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Latest Web Update: April 27, 2012; recent updates include Rio Band Alumni gathering, Results and awards: Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival Results, Santa Cruz Jazz Festival results, Several new videos via the Media Center below, Rio combo heading for Esentially Ellington in New York, and Mingus Combo and Rio Band Directors in Inside Arden magazine.
Congrulations to some recent award winners: Michael Wang won the Presidential Award and a 4 year all expense paid scholarship from Berklee School of Music. Emery Mesich won the Outstanding Instrumentalist Award from Downbeat Magazine. Joey Cozza, Jeric Racamora and Andrew Strevenson won scholarships tothe Berklee 5 week summer music camp. Jeric also was selected to the Monterey Next Generation Orchestra.
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Santa Cruz Jazz Festival: Rio students were given solo awards and scholarships. PM- John Denison. FM- Emma Hollis, Jacob Swedlow, Hunter Kiley and Kyle Nixon. Ammi Racket won a scholarship to the UOP Summer Jazz Camp. Clayton LaFlamme won a solo award in combo and the Smith Dobson Memorial Scholarship for piano excellence.
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Competition. AM took third place overall, and will perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September, on the program with Pat Metheney, and other jazz greats. Jeric Rocamora was awarded a UOP Summer Jazz Camp scholarship, and Lucas Bere won a solo awardDevan Kortan- best HS guitar/ banjo
Lucas Bere- best HS sax/ reeds
Sarah Pearlman- best HS trombone
Andrew Stephens- best HS trumpet, and best private club group trumpet
Brodie Mills- $500 Bob Draga Scholarship.
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Rio Band and RABB are trying to gather contact information for the many years of Rio Band to let them know about the 1st annual Rio Band Alumni gathering on June 1st, 2012. Place to be determined. Do you have contact info for a former band member? Please send it to any board member.
AM Jazz Ensemble has been selected as a finalist in the Essentially Ellington Festival/ Competition, put on by Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center. AM will fly to NYC in May. Only 15 schools from across the US and Canada are selected for EE, Since Rio was chosen for EE in 2010, we had to be in the top 5 nationally to go again this year. Players include: Emery Mesich, Ben Olson, Lucas Bere, Taylor Mesich, Jack DuBois, Andrew Stephens, Jeric Rocamora, Iris Shanks, Nick Stanton, Michael Wang, Harry Smith, Nogah Ofek, Annie Chernich, Garret Olson, Joey Cozza, Brodie Mills, Henry Lunetta, Nick De La O, Paul Slater, and Alex Hyson
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Sacramento Traditional Jazz Festival, held Feb 12th at CSUS. Our group was selected as the best High School band, and was asked to perform as a featured group in the showcase concert. The members of the "Red Hot Moldy Fig Stompin' Babies Jass Club of Rio Americano" were:
Andrew Stephens (freshman), trumpet
Brodie Mills (sophomore), clarinet
Nogah Ofek (sophomore), trombone
Joey Cozza (freshman), piano
Victor San Pedro (senior), banjo/guitar
Emma Simpson (sophomore), bass
Alex Remiticado (sophomore), drums.
Additionally, some of them won individual awards-
Victor San Pedro- Best HS banjo/guitar
Joey Cozza- Best HS piano
Andrew Stephens- best HS trumpet
Alex Remiticado- Jazz Camp Scholarship
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Catch the Rio Mingus Combo on an interview on Insight: Cap Radio Insight link: scroll down
Rio Jazz Combo I went to NYC and the 2012 Charles Mingus High School Jazz Competition: Congratulations to:Paul Slater, Henry Lunetta, Nick De La O, Joey Cozza, Isaac Negrete, Emery Mesich, Jeric Rocamora and Michael Wang. See video via link below:
Freshman percussionist Ryan Clark has been selected to represent Rio in the Nor-Cal HS Honor Band & Ryan and sophomore saxophonist Lucas Bere were selected to play in the Capitol Section HS Honor Band.
The January 2012 Edition of Inside Arden included a 2 page article of Rio Americano Band's involvement in the Composers and Schools in Concert program on page 52. Click here: Inside Arden. The C&SIC website includes recordings of the Rio performances at the Mondavi Center.
Congratulations Michael Wang who has been selected as lead trombone for the Grammy High School Jazz Camp Ensemble. Michael went to the Grammmys for 10 days in February to rehearse and play with Grammy nominees and be on recordings. More info at this link: Grammys-bound Michael Wang
The Rio Band was featured in the October edition of Inside Arden, page 14, which can be found at this link: Inside Arden. The article discussed the Composers and Schools in Concert event, with more info here:CSIC link. Read what the compossers had to say about the Rio Band program here: Commposers discuss Rio Band
Shady Lady Saloon Jam Session
All students are invited to an OPEN JAM SESSION - bring your axe
every third Sunday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Shady Lady Saloon --- 1409 R st., Sac
www.shadyladybar.com
All Age Venue- FREE- Bring the family
Open jam organized by Harley White Junior: questions? call Harley at 470-3607 or Rio parent Karen Baumann (Emery and Taylor Mesich's mom, their band plays from 6PM til 7PM then the jam begins) at 453-8946
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Alumni Updates!
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Sacramento Jazz Orchestra
When not mentoring our students Josh Murray and Max Kiesner can ofen be found playing with the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra. The Sacramento Jazz Orchestra is playing this Friday night at Marilyn's on K Street at 1708 K Street. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door and the show starts at 7PM. This show is 21 and over. Our favorite band directors and their orchestra were mentioned in a recent Sacramento News & Review. Here is a link to the article: SJO in News & Review link |
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Congratulations to -
Seniors- Michael Wang (trombone) and Nick De La O (bass), Junior- Paul Slater (drums),
Sophomores- Emery Mesich (saxes), Jeric Rocamora (trumpet) and Joey Cozza (piano)
for being selected to join the SF Jazz Collective to perform at the Mondavi Center. More info: SF Jazz Collective
2012 Folsom Jazz Festival: Congratulations to our Combo B which came in 1st and to the AM Jazz band which came in 2nd overall in the festival. Care to nerd out on the scores? check this link: Folsm Jazz Fest results
In spring 2011 Two Rio Band groups received major honors from Downbeat Magazine, the printed authority on Jazz since the 1930's. Honored groups are selected by a panel of esteemed Jazz musicians, critics and educators, from a pool of national and international applicants.
Our AM Jazz Ensemble was given 'Outstanding Performance'.
Our Senior Combo, The Conceptual Sextet, was also given 'Outstanding Performance'. This is the third year in a row that a Rio Combo has been recognized with a Downbeat Award.
Congratulations to the members of those groups-
Graham Smith (combo too)
Ben Olson
Emery Mesich
Ian Boilard
Jack DuBois
Iris Shanks
Andrew Stephens
Miles Roberto (combo)
Nick Stanton
Harrison Smith
Michael Wang
Annie Chernich
Sean Shelton
Audrey Reed
Victor San Pedro (combo)
David Williams (combo)
Tuan Phan (combo)
Jarrett Tracy (combo)
Paul Slater
CSUS Jazz Festival 2011
Congrulations to solo award winners: Combo II Nick De La O and Paul Slater; Combo I: Graham Smith, Victor San Pedro, Tuan Phan, David Williams, Miles Roberto; FM Jazz: Sam Kerfoot, Alex Hyson, Joey Cozza; PM Jazz: Henry Lunetta, Alex Remitacado, Nic De La O, Jeric Rocamora, Nogah Ofek; Isaac Negrete, Simon Edber; AM Jazz: Paul Slater, Jarrett Tracey, Audrey Reed, Graham Smith, The Trombone section and the Rhythm section.
Click Here to Listen to Rio's EE Submissions
The AM Jazz Ensemble at Avery Fisher Hall
To find out more about the Essentially Ellington Festival, visit www.jalc.org
Click here to check out some Spaghett! downloads
Click Here to Listen to Rio's EE Submissions
Jazz for Hire!
 The Rio Americano High School AM Jazz Band and Combos are available for private parties and events. Proceeds help support our students and program.
Click here for more.
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