BN FACULTY & STAFF
Tom Zlabinger, director/bass
Yoichi Uzeki, piano
George Gray, drums
Cassandra Douglas, assistant/clarinet
BLUE NOTES '10
Ashley Chambers, alto
Jenn Lin, alto
Joe Small, alto
Robert DeLacruz Valdez, tenor/clarinet
Hayong Lau, tenor
Ashley Santos, tenor
Mollie Galchus, bari/alto
Michael Moxey, bari
Greg "Zeus" Ceus, trumpet
Nieghel Downer, trumpet
Jun Jeong, trumpet
Kwaku Otchere, trumpet
Bobby Wanees, trumpet
Alejandro Espinosa, trombone
Eilin Perez, trombone
David Rukki, trombone
Andrew Viverito, trombone
Joshua Benitez, piano
Quincy Newell, piano
Charis-Faith Slue, piano
Solomon Cohen, bass
Malik McLaurine, bass
Ayan Roychowdhury, bass
Tim Ford, drums
Xavier Hill, drums
BLUE NOTES '09
Ashley Chambers, alto
Natalia Leston, alto
Joe Small, alto
Robert DeLacruz Valdez, bass clarinet/clarinet
Hayong Lau, tenor
Sarbh Singh, tenor
Michael Moxey, bari
Greg Ceus, trumpet
Bancroft Sparkes, Jr., trumpet
Sam Suoto, trumpet
Imani Tucker, trumpet
Bobby Wanees, trumpet
Brian Wilson, trumpet
Nicole Wong, trumpet
Adesanya Akinleye, trombone
Alejandro Espinosa, trombone
Yamakius Koranteng, trombone
Denzel McKenzie, trombone
Roberto Merida, trombone
Shawn Rhoades, trombone
Raul Valenzia, valve trombone
Juan Bowers, piano
Quincy Newell, piano
Charis-Faith Slue, piano
Solomon Cohen, bass
Darien Dawes, bass
Malik McLaurine, bass
Steven Bartashev, drums
James Narlis, drums
BLUE NOTES '08
Robbie Fogel, alto/clarinet
Michael Moxey, alto
Kaila Squires, alto
Red Tirona, alto
Shauna Irving, clarinet/bass clarinet
Chris Celiz, tenor
Vaughn Watson, tenor
Kunal Singh, bari
DaQuan McCray, trumpet
Bancroft Sparkes, Jr., trumpet
Rocio Gosende-Suarez, trombone
Denzel McKenzie, trombone
Malcolm Skinner, trombone
Justin Tokke, trombone
Ariel Flores, piano
Quincy Newell, piano
Shamar Olivas, piano
Toni Foster, bass
Ayush Prasad, bass
Andrew Garcia, drums
Trina McCandless, percussion
Jonathan "Kermit" Milard, percussion
BLUE NOTES '07
Melanie Chery, voice
Chiamaka Onyejiukwa, voice
Nalini Bholanauth, alto
Cherisse Fraser, alto/flute
Gabby Bermudez, tenor
Jon Vazcones, tenor
Sequoia King, bari/soprano
Eddie Castro, trumpet
Tianfu Chen, trumpet
David Ditrapani, trumpet
Bancroft Sparkes, Jr., trumpet
Katy Chery, trombone
Malcolm Skinner, trombone
Jaques Toney, trombone
Ariel Flores, piano
Shamar Olivas, piano
Paul Wilson, piano
TZ, bass
Andrew Garcia, drums
Rene Reyes Marcos, drums
Blue Notes '06 aka THE ONs
Grace Morales, voice
Sequoia King, soprano
David Barnes, alto
Jonathan Leon, tenor
Eddie Castro, trumpet
Darlene Mottley, alto
Hannah Amoako, clarinet/bass clarinet
Jorge Palencia, trombone
Jaques Toney, trombone
Gabriel Bonanno, guitar
Jennifer Bellisario, piano
Shamar Olivas, piano
Jade Wang, piano
Rob Anderson, bass
Andrew Garcia, drums
Cinque Kemp, drums
Rory Levin, drums
SJI '05 aka PRE-'NOTES
Kory Gittens, voice
Luis Velasquez, trumpet
Gabriel Bonanno, banjo/sitar
Kristina Bodetti, guitar
Joel Ayala, piano
Desiree Granby, piano
Daynelle Richards, piano
Jade Wang, piano
Rob Anderson, bass
Ken Rojas, bass
Krystina Francis, drums
Andrew Garcia, drums
Eddie Hernandez, drums
Cinque Kemp, drums
Rory Levin, drums
Roland Regos, drums
SJP/SJI ALUMNI
David Charles, alto
Litz Jean, alto
Chris Huang, clarinet
Steven Frommer, tenor
Devon Lawrence, tenor
Chirrard Cameau, bari
Niahlah Hope, trumpet
Wyatt Leach, trombone
Max Coburn, piano
Influences
Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, The Commodores, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Eddie Harris, Kool & The Gang, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Rose Royce, Booker T. & the MG's, Stevie Wonder, and Joe Zawinul
About York College Blue Notes & Summer Jazz Program
YORK COLLEGE BLUE NOTES
The York College Blue Notes are a high school big band in residence at York College/CUNY. Members of the Blue Notes are New York City public high school musicians who are alumni of the York College Summer Jazz Program sponsored by College Now.
In addition to performances at York College, the Blue Notes have performed at the Afrikan Poetry Theatre, the Festival of New Trumpet Music, the Jamaica Arts & Music Festival (JAMS), the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, the Louis Armstrong House, Minton's Playhouse, the St. Albans Jazz Festival, Temple M, and the Vision Festival. The Blue Notes have been on the same bill with such musicians as pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi, saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, trumpeter Roy Campbell, saxophonist Lou Donaldson, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, the hip-hop/violin group Nuttin' But Stringz, bassist William Parker, tubist Bob Stewart, and trumpeter Ray Vega.
To date, the Blue Notes have included students from Bayside High School, Forest Hills High School, Frank Sinatra High School, Gateway High School, John Bowne High School, LaGuardia High School, Midwood High School, Newcomers High School, Newtown High School, Queens High School for the Sciences, Talent Unlimited High School, Townsend Harris High School, University Heights High School, and William Bryant High School.
Summer Jazz Program '07 Concert
York College Performing Arts Center
August 7, 2007
