Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Dragon Jazz Band Students Successful in All-State Jazz Auditions

All-State Jazz auditions were adjudicated over the weekend and nine Dragons placed in the top 20 in the State. Senior Kyle Cantrell and Junior Noor Malik will perform with the All-State Jazz Ensembles at the TMEA Convention in February. The students who placed in the top 20 are listed below with their State rankings.

Kyle Cantrell
2nd Tenor Saxophone, Jazz Ensemble 1

Noor Malik
3rd Alto Saxophone, Jazz Ensemble 2

Spencer Foster
4th Piano, 2nd Alternate

Brendan James
5th Tenor Saxophone, 1st Alternate

Samuel Ma
5th Alto Saxophone, 1st Alternate

Liam McCabe
8th Guitar

Walter Gaman
13th Trumpet

Michael Breuer
15th Drumset

Taylor Thomas
16th Baritone Saxophone

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