The drummer's facial expression the entire time is priceless. Like he's not even trying. I am playing this song for my high school jazz band, but we don't have full instrumentation so it does not sound nearly this good. Amazing performance.
For a second I didn’t realize that Paul Panichi was on lead trumpet. My self confidence was drastically lowered for a second when I thought there was a high schooler that could play that lead part so easily.
After looking for a good cover solo on tenor saxophone for 30 minutes, this was the one i liked the most. Nice to see young guys playing to an excellent level.. this was 10 years ago, those kids must really be killing now!
For spec in Australia they hold auditions for these bands just for this performance, there is various other ensembles like a massive choir and orchestra