanks for keeping the dream and the Duke alive!
Amazing musicians ! Brilliant !
There is an arrangement of this available, we did the rockin in rhythm part in band. Firstly i thought that we weren't that bad but then I heard these folks and they are absolutely killing it.
What a pianoplayer… and What a band!!!
For the life of me I don’t get the thumbs down folks…. These guys were Rockin’ the house!!!!
Some folks don't know how to appreciate some jazz cuisine !
the bass trombone girl rocks!!
Браво МОЛОДОСЬ !! Тема сделана , просто ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО!!!
Wow! What an amazing and talented group of kids!
Amazing! Jazz lives!
As a band director/conductor I trained kids to play symphonic quality literature, and win many awards. However, my students were never exposed to this kind of jazz. These musicians are awfully well trained, and are beyond intelligent. These kids are now finishing degrees in many fields with great success. Bravo Issaquah High Band. Your leader is quite a ⭐️
Minor clarification: While Issaquah High School does have a good music program, this group is Mt Si High School in Snoqualmie, WA (about 10 miles East of Issaquah)
Superb. Marvelous. Pure joy to listen to.
Y'ALL KILLED IT!!!!! BRILLIANT!!!
Brilliant kids - be proud of yourselves for that! Very proud!
That bass bone note at 4:56 OMG
Excellent !
Great unity amoung the players. Congrats
Such talent and joy.
High school. Phenomenal!!!
That was really fabulous, what a performance, I love it.
Wow! I wanna play with these cats!
This joint is jumpin'!
No Cat Anderson, no Lawrence Brown, no Harry Carney, no Duke at the piano, BUT.... Listen please!!!! Extraordinary teenagers playing with swing, "gusto" and catching the "Ellingtonia" Spirit.... Thumbs up, please...
Not just playing the notes....but making music and entertaining. Must have been a thrill to be a part of and it's a sure thing these people you know and play together with will be life long friends
So good
2:08
2:32
Fantastic listening
Excellent
This is very good!
Super players!!!
That's what I'm talking about!
That guy’s clarinet tone! So awesome! Love the trombone player! He has amazing tome and trombones are sexy in jazz! Lol!
Amazing!!!
The trumpeter could not hit the very high notes of Cat Anderson. That is very difficult. A very goof performance otherwise. Take a bow. You are a great band. You have brought out the essence of Duke Ellington.
This performance has nothing to do with Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm " original classic. The global sound of the orchestra is very weak and apathetic , and the musicians as soloists try to do their best but they did not succeed . Surely Winton Marsalis ' Orchestra plays Ellington 's masterpieces in a better way , a lot better .... Mount Si High School Jazz has no swing, musicians do not play "vibrato" or "glissando" as the original members of Ellington Orchestra did, and - finally - the pianist hasn't got the "heavy" left hand of Duke Ellington... come on boys... get back home and try to listen 24h a day, for 7 days a week, the entire 1956 Newport Concert and then try to play again Ellington 's tunes ...
@@pippottopazzo damn dude chill out
@@pippottopazzo theyre teenagers dude cut them some slack
Chill out, dude! No one plays like the Ellington band. These are teenagers playing extremely hard charts! Some may pass Johnny Hodges on sax, or Anderson. But they were extremely good.
This HS jazz band is smokin'
1:08 "AAAHHHH HA"
that piano got mad skill
yess bravo !!!
wow....... just wow. I can't get over that these are high school players.
Killin' it y'all!
Lovely!!!
wonderfull1
Formidabili!!!
Nice Artie Shaw homage by Clarinet player.
Very good HS band! They sound and look awesome...but I only wished there was a screamer player on Cat Anderson's part. The young blonde lady, although solid, didn't cut it.
I love their intensity.
hi alex
Hi Aaby
The piano guy has an excellent left hand.
Ole Ole Ole
Muy bonito
Full marks to the pianist
Grossartig !!!!
These cats can WHALE!
Quality
How does it work in USA? In my country, there is a conservatory for students after elementary school, after like 3 years at conservatory they would be able to play like this maybe MAYBE. Are those students from music high schools or are they just musicians at normall high school? Its fking crazy how they play and they look very young.
This is a public high school jazz band from a small town about 35 miles east of Seattle. Many of these kids started playing in the 6th grade middle school jazz band, and most are Sophomores and Juniors (10th / 11th graders). My son (Conner Drake) is the pianist and he was a Sophomore at the time.
🔥🔥🔥
The young'uns be SWINGIN"!!!!
She should have gone for the high solo
Make American Music Great Again!
clarinetist has a nice haircut
also the trombonist looks like justin trudeau
@@ericliang4744 Bru🤣
@@talliftw6890 ay im just sayin
😀🌱🌸💙
Did the piano player improv this? If not, would you mind sending a picture of his transcription, my jazz band would like to play this piece next year.
The piano is self-developed ideas, the result of A LOT of listening to the pros (and similar recordings). No transcriptions, but it could be a good exercise for a student to transcribe this (and the pro recordings!!) --a 2015 band member
Ethan Machamer the piano player is my brother, he did not transcribe it, he made it up but very closely related it to the original recording, you should check that out. Just look up Duke Ellington’s performance of it.
High school???
was i the only one playing with them and soloing with them xD
Касс!!))
🙄💚🌱🌾
Elvis is still alive
Oh
Saxes need to tune
Helpful comment, thank you
@@radamdrake lol
goofty ahh lookin kids tho
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It’s a shame they paid Matt dirt and he had to leave. Teachers in that district make half what other districts nearby make while the superintendent is paid the same as Seattle.
I was impressed to see the only girl in the sax section was the bari sax player. she's very pretty.
They all look the same
Bra this is so lame
I do not agree with all those youtubers who expressed their views before me... This performance has nothing to do with Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm " original classic. The global sound of the orchestra is very weak and apathetic .... musicians as soloists tried to do their best but they did not succeed . Surely Winton Marsalis ' Orchestra plays Ellington 's masterpieces in a better way , a lot better .... Mount Si High School Jazz has no swing, musicians do not play "vibrato" or "glissando" as the original members of Ellington Orchestra did... and - finally - the pianist hasn't got the "heavy" left hand of Duke Ellington... come on boys... get back home and try to listen 24h a day, for 7 days a week, the entire 1956 Newport Concert and then try to play again Ellington 's tunes ...
@@radamdrake When Ellington wanted to expand his band in 1928, Ellington's clarinet player Barney Bigard recommended Hodges. But Duke struggled a lot to convince Hodges to take part to the team...Hodges told Ellington he was not ready to play in the orchestra...because he didn't feel to be ready...he felt he had yet to study and learn...! So replied in 1928 the Greatest alto saxophone of all times to the Greatest Jazz Composer of all times !!
They are 15 and 16 year old players :)
Your criticism (which for some mysterious reason you felt compelled to post twice) only makes my eyes roll.
Comparing an outstanding high school band with a great professional band is ridiculous.
Maybe. But consider their ages and their environment. They didn’t go to school like Dukes guys did
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