Competition Band Wins Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival
The 20-piece band captured First Place in a competition that featured the top high school Jazz Bands from North Carolina to Connecticut.
The Competition Band at La Salle College High School traveled to Rockville, MD on Saturday, February 13, 2016 for the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival. Mr. Joe Vettori conducted the 20-piece band who captured First Place in a competition that featured the top high school Jazz Bands from North Carolina to Connecticut. Produced by the Jazz Academy of Music, which hosts a burgeoning annual jazz camp for aspiring high school jazz musicians, the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival draws over 4,000 "jazz lovers" and makes an indelible commitment to jazz education as well as presents the East Coast's finest talents and visiting masters in unique "festival" programs and configurations, Next Generation jazz artists, and student ensembles.