And more importantly, as Roosevelt’s new band director, she is the first woman to direct one of the Seattle area’s high school jazz bands that have consistently stood out at competitions ...

Members of the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band snagged seven awards Saturday for solo and section work at the prestigious 26th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival.

Roosevelt High School's jazz band is back in Seattle after winning the "Cadillac" of jazz festivals in New York City. The Essentially Ellington jazz band competition is prestigious and follows a ...

Roosevelt High took first prize, followed by Garfield High School ... competing jazz band. More from Lisa Brooks: Tony Delivers provides a local alternate to food delivery in Seattle The festival ...

It’s the first time ever that an all-girls high school jazz band has been selected ... Garfield and Roosevelt high schools from Seattle, as well as Edmonds-Woodway, Mount Si and Mountlake ...

And the Pacific Northwest is a high school jazz powerhouse. Last year, a Portland band won the Ellington competition. Seattle’s Garfield and Roosevelt high schools have participated in the ...

The Northwest jazz scene is enhanced by some of the finest high school bands in the country, including Garfield and Roosevelt who ... between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, Decatur High School ...

KPLU's School ... Jazz Band providing a lush backdrop for mentor/saxophonist Darren Motamedy's reading of Quincy Jones' "Quintessence." Equally lovely was the sweet, swinging sound of the ...

SEATTLE Two Western Washington high school bands finished ... Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival Saturday. Seattle's Roosevelt High School took second place and ...