This afternoon I went to a top notch jazz and pops program that could have been on Broadway. It was a mix of dancing, singing and a great band. Very surprising to me everyone on stage was a student at Hall High School in West Hartford, CT.
I should not have been as surprised as Hall was one of the first high schools in the United States to integrate jazz into its daily curriculum, and Hall students have performed around the world. They have performed at the White House and such prominent affairs as the Essentially Ellington Competition at Lincoln Center, and the Berklee School of Music Jazz Festival, where they have won first prize. Amazingly, the band has won a Downbeat award for “Best Big Band”.
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