Essentially Ellington 2019: Beloit Memorial High School - Ko Ko

Live from the 2019 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, it's Beloit Memorial High School from Beloit, WI playing Duke Ellington's "Ko-Ko."
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[@codloadouts4512]

2:22 the bari sax beat drop 😍

[@roosterslime9430]

*Director: Chris Behrens*
*Solos:*
Trumpet: Adam Hobson (0:00)**
Drums: Maddie Mueller (1:59)
Trombone: Audrey McManigle (2:32)
Trombone: August Braatz (2:49, 3:35)**
Alto Sax: Brandon Terwillger (4:22)
Bass: Lukas Laun-Smith (5:24)
* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award
*Full Awards List*
*Sectional Awards:*
*Outstanding Trumpet Section:* Adam Hobson (Lead)**, Naomi Patten (Split-Lead)*, Evan Langone, Olivia Garcia, Piper Mitchell (Offstage)
*Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
Naomi Patten (Trumpet)
*Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Noah Poepping (Tenor Sax)
August Braatz (Trombone)
Adam Hobson (Trumpet)

[@omarguerrero1010]

2:33 Geez those saxes sound really good, sounds very professional 🤌🏽

[@larryshaver3568]

true it sounds so much like Claude Bolling's rendition

[@hughjayn1s]

First alto really sings it out well right there

[@paulgibby6932]

Great to see so many young ladies playing jazz instruments -- and so well!

[@alejandrooyewole9002]

Ayo?

[@williambojanowski7934]

Very impressive for a high school band!

[@spaghettilicious2250]

begining gave me chills

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

as a bass trombonist those two trombone solos were incredibly good

[@jmathesonjr]

Great tune, nice sound. Keep playing.

[@Longieee]

WHY IS THIS TUNE SO POWERFUL?!! WELL PLAYED!!

[@davidw5266]

This is an awesome performance of a great song!

[@hookalakah]

This is a very impressive performance of a great piece of music. Just occurs to me that I went to the wrong high school!

[@dougdimmedome5552]

Interesting, the trombones glissando their notes, duke wanted the trombone section to be as straight edge as possible in that opening phrase to the freer riffing of the saxophones.

[@theclarionhall4755]

I agree. It can be made a matter of taste, but i think it’s better on this tune to preserve that original composition element.

[@PumilateVFX]

You watched Vincent’s video also?

[@TheJustinReid]

0:51 straight goosebumps

[@GreyFoxling]

LOVELY

[@mariacastillo4121]

Omg I loved it

[@BassmanII]

The bassist is actually using a German bow. I'm impressed!

[@stpd1957]

Lovely stuf guys

[@BassmanII]

Would love to hear this group do some Basie also.

[@LukeDavis-wr2ol]

I'm doin a school project on jazz for NHD lol

[@human2384]

Anyone know the mouthpiece the trombone soloist is using?

[@thatonedude2788]

Hello

[@Supremedalex]

Bye?

[@PolloConChilito]

¿How is everybody so attractive?

[@TheJustinReid]

fr bro that guitarist a straight baddie

[@ncarpios]

guitarist name??

[@PumilateVFX]

why?

[@benfleishman2944]

Joe

[@keananok]

@@PumilateVFX you know why

[@PumilateVFX]

@@keananok bruh