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The Mount Nittany Middle School Jazz Band, under the direction of John Kovalchik, opened up the 2009 Penn State Jazz Festival, held Saturday, April 4, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Although the Penn State Jazz Festival technically is not a competition, the performing bands are adjudicated. At the end of their three songs, one of the clinicians joins the band on stage to offer feedback. Here, Tom Baldwin, left, addresses the guitarist for Mount Nittany Middle School as band director John Kovalchik looks on.
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Trombonist Elisabeth Shafer was featured in "Moon Over Cuba," the first selection played by the State College Area High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Richard Victor.
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Saxophonist Tim Warfield, right, offered comments to the State College Area High School Jazz Band after their performance.
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In his comments to the State College Area High School Jazz Band 2, clinician and pianist Cyrus Chestnut stressed the importance of listening to each other while playing.
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The Hollidaysburg Area High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Scott Sheehan, featured its saxophone section in the first number they performed at the Penn State Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 4.
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Trombonist Nick Barger was one of a few featured soloists for the Penns Valley Area High School Jazz Band. The band, under the direction of Paul Leskowicz, was the fifth band to perform at the Penn State Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 4.
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Brianna Lynn was featured on mallets during Blue Bossa, the third number performed by the Berwick Area Senior High School Jazz Band. The band, under the direction of Ron Wasser, was the last band to perform at the Penn State Jazz Festival before a lunch break.
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Guitarist Anthony Lucrezi was one of several featured soloists for the Saucon Valley High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Kevin O'Connell. The band was the first to perform after the lunch break at the Penn State Jazz Festival, held Saturday, April 4, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
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Quinn Burlingame takes a solo during the Outer Dimensions performance that closed out the main portion of the 2009 Penn State Jazz Festival, held in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus Saturday, April 4. Outer Dimensions, one of three Penn State Jazz Bands, performed after the adjudicated portion of the festival, right before the dinner break.
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Penn State Jazz Festival adjudicators Cyrus Chestnut and Tim Warfield (not pictured) and Tom Baldwin, left, joined by Penn State faculty member and drummer Ronnie Burrage (behind Baldwin), held a master class for students participating in the festival. At the end of the master class, the clinicians invited all musicians in attendance to sit in and play with them.
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Tenor saxophonists Doug Conrad, left, and Chase Tralka hold a conversation during the Inner Dimensions performance that opened up the evening portion of the Penn State Jazz Festival, held at Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus on Saturday, April 4.
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Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, saxophonist Tim Warfield and bassist Tom Baldwin joined Penn State Centre Dimensions in concert to bring the Penn State Jazz Festival to a close. The three served as clinicians for the festival, which also featured adjudicated performances by one middle school and eight high school jazz bands, along with performances by Penn State's other two jazz bands, Inner Dimensions and Outer Dimensions.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
