Mount Si High School Jazz 1 Essentially Ellington: Kinda Dukish Rockin' in Rhythm

Mount Si High School Jazz 1 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival Finalist Competition in New York City: Kinda Dukish Rockin' in Rhythm! New York City, 2015

Director: Matthew Wenman
Solos:

Kinda Dukish (0:00)
Rhythm Section: Conner Drake, Sophomore (Solo Piano)** , Nick Mardon, Sophomore (Guitar) Jonathan Henriksen, Freshman, (Bass), Will Crandell, Junior (Drums) (0:00)

Rockin' in Rhythm (1:57)
Piano: Conner Drake (1:57, 3:28)**
Reed Section: Cole Van Gerpen (Clarinet), Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax), Diana Hruska (Alto Sax), Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax), Daniel Henriksen (Tenor Sax) (2:01, 2:42)
Trombone: JT Hartman (2:26)
Clarinet: Cole Van Gerpen (3:13)
Trombone: Jered Byford (3:30)
Pep Section: Jack Clemens (Trumpet), Michelle John (Trumpet), Jered Byford (Trombone) (3:47)
Trumpet: Leslie Kolke (4:10, 5:10)
Bari Sax: Diana Hruska (4:33)
Alto Sax: Hayden Kajercline (4:53)**

* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award

Full Individual Awards List
Sectional Awards:
Outstanding Trumpet Section: Leslie Kolke (Lead), Michelle John, Jack Clemens, Danielle Bergquist

Honorable Mention Soloist Award:
Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax)

Outstanding Soloist Award:
Connor Drake (Piano)
Will Crandell (Drums)
Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax)

[rickstokes]

You just don’t expect this quality from high school players, especially in jazz. Excellent and wonderfully enjoyed. Well done.

[albiondi]

As an old sax player and bandleader it does my heart good to see these young people play swing music as it should be played. They are all amazing! Keep up the great work!

[midnight]

Such a bummer this program got cut recently, one of our best competitors in Washington, respect from Snohomish county

[pdprosch]

It's stupid how amazing this performance is. COOKIN'

[redthepost]

Killed it. Damn. Ellington is smiling. Keep the tradition high. Wonderful work.

[roosterslime]

*Director: Matthew Wenman*
*Solos:*

*Kinda Dukish (**0:00**)*
Rhythm Section: Conner Drake (Solo Piano)**, Nick Mardon (Guitar), Jonathan Henriksen (Bass), Will Crandell (Drums) (0:00)

*Rockin' in Rhythm (**1:57**)*
Piano: Connor Drake (1:57, 3:28)**
Reed Section: Cole Van Gerpen (Clarinet), Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax), Diana Hruska (Alto Sax), Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax), Daniel Henriksen (Tenor Sax) (2:01, 2:42)
Trombone: JT Hartman (2:26)
Clarinet: Cole Van Gerpen (3:13)
Trombone: Jered Byford (3:30)
Pep Section: Jack Clemens (Trumpet), Michelle John (Trumpet), Jered Byford (Trombone) (3:47)
Trumpet: Leslie Kolke (4:10, 5:10)
Bari Sax: Diana Hruska (4:33)
Alto Sax: Hayden Kajercline (4:53)**

* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award

*Full Individual Awards List*
*Sectional Awards:*
*Outstanding Trumpet Section:* Leslie Kolke (Lead), Michelle John, Jack Clemens, Danielle Bergquist

*Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
Jacob Wachtendonk (Tenor Sax)

*Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Connor Drake (Piano)
Will Crandell (Drums)
Hayden Kajercline (Alto Sax)

[Twentythousandlps]

Kinda Dukish was a piano thing Duke wrote in 1953. A couple of years later he attached it to 1929's Rockin' in Rhythm.

[harryschaefer]

I first came across this tune in the PBS presentation of "The Singing Detective", and I was hooked! Wow, what an amazing performance this was,
what a lucky audience this was. MAKES ME SAY "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT". They really are! They show such great enthusiasm and affection for the music and had amazing solos. Congratulations, Mr. Wenman

[rand]

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING !!!..That piano player and blond trumpet player are FABULOUS !!

[johnburborough]

Wonderful jazz will never die. Thank you you tube again

[gsco]

Excellent performance. I hope that these young musicians continue to play jazz such as this. They are doing something very valuable--keeping jazz alive. Thanks for posting this.

[TonyAguirreJazz]

Good god! what are they putting in the water in WA. Outstanding!

[richardspencer]

Wow! What an amazing and talented group of kids!

[diana.coral.a]

who is the gentlemen playing the clarinet!!!! amazing!

[noganetaa]

Superb. Marvelous. Pure joy to listen to.

[Jamaka]

the 2 tenor and alto saxes Had a Great Solo! Me as a Bari, alto and tenor sax play impresses me on how good they did! and same with the clarinet player!

[ВладимирГриневич-ющ]

Браво МОЛОДОСЬ !! Тема сделана, просто ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО!!!

[hezigler]

Totally excellent high school Jazz band.

[erikboje]

What a pianoplayer… and What a band!!!

[everioke]

One of my favorite Ellington pieces, sublimely executed!
And, if I may paraphrase Dr. King: I have a dream that one day children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their cool.
Thanks for keeping the dream and the Duke alive!