Garfield Jazz Band Members Win Awards at Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Festival

Congratulations to Mr. Jared Sessink and Garfield Jazz 1 on an outstanding performance at The 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival.

The band returned home with eight awards for solo and section work:

• Outstanding Trumpet Section
• Outstanding Trombone Section
• Outstanding Bass – Giuliano Liu 
• Outstanding Clarinet – Peter Strickland
• Outstanding Alto Saxophone – Graham Cobden
• Outstanding Doubler – Peter Strickland
• Outstanding Trumpet – Timothy Park
• The Cootie Williams Plunger Mute Award – Timothy Park