Chapel Hill High School’s jazz band and combos performed at the 33rd annual Carolina Jazz Festival held at UNC.
The event is a regional version of the national “Essentially Ellington†Jazz Festival sponsored by Wynton Marsalis of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
The jazz band earned the Outstanding Big Band award and one of the combos was recognized as the Outstanding Jazz Combo. Six students received Outstanding Soloist awards. They are, Alex Boyd, Nora Burgard, Grame Roberts, Sam Salvesen, Alex Smith and Max Tice-Lewis.
The jazz band also was invited to perform at Memorial Hall prior to the Feb. 25 North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra Concert. Drew Carter is the band director.
The CHHS and ECHHS jazz combos will perform a joint concert on Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 pm in the East Chapel Hill High Auditorium.