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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...

Favorites return and freshmen debut at Jazz Collective concert

By Amy Harris • September 9, 2019

On the evening of August 29, students from the MTHS Jazz program came together for an intimate, hidden gem of a concert. The standard format, in which performers are segregated into their classes --...

Terrace jazz stuns at the Oregon Jazz Festival

By Amy Harris • February 12, 2019

Many Mountlake Terrace jazz students were not in a good mood on Saturday, Jan. 26. The day prior, they had to get up early and leave the school at 7:30 a.m. to take a seven and a half hour trip to the...

Tamir Hendelman Trio share outcome of MTHS jazz collaboration

By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor • October 9, 2017

The jazz program kicked off their first jazz night of the school year featuring the Tamir Hendelman Trio, a well-known jazz rhythm section. After working with the band on Monday, Sept. 25, pianist...

Renowned trumpeter collaborates in concert with jazz bands

By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor • May 25, 2017

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...

Grammy award winning bari saxophonist performs with MTHS jazz ensembles

By Hannah Schuster, Hawkeye staff • June 4, 2015

Six time Grammy award winning bari saxophonist, Gary Smulyan, joined Jazz bands 1 and 2 for a special performance on Thursday, May 21. Jazz 2 started off the night alone playing “Groove Merchant”...

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