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'A Lot Of Learning And A Lot Of Fun' On Day 1 Of Essentially Ellington

Robert Radford
Students from Edmonds-Woodway High School enter Jazz at Lincoln Center on day one of Essentially Ellington

The Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival is officially underway. Students from three area high school jazz bands are taking part: Mount Si, Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace. All three groups traveled from Seattle to New York City for the competition. Now we find out how things went on day one, which included a performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

 
Voices: Mount Si senior Greta Chappell, Mount Si senior Creed Carlson, Mount Si co-director Bill Leather, Edmonds-Woodway senior Connor Shrum, Edmonds-Woodway freshman Unathi Machyo

 
You can find other stories from the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival here

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