a nonprofit presenter of jazz artistic and education programs


Saxophones

Michael Czaja, alto
Junior, Foothill High School, Pleasanton

John Palowitch
, alto
Senior, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton

Maxime Stinnett, tenor
Senior, Acalanes High School, Lafayette

Akeem Hawkins, tenor
Senior, Berkeley High School, Berkeley

Matthew Rosenthal, baritone
Freshman, The College Preparatory School, Oakland

Trumpets

Ryland King
Senior, Terra Nova High School, Pacifica

Aaron Bahr
Senior, Campolindo High School, Moraga

Benjamin Kreitman
Sophomore, Gunn High School, Palo Alto

Christopher Williams
Senior, Franklin High School, Elk Grove

Flute

Lani Chan
Senior, San Rafael High School, San Rafael

Trombones

Baron Arnold
Junior, The Urban School, San Francisco

Natalie Cressman
Junior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Rachel Woods-Robinson
Junior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Jamie Dunkle
Sophomore, Berkeley High School, Berkeley



Piano

Danny Mertens
Junior, El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito

Samora Pinderhughes
Junior, Berkeley High School, Berkeley

Guitar

Adam Nash
Junior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Bass

Jonathan Stein
Sophomore, Skyline High School, Oakland

Eliana Athayde
Junior, Acalanes High School, Lafayette

Gilbert Fix
Sophomore, Menlo-Atherton High School, Menlo Park

Percussion

Colin McDaniel, drums
Sophomore, Davis High School, Davis
 
Alex Nash, drums
Junior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Nour Moussa, congas
Senior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Remi Spiro, congas
Senior, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

Vocals

Christine Donaldson
Senior, Redwood High School, Larkspur

Alternates

Saxophones: Alex Eckstein, Chris Sullivan, Karl Tingwald, Bryan Giusto, Scott Takahashi, Charlie Wang
Trumpets: Michael Knight, Noah Frank, Tyler Kaneshiro, Will Rubenstein, Daniel Richman
Trombone: Perry Wong
Guitar: Arian Shafiee, Greg Fleischut
Bass: Sam Copperman, Dorsey Bass
Percussion: Cooper Freeman, Luke Wilson, Michael Figeiredo

Join the Ensemble

Auditions are closed for 2007. Please check back next summer!

 

the Ensemble live!

“Jazz Generations: The Music of Wayne Shorter”
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars w/Miguel Zenon
Sunday, June 1, 7PM
Herbst Theatre