[Dixielandjazz] Essentially Ellington

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Gary Kiser wrote:

> I regularly listen (over the internet) to WUCF
> <http://132.170.138.43:8080/ramgen/encoder/wucf.ra> out of Orlando.  On
> Mondays at 7pm (Orlando time), they run Jazz at Lincoln Center.  I enjoy
> this program beaucoup.
>
> The announcements for tonights show claim they will be covering the
> annual Essentially Ellington Competition.  Here, musicians from the
> Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra write arrangements of Duke Ellington tunes
> and distribute them to high school jazz bands.  Then, the bands 'Duke'
> it out on stage.
>
> If you want to here some good music played by high school students,
> listen in tonight.  The competition was last May so you will still hear
> Ed Bradley's voice.
 (snip)

I believe some local Sacramento youth musicians were involved in that 
competition.  Some of them are a product of our STJS youth program.

--Bob Ringwald