ÿþ<html> <head> <title>BHS Jazz news &amp; announcements</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Berkeley High School Jazz, Berkeley Jazz, BHS Jazz, High School Jazz" > <meta NAME="description" CONTENT="BHS Jazz news and announcements "> </head> <body bgcolor="#FBAC1E"> <table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="88%" height="30" valign="middle"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong><a href="index.html"><img src="images/BHSjazzlogo.png" width="100" height="66" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a><font size="5"> &nbsp;&nbsp; BHS Jazz News &amp; Announcements</font></strong></em></font> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">April 15, 2011 - Jazz on 4th a Success</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This year's Jazz on 4th celebration was a big success, and a great time was had by all. The <a href="http://www.berkeleyside.com"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Berkeleyside</font></a> blog team was on hand and has posted a <a href="http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/05/16/photo-essay-jazz-on-fourth-great-music-food-no-rain/"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">story</font></a> about the event. See <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a> of the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">April 2, 2011 - Combo A Wins Second Place at Monterey Next Generation Festival</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Combo A (E. Pinderhughes, G. Milliken, N. Lamb, E. Shiboski & L. Facher), Combo 1 (H. Reinisch, G. Milliken, E. Shiboski &amp; H. Meyerson) and the Ensemble all gave great performances at the 2011 Next Generation Festival. Combo A came home with the 2nd place trophy. (Complete results are posted on the <a href="http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2011/NGF/top-groups/"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">NGF</font></a> site.) All the musicians and parents had a great time. See <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a> of the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">March 21, 2011 - Combo A Wins Best High School Combo Award from Downbeat Magazine</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Combo A (E. Pinderhughes, G. Milliken, N. Lamb, E. Shiboski & L. Facher) continued their successful year by winning the 2011 Downbeat Magazine student music award for best high school combo. Results will appear in print in the June issue. &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">February 12, 2011 - Lab Band II takes second place at Campana Jazz Festival</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lab II placed second (out of eight schools) in its division at the Campana Festival at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. The Lab II rhythm section also took second place for &quot;outstanding section&quot;. &nbsp;<br><br> The following musicians won outstanding musicianship awards: Jasper Hussong (guitar; both for his band and combo performances); Noah Baker (guitar); Tyler Kim-Hayes (soprano & tenor sax); Nora Stanley (alto sax) and Keenan Isaacs (bass) &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">January 29, 2011 - BHS Jazz Has a Big Day at the 2011 Folsom Jazz Festival</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Jazz Ensemble came home with the fourth place trophy in the AAAA division, after competing against nine bands. Combo A (E. Pinderhughes, G. Milliken, N. Lamb, E. Shiboski &amp; L. Facher) took 1st in the combo competition, while Combo 1 (H. Reinisch, G. Milliken, E. Shiboski &amp; H. Meyerson) took 5th and Combo 2 (L. Collins, H. Shiboski, S. Klein-Markman, M. Orenstein, B. Timar &amp; M. Bourke-Perez) 6th. See <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a> and hear <a href="./audio.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">audio</font></a> (coming soon) of the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> The following musicians won outstanding musicianship awards: M. Bourke-Perez (Combo 2), L. Facher (Combo A), S. Klein-Markman (Ensemble), N. Lamb (Ensemble & Combo A), H. Meyerson (Combo 1), G. Milliken (Ensemble, Combo A &amp; Combo 1), M. Orenstein (Combo 2), E. Pinderhuges (Ensemble & Combo A), H. Reinisch (Ensemble &amp; Combo 1), E. Shiboski (Combo A &amp; Combo 1), N. Stanley (Lab II). &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">December 5, 2010 - BHS Jazz Combo A &amp; 2 take 1st and 2nd place at Delta Jazz Festival - Jazz Ensemble places 3rd.</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Combo A (E. Pinderhughes, G. Milliken, N. Lamb, E. Shiboski &amp; L. Facher) won first place in the combo competition; Combo 2 (L. Collins, H. Shiboski, S. Klein-Markman, M. Orenstein, B. Timar &amp; M. Bourke-Perez) won second place. The Jazz Ensemble won third place in the big band &quot;heavy&quot; division, with unanimous superior ratings from all judges. See <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a>, <a href="./video.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">video</font></a> and hear <a href="./audio.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">audio</font></a> of the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> The following musicians won outstanding musicianship awards: S. Klein-Markman (Combo 2), M. Orenstein (Combo 2), E. Pinderhuges (Combo A &amp; Ensemble), G. Milliken (Combo A), Monte Metal (Lab II) and Nora Stanley (Lab II). &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Recent articles about BHS Jazz</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Follow the links below for some recent publications about the BHS jazz program:<br><br> <a href="http://www.dailycal.org/article/109483/setting_the_standard"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Daily Californian article about Jazz on 4th, 2010 </font></a> <br><br> <a href="http://www.bhsjacket.com/entertainment/jazz_band_struck_chord_fancy_festival"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">BHS Jacket article about 2010 Reno festival results</font></a> <br><br> <a href="http://www.bhsjacket.com/entertainment/jazz_combo_enters_generation_festival"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">BHS Jacket article about Combo A 's acceptance into the 2010 Monterey Next Generation Festival</font></a> &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <div align="center"> <hr> <p> <font color="#0080FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="about.html"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">About</font></a></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#B3B3B3">|</font> <font color="#0080FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="calendar.html"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Calendar</font></a></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#B3B3B3">|</font> <font color="#0080FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="video.html"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Video</font></a></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#B3B3B3">|</font> <font color="#0080FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="audio.html"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Audio</font></a></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#B3B3B3">|</font> <font color="#0080FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="photos.html"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Photos</font></a></font> </p> </div> </body> </html>