Jazz 1 finishes year with virtual Essentially Ellington
By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff
June 24, 2020
In mid-May, the posters for Essentially Ellington arrived from New York, all shipped to the home of sophomore Jazz 1 trumpeter Eli Faris. Throughout the day, band members or their parents arrived as Faris set out individually wrapped posters in paper grocery bags on his driveway. After contactless pic...
Jazz celebrates holidays, previews things to come
By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff
December 26, 2019
Winter is perhaps the busiest time of year for the Mountlake Terrace Jazz bands. They just finished a round of clinics with esteemed musician Justin DiCioccio less than a week after coming back from a three-day retreat. Jazz 1 has begun recording for Hot Java, Cool Jazz, and they’re getting ready for a t...
Jazz 1 exhilarates crowd at Hot Java, Cool Jazz
By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff
April 11, 2019
The Paramount Theater has over 3,000 seats, and every March, Hot Java, Cool Jazz (HJCJ) fills all of them. Every year, elite jazz bands from five Washington high schools are invited to perform on behalf of Starbucks for a night filled with the very things the event is named after. On March 15, MTHS’ very own Jazz Ensemble 1 was one such band. With an interior decorated in Beaux Arts style, the Baroque furnishings contrasted with the percolating caffeine and the modern guests who mille...
Jazz 1 earns standing ovation at Hot Java Cool Jazz
By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor
April 11, 2018
“It’s a night to celebrate our local high schools,” Erin Combs, Starbucks Community Partnerships Manager and announcer of the night, said. The MTHS Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) performed alongside four other high schools with a full house at the Paramount Theater in Seattle for the 23rd annual H...
Jazz 1 performs at Hot Java Cool Jazz, among other schools
By Annika Prom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2016
Whether it’s an early Sunday morning or a Friday night out, freshly brewed coffee always complements refreshing band music. The best time for a treat like this proved to be a Friday night. MTHS’s Jazz 1, along with four other public high schools, helped host the 21st annual Hot Java Cool Jazz ev...
Hot Java Cool Jazz performance earns standing ovation
By Hannah Schuster, Hawkeye staff
March 24, 2015
Hot Java Cool Jazz sold out the Paramount Theatre last Friday, with more than 3,000 people in attendance. This marked the 20th annual celebration of the event and featured performances by MTHS Jazz 1, Edmonds Woodway High School, Mount Si High School, Garfield High School and Roosevelt High School. Given...