PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany High School Jazz Ensemble performed on Wednesday, May 6 to a packed audience in the Cafeteria of Parsippany High School. The Jazz Ensemble Director is Mr. Gregory Dalakian.
The members of 2015 PHS Jazz ensemble include:
Alto Saxophone: Kentaro Hansen and Samir Gandhi
Tenor Saxophone: Ethan Kaplan and Nic Colella
Baritone Saxophone: Craig Hunt
Trumpet: Miki Hansen, Michelle Inn, Adam Ye and Jyotsna Ramaswamy
Trombone: Kyle Ting, Megan Wang, Anthony Martucci and Brendan Laux
Rhythm Section: Yang Fu, Piano; Joshua Lustig and Jacob Curley Guitar; Stephen Giercyk, Bass; Mitchell Ryzuk and Brian Carter, Drum set; Eric Lai, Auxiliary Percussion.
The students performed the following during the Jazz Cafe:
Birdland: Joe Zawinul; Arranged by Victor Lopez
No Business Blues: Jeff Jarvis
Sir Duke:Words & Music by Stevie Wonder; Arranged by Dave Wolpe
As Time Goes By: Words & Music by Herman Hupfeld; Arranged by Mike Carubia
Sarah Ferguson, Monique Mendoza, Sienna Lafuente, Jailene Veloz: Vocal Quartet
A Night in Tunisia: “Dizzy” Gillespie & Frank Paparelli; Arranged by Sammy Nestico
Hit the Bricks: Gordon Goodwin
Jericho: African-American Spiritual; Arranged by Chris Sharp
Samba Kinda Mambo; Michael Philip Mossman
At Last: Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Mack Gordon and Arranged by Dave Wolpe with Isabella Cacciottolo – Vocals
Chameleon: Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Jr. & Bennie Maupin; Arranged by Victor Lopez
Sister Sadie: Horace Silver, Arranged by Mike Dana
The lncredibles: Michael Giacchino, Arranged by Stephen Bulla (From Walt Disney Pictures’ THE INCREDIBLES — A Pixar Film
