in conjunction with the
Los Angeles Unified School District Beyond the Bell Branch Music and Entertainment Education present the annual
Jazz in the Classroom Virtual Spring Concert introduction by
Herbie Hancock
Photo by Douglas Kirkland
June 13, 2020 • 2 PM Live Stream and On-demand hancockinstitute.org • YouTube
Program Cold Duck Time…………………….…………………Eddie Harris Millikan Middle School Affiliated Charter A Shade of Jade……………………………………..Joe Henderson Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High School A Caddy for Daddy…………………………………..Hank Mobley James A. Foshay Learning Center The Jody Grind………………………………………Horace Silver John Marshall High School Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit………………………………McCoy Tyner Walter Reed Middle School Sonnymoon for Two………….………………………Sonny Rollins Washington Preparatory High School Cantaloupe Island…….......………………………..Herbie Hancock El Sereno Middle School It Could Happen to You…..…Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen Eagle Rock High School Blue Train.………………………………….………..John Coltrane John F. Kennedy High School Mondays………………..…………………………..Dylan Cisneros Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
The Players, Schools and Teachers Millikan Middle School Affiliated Charter Brian McGaffey, Instrumental Music Teacher • Jay Tibbitts, Teaching Artist Adam Sterling (8th grade) – trumpet Miguel Estrada (8th grade) – alto saxophone Victoria Espinosa (8th grade) – tenor saxophone Wilfred Gonzalez (8th grade) – tenor saxophone Jessica Lusambu (8th grade) – guitar Isabel Mora (8th grade) – bass Noah Nunes (8th grade) – drums Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High School Philip Topping, Jazz Director • Kevin Kanner, Teaching Artist Hazam Muhammad (11th grade) – alto saxophone Kaela Seltzer (10th grade) – flute Declan Houlihan (11th grade) – vibes Bennett Wyler (12th grade) – guitar Dov Sikowitz (11th grade) – piano Brennan Sakata (11th grade) – bass Charlie Faragher (12th grade) – drums James A. Foshay Learning Center Vincent Womack, Music Director • Josh Johnson, Teaching Artist Emmely Caceres (11th grade) – clarinet Matthew Say (10th grade) – tenor saxophone Eyael Hailmariam (9th grade ) – trombone Christian Oropeza (9th grade) – guitar Diego Moreno (9th grade) – bass Joshua Burks (9th grade) – drums John Marshall High School Emerson Cardenas, Band Director • Anna Butterss, Teaching Artist Quin Henry-Chia (10th grade) – trombone Michael Sandoval (11th grade) – guitar Mateo Guynn (12th grade) – piano Russell Cooler (10th grade) – bass Walter Reed Middle School Stewart Rosen, Orchestra and Jazz Director • Dontae Winslow, Teaching Artist Zach Guiley (8th grade) – trumpet Chance Krenzer (7th grade) – trumpet Eddie Kahng (8th grade) – alto saxophone Austin Krischer (8th grade) – alto saxophone Bella Cottrell (7th grade) – tenor saxophone Euri Sakamoto (8th grade) – baritone saxophone Shaun Houlihan (8th grade) – trombone Ethan Choi (8th grade) – guitar Francis Chu (7th grade) – bass Eli Gonzales (7th grade) – bass Drake Reisinger (8th grade) – drums
Washington Preparatory High School Christopher Estrada, Director of Bands • Jeff Pifher, Teaching Artist Joseph Fabian (12th grade) – trumpet Vanesa Garcia Gusman (12th grade) – tenor saxophone Alvino Rodriguez (12th grade) – bass Josiah Collins (11th grade) – drums Guest Artist Paul Cornish – piano Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music El Sereno Middle School Ariel Legaspi, Band Director • Daniel Rotem, Teaching Artist Haziel Gonzalez (8th grade) – tenor saxophone Guillermo Carreon (8th grade) – baritone saxophone Dominic Bandek (8th grade) – trombone Mia Silva (8th grade) – trombone Jason Valdes (8th grade) – guitar Isaiah Gamboa (7th grade) – drums Guest Artists Josh Johnson – piano and Anna Butterss – bass Jazz in the Classroom Teaching Artists Eagle Rock High School Lauren Silverman, Instrumental Music Director • Kevin Kanner, Teaching Artist Leslie Garcia (12th grade) – alto saxophone Chester Cahill (12th grade – tenor saxophone Jazzbird Molina (12th grade) – guitar Kailani Tokiyeda (12th grade) – piano Luke Lambino (12th grade) – bass Guest Artist Kevin Kanner – drums Jazz in the Classroom Teaching Artist John F. Kennedy High School Wilber Ibarra, Instrumental Music Teacher • Jon Hatamiya, Teaching Artist Madison Fabery (9th grade) – trumpet Roy Gutierrez (9th grade) – alto saxophone Argie Cascayan (9th grade) – tenor saxophone Joshua Santos (9th grade) – trombone Gerardo Gutierrez (9th grade) – bass trombone Nicolas Aguila (11th grade) – piano Olivia Enriquez (9th grade) – bass Emiliano Bastida (11th grade) – drums Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts Eric Cañas, Director of Bands and Orchestra • Ido Meshulam, Teaching Artist Dylan Cisneros (9th grade) – alto sax Peter Vazquez (9th grade) – guitar and bass Maxwell Luchak (10th grade) – piano Anthony N. White (10th grade) – drums
Jazz in the Classroom The Herbie Hancock Institute’s Jazz in the Classroom program facilitates the education of Los Angeles middle school and high school music students. It offers them opportunities to participate in a structured, after-school, performance-based jazz curriculum; study with some of the city’s most eminent jazz artists; perform in a jazz combo comprised of their peers; and prepare for entry into the country’s most distinguished conservatories and university schools of music. Emphasis is placed on a working knowledge of standard and contemporary jazz repertoire as well as the development of original compositions. The Institute provides ongoing consultation regarding curriculum development and instructional methodology, residencies by Institute staff, high-profile performance opportunities, and visiting guest artists and educators. The program also provides students with further insight into the rich history of jazz and the deeply held American values it represents: teamwork, unity with ethnic diversity, democracy and the vital importance of really listening to one another.
LAUSD Beyond the Bell Music and Entertainment Education In collaboration with community partners, Beyond the Bell Music and Entertainment Education ensures that students in the Los Angeles Unified School District have access to high quality, safe and supervised education and enrichment programs that inspire learning beyond the regular school day. This branch of LAUSD is responsible for a wide range of programs and activities, including the All District Honor Marching Band, All District Jazz Academy, Band & Drill Team Competition, Percussion Showcase, Music Camps & Festivals, Music Teacher Training Program, Master Class with Artists, Music Camps, Youth Orchestras, and Partnerships & Outreach. Tony White, Coordinator, Beyond the Bell Music and Entertainment Education, oversees the Beyond the Bell music programs. btb.lausd.net/musicandentertainmented
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz The mission of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is to offer the world’s most promising young musicians college level training by internationally acclaimed jazz masters and to present public school music education programs for young people around the world. The Institute preserves, perpetuates and expands jazz as a global art form, and utilizes jazz as a means to unite people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. All of the Institute’s programs are provided free of charge to students, schools and communities worldwide. These programs use jazz as the medium to encourage imaginative thinking, creativity, positive self-image, and respect for one’s own and others’ cultural heritage. hancockinstitute.org
The Institute Thanks Its Major Supporters Los Angeles Unified School District Beyond the Bell Branch Music and Entertainment Education
Stuart Subotnick Lynda Thomas
United Airlines is the official airline of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Additional support for the Institute’s LA programs is provided by Lou Adler Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. Carnival Corporation Barry Cutler Norman and Rosalind Cutler Memorial Scholarship Fund Frank and Berta Gehry
Special Thanks Austin Beutner, Superintendent of Schools, LAUSD Hilda Maldonado, Deputy Superintendent, Leadership and Partnerships, LAUSD Alvaro Cortés, Senior Executive Director, Beyond the Bell Branch, LAUSD Anthony “Tony” White, Coordinator, Beyond the Bell Branch, Music and Entertainment Education, LAUSD
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Jimmy Heath, Ellis Marsalis Jr. and McCoy Tyner