Wynton Marsalis Announces 2021 Essentially Ellington Finalists

April 9, 2021
New York, NY

Congratulations to this year’s “Essentially Ellington” finalists and winning student composer! Watch as Wynton Marsalis announces finalists for the 26th Annual “Essentially Ellington” Festival.

Stay tuned for more information on the virtual event, taking place June 4 and 5, 2021: jazz.org/EE

2021 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Finalists:

Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, California)
Directed by Chad Bloom

Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (West Palm Beach, Florida)
Directed by Christopher de León

Byron Center High School (Byron Center, Michigan)
Directed by Marc Townley

Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, Texas)
Directed by David Lown

Champaign Central High School (Champaign, Illinois)
Directed by John Currey

Dillard Center for the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Directed by Christopher Dorsey

Foxboro High School (Foxboro, Massachusetts)
Directed by Aaron Bush

Memphis Central High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Directed by Ollie Liddell

Newton South High School (Newton, Massachusetts)
Directed by Lisa Linde

Noblesville High School (Noblesville, Indiana)
Directed by Bethany Robinson

Olathe Northwest High School (Olathe, Kansas)
Directed by Robert Davis

Plano West Senior High School (Plano, Texas)
Directed by Preston Pierce

Roosevelt High School (Seattle, Washington)
Directed by Scott Brown

Tucson Jazz Institute (Tucson, Arizona)
Directed by Johnathan Black

William H. Hall High School (West Hartford, Connecticut)
Directed by James Antonucci

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