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Band Director - Mr. Scott Katona

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Click HERE to go to Jackson Jazz Band 2007 Accomplishments

The Jackson High School Jazz Band is under the direction of Mr. Scott Katona, the new music director of Jackson Liberty High School. Mr. Katona has been working with the Jazz Band for three years. Within that time the Jackson Jazz Band has recieved many prestigious awards, as well as, has become one of the state's finest.

Some of their accomplishments at competitions include receiving superior ratings, best soloist awards and scholarships for various instruments, best trombone section, rhythm section, sax section, and trumpet section. They have placed 1st in the Ocean County Teen Arts Festival for the past three years and proceeded to play at the state level held at The College of NJ. The Jackson Jazz Band has also recieved certificates of excellence and outstanding achievement awards. They also placed in the highest category for sight-reading.

Last season, the Jackson Jazz Band had it's most successful season ever, and was given awards for outstanding trombone and trumpet section, and outstanding soloist awards. They also, for the first time in school history, qualified for the IAJE state finals, where they scored fifth in their division, and sixth in the state of New Jersey.

Other achievements of the Jackson Jazz Band include performing for the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge and a commemorative ceremony for the attack on Pearl Harbor at The Center for World War II Studies. They have also performed at the Starlight Cafe in Florida.


Trumpets
Rich Marrero
Jesse Garcia
Dan Breslin
Andy Oliverie
Joey Farrugio
Jeremy Rogalsky
Trombones
Dustin Healey
Paul Maier
Dan Barbour
Cory Leviton
Trevor Liebenthal



Saxophones

Katelyn Broderick (alto)
Mark Grayce (alto)
Ben Learish (alto)
Jason Leonard (tenor)
Gary Basko (tenor)
Eric Dauenhauer (bari)
Rhythm Section

Zach Zarrow (piano)
Rianne Muson (guitar)
Andrew Padula (bass)
Chris Durham (percussion)
Andrew Rubano (percussion)
Dean Kirby (percussion)
Alex Lopez (percussion)


2007 Jackson Jazz Band Accomplishments

April 28, 2007 - NJ-IAJE State Finals
3RD PLACE IN SIGHT READING
BEST SOLOIST - CHRIS DURHAM



Click HERE to view the IAJE RECAP SHEET 2007



March 30, 2007 - J.P. Stevens Jazz Festival

3RD PLACE OVERALL OUT OF 14 BANDS
BEST TRUMPET SECTION



March 23, 2007 - Willingboro Jazz Festival

BEST SOLOIST AWARD - ANDREW RUBANO - VIBES & DRUM SET
BEST SOLOIST AWARD - CHRIS DURHAM - DRUM SET



March 10, 2007 - Steinert Jazz Festival

 SUPERIOR RATING, SUPERIOR SIGHT READING
BEST SOLOIST AWARD - CHRIS DURHAM - DRUMS
BEST TROMBONE SECTION & BEST TRUMPET SECTION



February 16, 2007 - Lenape Jazz Festival

BEST SOLOIST AWARD - CHRIS DURHAM - DRUMS
BEST SOLOIST AWARD - KATELYN BRODERICK - ALTO SAX

 Congratulations to Katelyn Broderick
who received a scholarship to the University of the Arts for her solo.

Click ♫ HERE ♫ to hear the Jackson Jazz Band's performance of
Cruisin' For a Bluesin' at the Lenape Jazz Festival
(This is a large file, please be patient as it loads to play.
You can also right click and save target as to save the mp3 to your computer to play offline)



February 3, 2007 - Hamilton H.S. West Jazz Festival

SUPERIOR RATING
BEST SAXAPHONE SECTION
BEST PIANO SOLOIST - ZACH ZARROW



February 2, 2007 - Senaca Jazz Festival

BEST TROMBONE SECTION






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