Essentially Ellington 2017: Mount Si High School - Rocks in My Bed

Live from the 2017 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, it's Mount Si High School from Snoqualmie, WA playing Duke Ellington's "Rocks in My Bed."
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[@trishmairet4061]

Really, really great for a high school band...I'm blown away! All the soloists and vocalist were excellent and he band is really tight!

[@rankinnwc]

The vocalist just slayed this song

[@thrillscience]

Bravo! These kids are brilliant!

[@roosterslime9430]

*Director: Matthew Wenman*
*Solos:*
Alto Sax: Christian Palomo (0:00, 2:24)*
Clarinet: Daniel Henriksen (0:36, 1:48, 5:57)
Vocals: Sage Eisenhower (1:11, 5:57)**
Trombone: Jered Byford (3:35)**
Piano: Greta Chappell (4:47)
* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award
*Full Awards List*
*Sectional Awards:*
*Honorable Section Reed Section:* Daniel Henriksen (Clarinet), Creed Carlson (Lead Alto Sax), Christian Palomo (Alto Sax)* , Jackson Beymer (Tenor Sax), Elijah Wray (Baritone Sax)
*Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
Christian Palomo (Alto Sax)
*Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Sage Eisenhower (Vocals)
Jered Byford (Trombone)
Sean Hakala (Trumpet)

[@DDAWG7788]

Greta Chappell is at the keys

[@raimondskors8053]

Brilliantly!

[@SwingWestBand]

Fabulous! You are all just fabulous.

[@arcadyt]

Really awesome! 😃

[@jeffbaker4287]

Heard this song the other night but the signal was weak, couldn't make out who it was performing, looking on utube for it, it was an old performance from the 20's or 30's, but found this high school band doing an excellent job of it, the singer looks like Veronica Lake.

[@localhost_t]

Genial y bella la bocal

[@Taema-sama]

awesome!

[@ethanpalomo4835]

nice.

[@lilbigmac5824]

Towards the beginning the band director can be seen making disappointed facial expressions as the clarinetist soloist. It can also be noticed that the soloist is shaking heavily, meaning that he is under pressure. Just imagine being 15-18 and playing an original duke ellington composition in a world-renowned jazz institution in front of likely thousands of people. I’m glad that at the end the director made of happy gesture towards the clarinet. These kids are absolutely crazy!

[@JXter_]

Hah, that director is actually mine, that's not a face of disapproval, it's his stanky face!

[@sage9826]

It's most definitely a stank face! An approval face if anything! He can be mean to us sometimes, but not THAT mean. Haha! - the vocalist :)

[@SamanthaMonday5]

That face was the equivalent of saying “hot damn”