By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
• September 10, 2017
Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) put their new lineup to the test at a performance at the annual Harsin Wealth Management company picnic at Edmonds City Park on Saturday, Sept. 9.
The band showcased an assortment...
The MTHS Jazz Ensembles broke out their instruments one last time this school year at their end of the year concert, which took place at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Downtown Seattle on Wednesday, May...
Professional trumpet player Terell Stafford led a clinic with the three jazz bands, later joining them for a concert on Monday.
Stafford is currently the Program Director of Jazz Studies at the...
Thanks to some nifty coordination between the Hawkeye and the trombone section of Jazz 1, now you, too, can sit in with the band as they perform at the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival at Jazz at...
The 22nd annual Essentially Ellington festival comes to a close, with MTHS finishing strong and proud.
The top three placing bands were announced at 4 p.m. EST. These include Dillard Center for...
Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) continued their journey in New York with their performance on the third and final day of the 22nd annual Essentially Ellington competition. They filled Rose Hall with music in...
By Harper Thomas, Reporter/Photographer
• May 12, 2017
Columbus Circle just outside of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JLC) on the southwest corner of Central Park was filled with Essentially Ellington participants today at 10 a.m.
The parade, though effective...
By Harper Thomas, Reporter/Photographer
• May 11, 2017
Countless after-school rehearsals, long hours of practice, memorization, solo changes and over 7 months of class collaboration have led Jazz 1 to their performance at Essentially Ellington in New York.
The...
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee visited MTHS Friday, at about 1:45 p.m. He first arrived in the STEM hallway as seniors Elizabeth Jurgensen and Natu Abraham were his tour guides during the visit....
All jazz ensembles hosted a New York-themed swing dance on Saturday, April 29th as a fundraiser to help send off Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) to the 22nd Annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival...
Each of the 15 high school finalists entered in the 22nd Annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (EE) worked alongside and learned from a professional jazz musician from New York, flying...
