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The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars display a technical brilliance and musical maturity rarely seen in the youth ensemble arena. Don’t miss the All-Stars in concert and support the next generation of jazz ambassadors!

ABOUT THE SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS

A pre-professional training program for current Bay Area high school age jazz musicians, the All-Stars rehearse and perform throughout the school year at the SFJAZZ Center, receive mentorship and clinics with leading jazz professionals, record a professional studio album, compose and arrange original music in addition to studying a wide range of repertoire, and appear at prestigious music festivals and competitions.

Although it may be a cliché to boast that the future of jazz is in good hands, the skilled young musicians in our All-Stars program continue to earn accolades wherever they appear, including numerous Downbeat Awards, first place in The Portland Jazz Forward and Charles Mingus festivals, and so many more.

The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars program is free of charge to all participants.

ABOUT THE SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS

A pre-professional training program for current Bay Area high school age jazz musicians, the All-Stars rehearse and perform throughout the school year at the SFJAZZ Center, receive mentorship and clinics with leading jazz professionals, record a professional studio album, compose and arrange original music in addition to studying a wide range of repertoire, and appear at prestigious music festivals and competitions.

Although it may be a cliché to boast that the future of jazz is in good hands, the skilled young musicians in our All-Stars program continue to earn accolades wherever they appear, including numerous Downbeat Awards, first place in The Portland Jazz Forward and Charles Mingus festivals, and so many more.

The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars program is free of charge to all participants.

Setlist
Blues For Stew’s Shoes composed and arranged by Alan Baylock
Ask The Professor composed and arranged by Evan Wiederanders
Two of Swords composed and arranged by Claudio Roditi, performed by Ayo Brame, Vito Sante Marcacci, Sam Wise, Evan Wiederanders, Yoav Konig, and Leo Wornick
Centerpiece composed by Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison and Jon Hendricks, arranged by Frank Mantooth, featuring vocalists: Julienne Biancaflor, Tanvi Kumar, and Joshua Probhakar
I’m Hip composed by Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg, arranged by Kerry Marsh, featuring vocalists: Julienne Biancaflor, Tanvi Kumar, and Joshua Probhakar
The Caboose from Big Train, composed and arranged by Billy Strayhorn

~15 min Intermission~

Polaroid composed and arranged by Yoav Konig, performed by Nate Eizen, Yoav Konig, Shane Ryan, feat. Jacob Egan (piano)
Nate Diaz composed and arranged by Yoav Konig, performed by Nate Eizen, Yoav Konig, Shane Ryan, feat. Jacob Egan (piano)
Smiley Wiley composed and arranged by Marcus Shelby, performed by Nate Eizen, Yoav Konig, Shane Ryan, feat. Jacob Egan (piano) and Ryan Ancheta (trumpet)
Rhapsody In Blue composed by George Gershwin and arranged by Billy Strayhorn
Aristocracy A La Jean LaFitte composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Perdido composed by Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, and Harry Lenk, and arranged by Gerald Wilson
Airegin composed and arranged by Miles Davis, performed by Harry Jo, Evan Wiederanders, Levi Freedman, and Shane Ryan
Silver Lining composed and arranged by Harry Jo, performed by Harry Jo, Evan Wiederanders, Levi Freedman, and Shane Ryan
The Time Is Now composed by Eliane Elias and arranged by Bob Brookmeyer

Personnel
SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS BIG BAND
Led by Paul Contos

ALTO SAX
Harry Jo
Jazz Johnson
Nate Eizen

TENOR SAX
Ayo Brame
Jake Quan
Michael Rim

BARITONE SAX
Naveen Schwarzkopf

TROMBONE
Aaron Holst
Andreas Landhuis
Joshua Gurvis
Ryan Cunningham
Vito Sante Marcacci

TRUMPET
Diego Quinones
Kai Doitel
Levi Farrar
Rohini Vrajmohan
Samuel Sutton

GUITAR
Samuel Wise

PIANO
Elena Weng
Evan Wiederanders
Salome Ospina

BASS
Levi Freedman
Yoav Konig

DRUMS
Leo Wornick
Shane Ryan

PERCUSSION
Mario Barragan

VOCALS
Joshua Prabhakar
Jules Blancaflor
Tanvi Kumar

ALTERNATES
Abigail Hogg trumpet
Greyson Farrar baritone sax
Iris Chen tenor sax
Jamie Segilman guitar
Julian Deery bass
Mason Gemmer trumpet
Matthew Vasquez trombone
Sai Ray trumpet

MENTEES
Amalia Gould drums
Eliot Valz guitar
Oscar Martinez baritone sax
Ryan Loung bass trombone