Dillard Center for the Arts wins 2018 Essentially Ellington competition

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Night in Tunisia: DCA Jazz wins 2018 Essentially Ellington competition! Congrats to Christopher Dorsey! AND Summer Camargo, 2018 best composition & arrangement, best soloist, & outstanding tmpt; Nadianicole Bailey, outstanding vocalist; Miles Lennox, outstanding piano: Jamesly Jeanmarie, outstanding drums; Kieran Sean Hitsman, honorable mention double clarinet & sax; Nolan Nwachukwu, honorable mention bass; outstanding trumpet & trombone sections & honorable mention rhythm section. What a night for Dillard & all who love Chris Dorsey’s AmAZiNg jazz program! Tnx to grad Patrick Bartley Jr. for an amazing solo!

[@roosterslime9430]

*Director: Christopher Dorsey*
*Solos:*
Vocals: Nadia Nicole Bailey (0:00)**
Bass: Nolan Nwachukwu (1:32)*
Trombone: Charles Blagrove (1:51, 2:24, 9:47)
Trumpet: Summer Camargo (2:52, 10:00)***
Tenor Sax: Kieran Hitsman (3:40)*
Trumpet: Cyrus Mackey (4:43)
Piano: Miles Lennox (5:23)**
Alto Sax: Patrick Bartley (from Jazz at Lincoln Center) (6:02)
* = Honorable Mention Award
** = Outstanding Award
***=Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award
***1st Place in Essentially Ellington Competition***
*Full Awards List*
*Sectional Awards:*
*Honorable Mention Rhythm Section:* Miles Lennox (Piano)** , Miguel Medina (Guitar), Nolan Nwachukwu (Bass)* , Miguel Russell (Drums)**
*Outstanding Trumpet Section:* Ryan Grenada, Keon Gooding, Cyrus Mackey, Summer Camargo***
*Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
Nolan Nwachukwu (Bass)
Kieran Hitsman (Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
*Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Nadia Nicole Bailey (Vocals)
Miles Lennox (Piano)
Jamesly Jeanmary (Drums)
Summer Camargo (Trumpet)
*Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award:*
Summer Camargo (Trumpet)
*Highlights: **2:52**, **10:00** (Summer asserts DOMINANCE), **6:02** (Patrick Bartley DESTROYS the SPACE TIME CONTINUUM)*

[@jamesjackson942]

Wow how i wish i was there. But i did see them at the school and they was great, I knew they could win this year.
They sound amazing. Everyone was great.
Congratulation team job well done. Let's do it again next year too.

[@hedleylemur]

Thanks for sharing your video. When I heard Dillard's amazing performance of A Night in Tunisia on the live stream, I thought they might just win EE 2018. : )

[@NaturalReactionLoL]

Anyone have their full performance from essentially Ellington 2018?

[@sethfinch575]

Is it Patrick Bartley

[@sethfinch575]

Who is the alto at 7:30

[@cloned3763]

Seth Finch Patrick Bartley