Essentially Ellington 2024: Osceola County School for the Arts 

I love you guys good job gang! -Naiyah

Best Tunisia since Dillard with Summer Camargo

Y’all sound FANTASTIC

*Osceola County School for the Arts Jazz Band A* *Director: Jason Anderson* *Solos:* *A Night in Tunisia (**0:57**)* Trombone: Danial Browne (1:08, 1:38, 2:49, 4:47)** Alto Sax: Solomon Geleta (2:04)** Tenor Sax: Kiara Rouse (3:08) Trumpet: Xavier Anderson (3:43, 5:01)^ Drums: Diego Aviles-Martinez (4:29) *The Giddybug Gallop (**6:38**)* Trombone: Danial Browne (7:10, 9:32)** Alto Sax: Solomon Geleta (7:30)** Clarinet: Luis Fernandez-Guzman (8:39, 9:12, 9:32) *Blues to Be There (**10:52**)* Piano: Juan Alvarado (10:52, 16:11) Bass: Abnerm Gonzalez (10:52) Clarinet: Luis Fernandez-Guzman (12:39, 12:59) Trumpet: Xavier Anderson (14:38)^ *Interview (**18:17**)* Jason Anderson (Director) Xavier Anderson (Trumpet)^ Solomon Geleta (Alto Sax)** * = Honorable Mention Award ** = Outstanding Award ^ = Snooky Young Award ****2nd Place in 29th Essentially Ellington Competition**** *Awards List* *Sectional Awards:* *Outstanding Rhythm Section:* Juan Alvarado (Piano), Sebastian Velez-Jaimes (Guitar), Abnerm Gonzalez (Bass), Diego Aviles-Martinez (Drums), Matthew Black (Drums), Sonialynn Jackson (Congas, Drums), Zachary Conidis (Drums) *Outstanding Brass Section:* Arturo Williams (Lead Trombone), Danial Browne (Trombone), Brett Levin (Trombone), Xavier Anderson (Lead Trumpet), Jann Xiques-Lozada (Trumpet), Victoria Ortiz-Nanez (Trumpet), Christine Done (Trumpet) *Outstanding Soloist Award:* Matthew Black (Drums) Sonialynn Jackson (Drums) Solomon Geleta (Alto Sax) Danial Browne (Trombone) **Snooky Young Award for Outstanding Trumpet:** Xavier Anderson

Possibly the best EE performance ever. Up there with AMP in 2013 and Dillard in 2011.

This band got shafted, I don’t understand how they didn’t win their third in a row.

I love seeing these young kids enjoy swinging. It's almost a lost art.

Wow! Wee!!!!

Fuckin killer 😮