Essentially Ellington 2020: 25 Solos, 25 Years

[@isaaclewispiano]

It's so cool to see Patrick Bartley and Russel Hall performing then vs now. Crazy how good they were then and how much better they've gotten since then. From great to amazing!

[@illie2852]

we're gonna be thinking the same about Summer in like 8 years

[@jakobdurst8075]

RIP Aubrey Martin, that kid could PLAY!!!

[@EmanSax03]

sorry if im late but what happened to him?

[@otiu66]

Vern Google says he passed in 2018. How sad that we lost such young talent...

[@seabasszamarripa8252]

I believe he committed suicide unfortunately

[@benstowers9547]

Indeed. One of my closest friends and a big reason why I started learning to play

[@goldenpooper4326]

@@benstowers9547 it is so sad to see this comment now. I hope that you and aubrey are playing through some tunes together now. ):

[@TheCabbageMan]

10:33 someone has been listening to Johnny Hodges, god dayyyuuuuummmm

[@RyConnorrr]

The group at TJI from 2013-2018 + Doug Tidaback (director) was unreal. I was in one of the lower bands at the time and it was amazing just to be that close and watch/listen to them everyday

[@goldenpooper4326]

I am glad someone recognized this. I am just a 20 year old from California but I am so fascinated by TJI's dominance at this competition during those years, escpically their 2013 group which was imo one of the best. Wish I could have been in your shoes and seen them live. Btw do you know what happened to the director?

[@raulomargarcia]

I love at 13:20 when the trombone soloist does a motif/lick to "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder.

[@alexmacarthur5136]

7:31 forget a moment about the soloist (who, as someone here said, so well emulates Cannonball) the whole BANDSTAND is swingin'!!!

[@nateyboi4813]

that's Patrick Bartley! one of the great alto players in the world now!

[@oskarfield8696]

Thats Patrick Bartley! He plays with Emmet Cohen

[@roosterslime9430]

*Solos:* *1) Alto Sax: Erica Von Kleist (**1:06**)* (William H. Hall High School, CT) (Rockabye River, 3rd Place, 1997)^ *2) Trumpet: Brandon Lee (**2:53**)* (Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, TX) (Don't Get Around Much Anymore, 3rd Place, 1999)*** *3) Trumpet: Tatum Greenblatt (**3:28**)* (Garfield High School, WA) (Perdido, Honorable Mention, 2000)^ *4) Piano: Aaron Diehl (**4:06**)* (The Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra, OH) (Zweet Zurzday, 2002)** *5) Vocals: Jennifer Sanon (**5:37**)* (New World School of the Arts, FL) (Jump for Joy, 2nd Place, 2003)** *6) Trumpet: Riley Mulherkar (**6:25**)* (Garfield High School, WA) (Black and Tan Fantasy, 1st Place, 2009)** *7) Alto Sax: Patrick Bartley (**7:27**)* (Dillard Center for the Arts, FL) (Feet Bone, 2nd Place, 2010)** *8) Bass: Russell Hall (**8:27**)* (Dillard Center for the Arts, FL) (Sepia Panorama, 1st Place, 2012)** *9) Piano: Antonio Madruga (**9:14**)* (New World School of the Arts, FL) (Perdido, 3rd Place, 2012)*** *10) Alto Sax: Markus Howell (**10:27**)* (Dillard Center for the Arts, FL) (Blood Count, Honorable Mention, 2013)* *11) Trombone: Coleman Hughes (**12:06**)* (Jazz House Kids, NJ) (Royal Garden Blues, 2nd Place, 2013)*** *12) Trombone: Sam Chess (**12:50**, **14:43**)* (Tucson Jazz Institute, AZ) (Symphony in Riffs/Braggin' in Brass, 1st Place, 2013)** *13) Tripler (Piano, Tenor Sax, Vocals): Robbie Lee (**13:28**, **13:46**, **14:26**, **14:55**)* (Tucson Jazz Institute, AZ) (Royal Garden Blues/Braggin' in Brass, 1st Place, 2013)** *14) Alto Sax: Aubrey Martin (**15:28**)* (Tucson Jazz Institute, AZ) (Things to Come, 2nd Place, 2015)*** *15) Tenor Sax: Sergio Tabanico (**16:05**)* (Tucson Jazz Institute, AZ) (Things to Come, 2nd Place, 2015)* *16) Clarinet: Max Roark (**16:33**)* (American Music Program, OR) (The Tattooed Bride, 1st Place, 2015)** *17) Piano: Charles Brown III (**17:45**)* (American Music Program, OR) (The Tattooed Bride, 1st Place, 2015)** *18) Tenor Sax: Abdias Armenteros (**19:07**)* (New World School of the Arts, FL) (St. Louis Blues, 1st Place, 2016)** *19) Trumpet: Miranda Agnew (**20:32**)* (Tucson Jazz Institute, AZ) (Movin' Uptown, 3rd Place, 2016)** *20) Bari Sax: Lauren Elliot (**21:02**, **22:16**)* (Byron Center High School, MI) (Sugar Hill Penthouse, 2017)** *21) Guitar: Cosimo Fabrizio (**22:44**)* (Newark Academy, NJ) (Jack the Bear, Honorable Mention, 2017)** *22) Trumpet: Summer Camargo (**23:46**)* (Dillard Center for the Arts, FL) (A Night in Tunisia, 1st Place, 2018)*** *23) Vocals: Christopher McDole (**24:38**)* (Osceola County School for the Arts, FL) (Every Day (I Have the Blues), 2018)** *24) Bass: John Murray (**26:16**)* (San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, CA) (It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing), 2019)*** *25) Tenor Sax: George Fulton (**26:59**)* (Roosevelt High School, WA) (Little Karin, 1st Place, 2019)** * = Honorable Mention Soloist Award ** = Outstanding Soloist Award ***= Best Soloist/Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award ^ = Unknown Soloist Award

[@roosterslime9430]

Personally, I would've loved to see Max Goldschmid, Griffin Ross, Santosh Sharma, BreAnna DeNure, Teddy McGraw, Philip Norris, and Anthony Hervey. But it's hard to pick 25 solos, so overall good list!

[@jrlin345]

I was wondering where Philip Norris and Anthony Hervey were too but still a great list!

[@ejzeiberg]

1st entry is actually *Erica, and the school is in CT.

[@f.b.i1867]

george fultons solo i expected the different one on things to come tbh

[@deturksounds]

Dang, the people who got Honorable Mentions and then made this list got the last laugh lmao

[@JoanChamorro]

beautiful... thank you !!!!!! :-D

[@c.h_sax]

R.i.p Aubrey Martin ✊🔥 possibly the best solos

[@Incognit05]

RIP Aubrey Martin. Legend that has inspired me throughout so many critical points in my life

[@WPMyers1]

12:06 - Coleman Hughes, trombone solo on Royal Garden Blues is amazing! And a clear example of what can be done with some good technique, a good upper range and the good ‘ole blues scale. Worthy of transcription.

[@racehoglund7251]

Man listening to all these amazingly talented young cats is making me emotional. Absolutely incredible.

[@BradWhy-uw7sj]

this video just makes me want to get up and dance from start to finish, so swingin

[@JazzAcademy]

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[@mitchellhintzsche6910]

My man Patrick Bartley laying it down!

[@mitchellhintzsche6910]

I didn’t realize Erica was the first solo! she taught me a thing or two last college festival. Amazing Saxophonist!

[@martinkent_]

7:31 HE PLAYIN THAT BASS BOI

[@alimandi2]

We're here, folks! Swing!

[@joepfeiffer8282]

this is great jazz. Thanks to all involved!

[@stpd1957]

That is fabulous

[@rowandoescovers]

1: 1:13 Erika Von Kleist - 1997 2: 2:54 Brandon Lee - 1999 3: 3:26 Tatum Greenblatt - 2000 4: 4:04 Aaron Diehl - 2002 5: 5:34 Jennifer Sanon - 2003 6: 6:23 Riley Mulherkar 2009 7: 7:25 Patrick Bartley - 2010 8: 8:25 Russell Hall - 2012 9: 9:11 Antonio Madruga - 2012 10: 10:25 Markus Howell - 2013 11: 12:03 Coleman Hughes - 2013 12: 12:48 Sam Chess - 2013 13: 13:27 Robbie Lee - 2013 14: 15:24 Aubrey Martin - 2015 15: 16:03 Sergio Tabanico - 2015 16: 16:31 Max Roark - 2015 17: 17:44 Charles Brown - 2015 18: 19:05 Abdias Armenteros - 2016 19: 20:29 Miranda Agnew - 2016 20: 21:00 Lauren Elliot - 2017 21: 22:42 Cosimo Fabrizio - 2017 22: 23:40 Summer Camargo - 2018 23: 24:32 Christopher Mcdole - 2018 24: 26:13 John Murray - 2019 25: 26:56 George Fulton - 2019

[@edred1911]

Great to see 5 of the best solos from tji :)

[@alimandi2]

And swing they did!

[@WPMyers1]

12:50 Another trombone solo, this time by Sam Chess in Symphony in Riffs. Great use of sequences, and a familiar quote at the end (Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder).

[@yodamontclair1957]

RIP Aubrey Martin - man, he could PLAY

[@aidanstorm1649]

Patrick Bartley sounds like cannonball

[@hincapiej4]

Like later cannonball,yea

[@landonkelly8953]

was watching this video in hopes to see a couple people I know like aubrey martin and owen broder and was very suprised to see patrick bartley in an essentially ellington band

[@inklesswells]

Aarion Diehl, Patrick Bartley, Sam Chess, Abdias Armenteros, Summer Camargo, John Murray. Really all of them are amazing.

[@Kentaylortrpt1]

Good grief! What an inspiration. When I was first learning to play jazz (still learning!) in high school, compared to these kids, I could hardly tie my shoes! Wowser!!

[@johnvaros8246]

Patrick Bartleys solo is my fav by far, so much soul!!

[@fairisfairyessiree4771]

Wow!

[@thechunkytrucker5111]

that last solo, that kid with the glasses, best solo in the whole video in my opinion. This is some great stuff.

[@Harako15]

George Fulton?

[@thechunkytrucker5111]

@@Harako15 Yes

[@torristloise]

Finestissimo

[@willstrauch3608]

12:06 for two spicy bone solos

[@gil-evens]

13:22 That Isn't She Lovely quote 😂

[@JP48503]

23:59 licc detected

[@jackburkhardt7]

Thank you soldier🫡

[@2005dave]

Thank you Summer 😊

[@tidnid1869]

RIP AUBREY MARTIN

[@goldenpooper4326]

broo i wanted more of the 26:16 bass, so goood

[@matthewkim8291]

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR TAHT VIDEO FOR SO LONG

[@louisbrown02]

Hip drum fill at 12:13

[@shaddjimenez4524]

absolutely incredible. 🔥

[@joshstarr5080]

97 00 hall high alum huge shout out out hall high jazz band :)

[@TheJustinReid]

15:26 I wonder if George Collier could transcribe this 🤔

[@ruscopcoltrain]

As a fairly mediocre trombone player, if I could play like Sam Chess, I’d be a happy man. Love his style.

[@ShowMeYourTates]

Way late to the comments and this may never be seen… but I grew up with Sam in AZ and we decided to both play the trombone in 5th grade. After being second chair behind Sam from 5th-9th grade I decided to call it quits. All these years later combined with a better appreciation of his greatness, I find comfort in knowing I wasn’t delusional for thinking he was miles ahead of me 😂

[@blakewhatcott1909]

26:31 😂

[@dylanmartin7341]

19:45

[@pianist554]

Man that first pianist sounds so much like oscer peterson its insane

[@JazzAcademy]

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[@stevent5196]

Nice

[@Anonymous-u8r8j]

This 24:40

[@тушканчикМустафин]

26:16

[@gil-evens]

Aaron Diehl got the chops on deck, jeez.

[@natenied991]

I personally think that George Fulton things to come solo was much better than the one he did in little Karin but that’s just me lol

[@theblackbasketball]

Both are fire though

[@natenied991]

@@theblackbasketball fr he’s actually such a crazy good player

[@DreamzzyGaming]

george nasty :)

[@tobyjay8774]

true

[@JazzAcademy]

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[@arthurmontoya7880]

Clarinet

[@HumeWebb-r8f]

Young Kenneth Martin Sarah Martinez Frank

[@springersound1844]

Race? I tend to gravitate towards people who don't see, speak, hear, smell the world thru skin color.

[@1947August]

Warum tragen die Jungs derartige Kellneruniformen?