Garfield Jazz Band Gala

Jazz Band II plays "In a Mellow Tone" Hugo Solomon on trombone. Garfield is a frequent participant in the Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City. Since 1999, Garfield has been selected as one of the 15 Essentially Ellington finalists fourteen times, including first-place trophies in 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010; second place finishes in 2002 and 2008; and a third place in 2006. In May 2003, the Garfield Jazz Ensemble made a national TV appearance with Wynton Marsalis on NBC’s Today Show. Graduates of the Garfield Jazz program have gone on to study at leading music schools throughout the country, such as Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, The New England Conservatory and Oberlin.