FACULTY
Tom Zlabinger, director/bass
Yoichi Uzeki, piano
George Gray, drums
Cassandra Douglas, assistant/clarinet
CURRENT BLUE NOTES
Robert DeLacruz Valdez, clarinet
Natalia Leston, alto
Joe Small, alto
Hayong Lau, tenor
Devon Lawrence, tenor
Sarbh Singh, tenor
Michael Moxey, alto/bari
Greg Ceus, trumpet
Bancroft Sparkes, Jr., trumpet
Imani Tucker, trumpet
Bobby Wanees, trumpet
Brian Wilson, trumpet
Nicole Wong, trumpet
Alejondro Esponasa, trombone
Denzel McKenzie, 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
BLUE NOTE/SJP ALUMNI
Melanie Chery, voice
Chiamaka Onyejiukwa, voice
David Barnes, alto
Nalini Bholanauth, alto
Ashley Chambers, alto
Robbie Fogel, alto/clarinet
Cherisse Fraser, alto/flute
Darlene Mottley, alto
Kaila Squires, alto
Red Tirona, alto
Hannah Amoako, clarinet/bass clarinet
Shauna Irving, clarinet/bass clarinet
Gabby Bermudez, tenor
Chris Celiz, tenor
Jonathan Leon, tenor
Jon Vazcones, tenor
Vaughn Watson, tenor
Chirrard Cameau, bari
Sequoia King, bari/soprano
Kunal Singh, bari
Eddie Castro, trumpet
Tianfu Chen, trumpet
David Ditrapani, trumpet
Ian Dummet, trumpet
Brian Ganan, trumpet
DaQuan McCray, trumpet
Luis Velasquez, trumpet
Katy Chery, trombone
Rocio Gosende-Suarez, trombone
Jorge Palencia, trombone
Malcolm Skinner, trombone
Justin Tokke, trombone
Jaques Toney, trombone/slide-trumpet
Gabriel Bonanno, guitar/banjo
Jennifer Bellisario, piano
Ariel Flores, piano
Shamar Olivas, piano
Jade Wang, piano
Paul Wilson, piano
Rob Anderson, bass
Toni Foster, bass/violin
Ayush Prasad, bass
Andrew Garcia, drums
Cinque Kemp, drums
Rory Levin, drums
Rene Reyes Marcos, drums
Trina McCandless, percussion
Jonathan "Kermit" Milard, percussion
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
The York College Blue Notes are a high school big band in residence at York College. 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 Louis Armstrong House, Minton's Playhouse, the St. Albans Jazz Festival, and the Vision Festival. The Blue Notes have been on the same bill with such musicians as pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi, trumpeter Roy Campbell, saxophonist Lou Donaldson, 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
We killed it today!.. lol.... wait we actually killled something... yay.. Luryn loved it.. and she wont stop talkin about Hannah soloin to her... she has an old soull... yay!!!!
ATTENTION all of the jazz community... Toni and I are in a Band at a restaurant at the JAzz Standard... and this sunday come see us... for this is our last performance for a month... yes a month... soo you have to make reservattions at the Jazz Standard...2125762232 and located at 116 East 27th street... New York, New York 10016... the music is great the food is great... trust me its worth your time... oh yea... make reservations early... the place tends to fill up quickly... okay 1
