The Hawkeye

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...

On a (drum) roll!

By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff • March 5, 2020

After 300 miles on the road, senior jazz 2 pianist Lindee Cutler and I joined the rest of the band halfway through featured artist Sean Jones’ set, with drummer Chris Brown, bassist Dave Captein...

Jazz 1 on the road to prestigious festival

By Theresa Van, Lifestyle Editor • March 2, 2020

Terrace’s Jazz Ensemble 1 has once again been selected to participate in the 25th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York...

A Night in Vienna

By AnhViet Nguyen • August 20, 2012

Although its planned Vienna trip isn’t until next summer, the MTHS band program’s fundraising efforts led by the music boosters have already started. Last night, the MTHS Jazz Ensemble performed...