The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars perform “Ask The Professor” - composed and arranged by Evan Wiederanders - during their Winter Concert on December 8, 2024 in Miner Auditorium. Composer and Pianist, Evan Wiederanders, is a High School freshman in his second year with the High School All-Stars.

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ABOUT THE BAND: 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.