2011-2012 Jazz Band Rehearsal Schedule
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Wakefield High School Jazz Band
Even with the questionable weather the WHS Jazz Band performance
was still on. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the performance. Thank you for all of your support this season.
was still on. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the performance. Thank you for all of your support this season.
WHS Award Winning Jazz Band
Repeats as Berklee Winner
For the second year in a row, Wakefield High School's Jazz
Band took first place at the 43rd Berklee Jazz Festival. They competed among sixteen bands in the Large Ensemble, Class 4 Division. Their path toward another first place, gold medal finish meant out-playing and out-scoring award winning bands from six different states at the Hynes Convention Center. Mike Russo, a
junior, was honored as one of three outstanding musicians in Class 4 for his trumpet playing. In addition to the prestige of winning the division, Wakefield's Jazz Band will receive four half scholarships for students to participate in summer Berklee programs. It is a rare feat to win the Berklee Competition even once. Wakefield's ability to garner another first place finish is unprecedented and speaks to the depth of talent in the group and the ability of Mr. Tom Bankert to hone and develop that talent into an award winning cohesive ensemble.
Band took first place at the 43rd Berklee Jazz Festival. They competed among sixteen bands in the Large Ensemble, Class 4 Division. Their path toward another first place, gold medal finish meant out-playing and out-scoring award winning bands from six different states at the Hynes Convention Center. Mike Russo, a
junior, was honored as one of three outstanding musicians in Class 4 for his trumpet playing. In addition to the prestige of winning the division, Wakefield's Jazz Band will receive four half scholarships for students to participate in summer Berklee programs. It is a rare feat to win the Berklee Competition even once. Wakefield's ability to garner another first place finish is unprecedented and speaks to the depth of talent in the group and the ability of Mr. Tom Bankert to hone and develop that talent into an award winning cohesive ensemble.
