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New Trier High School: New Trier High School Jazz Ensembles
by Jack Bowers
Among the pleasures I already miss since moving last October to North Carolina after 20 years in Illinois are the annual Jazz festivals at New Trier High School, which was less than a 20–minute drive up the road from our home in Wilmette. I looked forward to the February get–togethers, at which I heard the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Rob Parton, the Woody Herman, Count Basie and Frank Mantooth orchestras, and Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass. This ...
Continue ReadingNew Trier High School Jazz Ensembles: Storm Front
by Jack Bowers
You can rest assured that Jazz education is moving forward when high school ensembles start issuing two–disc sets to verify their development. Of course, New Trier High School, in the affluent North Shore suburb of Winnetka, about a half–hour north of Chicago, has a lot going for it, not the least of which is impressive parental and student involvement in the arts and an experienced band director, Jim Warrick, who has led the NTHS ensembles for more than 15 years. ...
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