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Latest Web Update: January 22, 2012; recent updates include Dropbox link added via Media Center below, Dinner Dance announcement, and Wayne Reimers Jazz Festival and Folsom Jazz Festival, Ryan Clark & Lucas Bere receive Honors, Rio Combo going to Charles Migus festival, Rio Band Directors in Inside Arden magazine, Michael Wang is going to the Grammys; Playathon in the Carmichael Patch.
Wayne Reimers Jazz Fest @ Rio on Thursday 1/26 Folsom Jazz Festival 1/28 “Carnaval de Cadiz” The annual Dinner Dance Saturday March 3rd.
AM, PM, FM, and Jazz Workshop, as well as 10 bands from other SJUSD schools will perform and receive a clinic. Thursday, January 26th at Rio.
Jazz Workshop- 6pm, Theater
FM- 7:40, cafeteria
PM- 8:05, Theater
AM- 8:30, cafeteria
Folsom Jazz Festival
Saturday, January 28th. Location info will come later.
AM, PM, FM and two combos will perform.
FM- 9:55am
PM- 11:10
Combo 1- 2:05
Combo 2- 3:20
AM- 4:35
Rio Jazz Combo I has been invited to NYC and the 2012 Charles Mingus High School Jazz Competition: Congratulations to:Paul Slater, Henry Lunetta, Nick De La O, Joey Cozza, Isaac Negrete, Emery Mesich, Jeric Rocamora and Michael Wang.
Freshman percussionist Ryan Clark has been selected to represent Rio in the Nor-Cal HS Honor Band & Ryan and sophomore saxophonist Lucas Bere were selected to play in the Capitol Section HS Honor Band.
The January 2012 Edition of Inside Arden includes a 2 page article of Rio Americano Band's involvement in the Composers and Schools in Concert program on page 52. Click here: Inside Arden. The C&SIC website includes recordings of the Rio performances at the Mondavi Center.
Congratulations Michael Wang who has been selected as lead trombone for the Grammy High School Ensemble. Michael will go to t he Grammmys for 10 days in February to rehearse and play with Grammy nominees and be on recordings. More info at this link: Grammys-bound Michael Wang
Playathon wrap-up in the Carmichael patch: here is the link: Carmichael Patch
The Rio Band was featured in the October edition of Inside Arden, page 14, which can be found at this link: Inside Arden. The article discussed the Composers and Schools in Concert event, with more info here:CSIC link. Read what the compossers had to say about the Rio Band program here: Commposers discuss Rio Band
Shady Lady Saloon Jam Session
All students are invited to an OPEN JAM SESSION - bring your axe
every third Sunday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Shady Lady Saloon --- 1409 R st., Sac
www.shadyladybar.com
All Age Venue- FREE- Bring the family
Open jam organized by Harley White Junior: questions? call Harley at 470-3607 or Rio parent Karen Baumann (Emery and Taylor Mesich's mom, their band plays from 6PM til 7PM then the jam begins) at 453-8946
National merit Scholar semi-finalists: Flyn P. Kaida-Yip and Graham Smith were named in Inside Arden magazine's January 2010 issue (page 18) as semi-finalists for National Merit Scholars: Inside Arden article: National Merit Scholar candidates
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Sacramento Jazz Orchestra
When not mentoring our students Josh Murray and Max Kiesner can ofen be found playing with the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra. The Sacramento Jazz Orchestra is playing this Friday night at Marilyn's on K Street at 1708 K Street. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door and the show starts at 7PM. This show is 21 and over. Our favorite band directors and their orchestra were mentioned in a recent Sacramento News & Review. Here is a link to the article: SJO in News & Review link |
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Congratulations to -
Seniors- Michael Wang (trombone) and Nick De La O (bass), Junior- Paul Slater (drums),
Sophomores- Emery Mesich (saxes), Jeric Rocamora (trumpet) and Joey Cozza (piano)
for being selected to join the SF Jazz Collective to perform at the Mondavi Center. More info: SF Jazz Collective
Two Rio Band groups received major honors from Downbeat Magazine, the printed authority on Jazz since the 1930's. Honored groups are selected by a panel of esteemed Jazz musicians, critics and educators, from a pool of national and international applicants.
Our AM Jazz Ensemble was given 'Outstanding Performance'.
Our Senior Combo, The Conceptual Sextet, was also given 'Outstanding Performance'. This is the third year in a row that a Rio Combo has been recognized with a Downbeat Award.
Congratulations to the members of those groups-
Graham Smith (combo too)
Ben Olson
Emery Mesich
Ian Boilard
Jack DuBois
Iris Shanks
Andrew Stephens
Miles Roberto (combo)
Nick Stanton
Harrison Smith
Michael Wang
Annie Chernich
Sean Shelton
Audrey Reed
Victor San Pedro (combo)
David Williams (combo)
Tuan Phan (combo)
Jarrett Tracy (combo)
Paul Slater
in the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Festival, held Feb 12th at CSUS. Our group was selected as the best High School band, and was asked to perform as a featured group in the showcase concert. The members of the "Red Hot Moldy Fig Stompin' Babies Jass Club of Rio Americano" were:
Andrew Stephens (freshman), trumpet
Brodie Mills (sophomore), clarinet
Nogah Ofek (sophomore), trombone
Joey Cozza (freshman), piano
Victor San Pedro (senior), banjo/guitar
Emma Simpson (sophomore), bass
Alex Remiticado (sophomore), drums.
Additionally, some of them won individual awards-
Victor San Pedro- Best HS banjo/guitar
Joey Cozza- Best HS piano
Andrew Stephens- best HS trumpet
Alex Remiticado- Jazz Camp Scholarship
2011 Folsom Jazz Festival: Wombo Combo - 4th place in division, Conceptual Sextet - 3rd place in division, FM Jazz Ensemble - 3rd place in division, PM Jazz Ensemble - 3rd place in division, AM Jazz Ensemble - 1st place in division, 1st place overall. Remarkable job Rio Band, and a huge thanks to all the parents and FOB's who support us! a fulltuition scholarship to the Stanford Jazz Workshop, for their summer Jazz Camp or Jazz Residency, was awarded to trombonist/ recorderist Michael Wang.
Receiving individual acclaim within their groups from the judges were-
AM Jazz Ensemble- David Williams, Miles Roberto, Michael Wang, Victor San Pedro and Graham Smith
PM Jazz Ensemble- Jeric Rocamora, Henry Lunetta and Aaron Kravitz
FM Jazz Ensemble- Hunter Kiley, as well as the entire rhythm section- Emma Simpson, Joey Cozza, Joshua Kravitz, Nate Sher, Tyler Reeves, Alex Hyson, Carson Messer and Zack Kennedy
Combo 1- All six members! David Williams, Victor San Pedro, Graham Smith, Miles Roberto, Tuan Phan and Jarrett Tracy
Combo 2- Michael Wang. Care to nerd out on the scores? check this link:folsommjazzfest/results
CSUS Jazz Festival
Congrulations to solo award winners: Combo II Nick De La O and Paul Slater; Combo I: Graham Smith, Victor San Pedro, Tuan Phan, David Williams, Miles Roberto; FM Jazz: Sam Kerfoot, Alex Hyson, Joey Cozza; PM Jazz: Henry Lunetta, Alex Remitacado, Nic De La O, Jeric Rocamora, Nogah Ofek; Isaac Negrete, Simon Edber; AM Jazz: Paul Slater, Jarrett Tracey, Audrey Reed, Graham Smith, The Trombone section and the Rhythm section.
Monterey Jazz Festival recap
On September 17-19, 2010: Monterey
The_AM Ensemble recently returned from this year's Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest-running annual jazz event in the world. In addition to the AM Ensemble, the 2010 Festival featured over 500 artists performing on eight stages spread over the 20-acre Monterey Fairgrounds. The performance for AM was a huge success with standing ovations for their spirited playing.
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Rio Tours Argentina
June 14 - 25, 2010
Mr. Murray and Mr. Kiesner led 38 of Rio's finest student musicians on a tour of Argentina that included several concert performances, home stays with local students, late night Tango, pickup futbol games, a snowball fight in the Andes, museums and sightseeing. Among the highlights was a 4-encore performance at Mendoza’s Teatro Independencia, the city's main concert hall.
Essentially Ellington Recap
The Rio AM Jazz Ensemble, finalists in the 2010 Essentially Ellington Festival in New York City, spent three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals and performances at the “House of Swing,” Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Fredrick P. Rose Hall. After the three day festival, honors were announced during the Final Concert and Awards Ceremony that took place May 10th at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
The Rio Americano Rhythm Section comprised of Jarrett Tracy (drums), Nathan Swedlow (bass), David Williams (piano), Derek Sup (vibes) and Victor San Pedro (guitar) received an Honorable Mention for their outstanding performance as a section. In addition, the following Rio students were recognized for Outstanding Solo Performance: Graham Smith (alto sax), Zach Giberson (alto sax), Zachary Darf (tenor Sax), Victor San Pedro (guitar) and Aneil Dhillon (honorable mention, tenor sax).
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The AM Jazz Ensemble at Avery Fisher Hall
To find out more about the Essentially Ellington Festival, visit www.jalc.org
Big News from DownBeat
DownBeat Magazine, the journalistic authority on jazz since the 1930’s, has released their 2010 Student Music Awards. These are some of the most prestigious awards possible in the field of jazz education, and are determined by a panel of esteemed journalists, educators, and musicians.
Rio’s Spaghett! Was named the ‘Best Jazz Group (High School Division) in the United States!
Members include Zach Giberson (sax), Zach Darf (sax), David Williams (piano), Victor San Pedro (guitar), Nathan Swedlow (bass) and Jarrett Tracy (drums). There is a large photo of Spaghett! on page 84 of the June issue.
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Another DownBeat Award went to Zach Giberson who was named Outstanding Performer in the Original Song category, for his composition “The Ladder”. Zach was also named the National Winner in the Jazz Arrangement category, for his treatment of Sun Ra’s “A Call For All Demons”.
In addition, Ann Pedersen, Rio class of 2002, was named the best graduate college vocalist in the nation.
Congratulations to all of these wonderful musicians.
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