Fifteen bands are selected as finalists from hundreds of recorded submissions from bands across the US and Canada. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. One of the premier national competitions is the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is, held each May in New York City at Frederick P. Our students have been selected into the All County Honor Jazz Bands, The Florida All State Honor Bands, The Grammy Band, and the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Band just to name a few. Dorsey, the DCA Jazz Ensemble is consistently represented in prestigious honor jazz ensembles at the district, state and national levels. Dorsey has engaged his students in the history and artistry of jazz, thus building a foundation on which the students can grow and thrive. The band’s style and swing are built on a foundation of a thorough knowledge of styles and performance techniques of varied contemporary and jazz literature and developing strong listening skills. Over the past 16 years, the DCA Jazz Ensemble has matured and become one of the premiere high school jazz bands in the country. “It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing!”
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