 |
 Kevin
Marshall played drums with the band in 1989 while a student
at Fairmont Heights HS. |
 Andy
Mason played clarinet, and tenor, alto and soprano saxophones,
with the band in 1994-95. Andy studied music composition at Virginia
Commonwealth U. He later played in the Tom Cunningham Jazz Orchestra. |
 Tom Mason has played piano with the band since 2008, starting while a student at Lake Braddock HS; he now attends Northern Virginia Community College. He has also played in the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. Tom also plays guitar and harmonica. |
 Rachel
McCarthy (now Rachel Erickson) played piano with the band in
1989-92 while a student at Langley HS and George Mason U., and rejoined
for 1996-98. Rachel was selected for a spot in the band at Kings
Dominion theme park. She later became a member of the board of directors
of the Potomac River Jazz Club, then served as its President in
1995-6. Rachel is a Certified Public Accountant, and is currently
the pianist with Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra.
She is married to CFJB alumnus Dave Erickson. |
 Dave
Miller played drums with the band in 1991. Dave graduated from
Earlham College. |
 Jim
Misa played trombone with the band in 1989-91 while a student
at American U., majoring in Music Composition. Jim went on to teach
music at a local school, and then continued his teaching in Colorado. Jim first met his wife on a CFJB band trip. |
 Ron
Mitchell played banjo and guitar with the band from 1992-97.
Ron studied at the Guitar Institute of Technology. Ron has also performed with
the LaSalle Dance Orchestra, New Columbia Swing Orchestra and the Sunshine Skiffle Band. |
 Mike
Mosley played trombone with the band in 1996. Mike was chosen
from area-wide auditions to perform in a major jazz concert at Lisner
Auditorium. He went on to play in the 296th USARJ Army Dixie Band in Japan. |
 Mark
Mossey played trumpet and piano with the band in 1995-96 while
a student at George Mason U. Mark later organized traditional jazz
gigs in Charlottesville, VA while studying medicine at the U. of
Virginia. Other CFJB alumni frequently showed up on Mark's gigs.
He went on to play with the Hot Jazz Seven in Ohio. Mark is now
a Doctor of Medicine and lives in Maryland. |
 Matt
Musselman played trombone in the band in 2001-2004 while a student
at Walt Whitman High School and Montgomery College. Matt was named
to the All-County and All-State Jazz Ensembles. He also performed
with King James and the Serfs of Swing, the SingCo Rhythm Orchestra,
the Tom Cunningham Orchestra, and the Celestial Sliphorns. A recipient
of the Hank Levey Outstanding Soloist Award and a Chantilly Jazz
Festival All-Star award, Matt wrote arrangements for the Air Force's
jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note. Matt has toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and has performed with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks and the Baby Soda Jazz Band, and is currently leading his own traditional jazz band in New York City, Grandpa Musselman and the Syncopators, which was selected for the prestigious Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy program. Matt graduated from the Manhattan
School of Music, and has worked at the Louis Armstrong House and Museum. |
 Dwayne
Nitz played drums with the band in 1996-97. Dwayne is also an
actor, and has appeared off-Broadway and in films.
|
 Paul
Olenick played trombone with the band in 1991-93 while a student
at Seneca Valley HS. Paul was a winner of the national Clifford
Brown/Stan Getz Fellowship awarded by the International Association
for Jazz Education, and was also a winner of the East Coast Jazz
Festival's Fish Middleton Scholarship, as well as receiving a Thad Jones Memorial Scholarship and a National ARTS Scholarship. Paul went on to study jazz
at the U. of North Texas. He is now a freelance musician in New York City, performing on trombone and guitar with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Billy May Orchestra and many others. Paul has toured extensively in North America and Europe, and has performed for broadway shows and films. |
 Gabe
Osborne played trombone with the band in 2004-2005 while
a student at Montgomery Blair HS. He was named to the All-County Jazz Ensemble
and the Blues Alley Youth Jazz Orchestra. Gabe went on to graduate from
the U. of Tennessee, where he majored in Jazz Studies. |
 Jack Ozment played piano with the band in 2009 while a student at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Jack was a winner three times in the DC Public Schools Piano Competition, and has played in venues in Barbados and the Bahamas. He is currently pursuing jazz studies at Temple U. |
 Kevin
Palacky played banjo and guitar with the band in 1991. Kevin
studied jazz at Capital U. and the Eastman School of Music, and
graduated from Virginia Commonwealth U. He performed in show bands
at Walt Disney World and went on to play in the Florida-based swing band
Swingerhead, which has toured nationally. |
 Nate
Panning played drums with the band in 2000-01. Nate studied
at Virginia Polytechnic U. He was a winner of the Woody Herman Jazz
Award. Nate now teaches at Seton Junior-Senior High School. He has played
in the SingCo Rhythm Orchestra and the Mark Brandt Trio. |
 John
Paul played piano with the band from 2002-2005 while a
student at American U. John previously studied at New School
U. in New York, and went on to continue his studies in Paris.
John's own jazz group Sanga Equation, featuring CFJB vocalist Lena
Seikaly, toured in France. John also played in the Blues Alley
Youth Orchestra. |
 Chris
Pincock played trombone with the band in 1995 while a student
at Wootton HS, and rejoined for 1997. Chris went on to study composition
at the U. of North Texas, New England Conservatory of Music, and
Manhattan School of Music. |
 Alex
Poetzschke played clarinet and alto sax in the band from 2006-2007 while a student at Quince Orchard HS. He was named to the All-State Jazz Ensemble, and twice to the All-County Jazz Ensemble. Alex also played in the Jazz Academy of Music All-Stars. He is currently majoring in music at the U. of North Carolina. |
 Liz
Prince played tuba in the band from 2003-8 while studying tuba performance and music
history at the U. of Maryland. Liz formerly
played in a trad jazz combo at Roosevelt High School. Liz is now gigging in New York City with bands such as Grandpa Musselman and the Syncopators. |
 Pete
Reardon-Anderson, while a student at Walt Whitman High School,
played clarinet and tenor sax in the band from 2001-3, and rejoined for
2005. He was named to the All-County and All-State Jazz Ensembles,
was nominated for the All-Eastern Jazz Ensemble, and was a finalist
in the East Coast Jazz Festival's Fish Middleton Scholarship competition.
Pete was selected to study with top artists at the Dave Brubeck
Summer Jazz Colony, and was a winner of the national Clifford Brown/Stan
Getz Fellowship awarded by the International Association for Jazz
Education. He has performed at Blues Alley and at the Montreal Jazz
Festival, and won a Down Beat Student Music Award for High School
Outstanding Jazz Soloist. Pete went on to study at the Juilliard
School of Music, and was selected for the Kennedy Center's prestigious Jazz Ahead program. He now freelances in New York City, including gigs with the Baby Soda Jazz Band, the EarRegulars, and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks. |
 Will
Reardon-Anderson, while a student at Walt Whitman High School,
played clarinet and alto sax in the band from 2001-3, and rejoined for
2005. He was named to the All-County and All-State Jazz Ensembles,
was nominated for the All-Eastern Jazz Ensemble, and was a second-place winner in the
East Coast Jazz Festival's Fish Middleton Scholarship competition.
Will was selected to study with top artists at the Dave Brubeck
Summer Jazz Colony, and won a Down Beat Student Music Award for
High School Outstanding Jazz Soloist. He has appeared with the Walter
Salb Orchestra, and has performed at Blues Alley and at the Montreal
Jazz Festival. Will went on to study at the Juilliard
School of Music, and was selected for the Kennedy Center's prestigious Jazz Ahead program. He now freelances in New York City, including gigs with the Baby Soda Jazz Band, Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, and David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band. |
 Chris
Riegger played clarinet, and alto, tenor and soprano sax, with
the band in 1997-98 while a student at George Mason U. Chris also
performed with Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra and
the New Columbia Swing Orchestra. He went on to study jazz at the
U. of North Texas. |
 Jesse
Rodefer played drums with the band in 1992-93. Jesse studied
at Berklee School of Music. He later played with the New Columbia
Swing Orchestra. |
 Jay
Rosenthal played drums and vibes with the band in 1998 while
a student at Richard Montgomery HS. He won a jazz improvisation
award at the Montgomery County school jazz festival. Jay went on
to attend the U. of Maryland, and now teaches percussion. |
 Lena
Seikaly was vocalist with the band from 2003-8, doubling on clarinet and piano, while a student at McLean HS and then the U. of Maryland.
Lena is an accomplished singer of both jazz and opera. She was named to all-district and all-state choirs. She was
a finalist for the Washington Post's Music and Dance Scholarship,
and has won awards for acting and art. Lena was the featured
artist for a Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society concert, and toured
France with Sanga Equation, a jazz band led by former CFJB pianist
John Paul. She was selected for a private session with renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, and also won the Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum Voice Award and the Roberta Peters Voice Award awarded by the National Society of Arts and Letters, placing fifth in national competition. Lena was selected for the Kennedy Center's prestigious Jazz Ahead program, and was an Artist-in-Residence at Strathmore. She has served on the jazz faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. In addition to leading her own jazz trio, Lena is a member of Dave Robinson's Conservatory Classic Jazz Band, and has also sung with the Kalahari Jazz Band and the LaSalle Dance Orchestra. |
 Mike
Shade played banjo and guitar with the band from 2001-06 while
a student at Herndon High School and George Mason U. He was
a recipient of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, and he received an
Outstanding Soloist award at the Nashville Band Competition.
Mike was also named the Northern Virginia winner and East Coast
runner-up in the Guitar Center's "Guitarmageddon" competition.
|
 Halley
Shoenberg played clarinet and alto sax with the band in 1997-98.
Halley studied at Indiana U. and Florida State U. In 1998 she toured
Germany with the Washington Symphony Orchestra. Halley has performed
with local big bands including the New Columbia Swing Orchestra,
LaSalle Dance Orchestra, and Tom Cunningham Orchestra, and leads
her own quartet. |
 Marc
Sorel played piano with the band in 2000 while a student at
Walt Whitman HS. Marc was named to the All-County Jazz Ensemble,
and won a Best Soloist Award at Maryland's scholastic jazz festival.
Marc went on to graduate from Yale U., and plays freelance gigs in the D.C. area. |
 Zach
Stamler played clarinet and tenor sax with the band in 1999-2000
while a student at Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS. He was named to the
All-County Jazz Ensemble. Zach went on to attend Ithaca College
where he majored in jazz studies. |
 Kirsten
Thien was vocalist with the band in 1993-94 while a student
at Georgetown U. Kirsten now tours and records with her own group in New York
City. |
 Pat
Tiglao played drums with the band in 1993-95 while a student
at Washington-Lee HS. |
 Alvin
Trask played trumpet with the band in 1991 while a student at
Howard U. Alvin now directs the Montgomery College Jazz Ensemble.
|
| Andrew Velez, a student at George Mason U., has played trumpet with the band since 2009. He is majoring in music composition, and directs a youth choir. Andrew toured China with the GMU Jazz Ensemble. He also leads his own jazz quintet. |
 John
Voigt played drums with the band from 2005-8 while a student at Walt Whitman HS. He now attends Evergreen State College in Washington State. John aspires to be a professional musician and film director. |
 Rob
Voigt played clarinet and alto sax in the band in 2003-4
while a student at Walt Whitman High School. Rob also played with
the Walter Salb Big Band. He went on to attend Vassar College, double-majoring in physics and music. |
| William Wadsworth, a student at the U. of Maryland, is new to the band this year on drums. William received the Outstanding Senior in Jazz award. |
 Will
Ward played banjo and guitar with the band in 2000-1 while
a student at Walt Whitman HS. He was named to the All-County Jazz
Ensemble, and also played in the Washington Conservatory Big Band.
Will went on to attend the U. of Pennsylvania. |
 Derek
Waters played tuba with the band in 1991 while a student at
Howard U. |
 Phil
Weitzman played banjo and guitar with the band in 1998-99 while
a student at Sidwell Friends School. He was a winner of the National
Guitar Summer Workshop Jazz Competition. Phil went on to attend
the Manhattan School of Music. |
 Dave
White played trumpet with the band in 1992-94. A graduate of
West Virginia U., Dave went on to play in the First Corps Army Dixieland
Jazz Band in Washington state, and studied to be a music educator. |
 Lee
Williams played clarinet and alto sax with the band in 1992-94
while a student at Suitland HS. |
 Juna
Winston played trombone with the band from 2006-8 while a student at the U. of Maryland, where he completed his major in trombone performance. He has played in many campus bands, and was selected for one of the bands at Busch Gardens. Juna has also performed with the SingCo Rhythm Orchestra. |
 Mike
Wittman played trombone with the band from 1999 to 2003. Mike
graduated from the U. of Virginia. |
 Adam
Yarian played piano with the band from 1999-2004 while a student
at Thomas Pullen Middle School and Roosevelt HS. After winning
the World Champion Old Time Piano Player Contest--Junior Division
in Illinois three times, he went on to win the Senior Division three
successive years, starting at the age of 18, and is now a Retired
Champion. Adam went on to perform at ragtime festivals. With a degree in classical and jazz performance from the U. of Southern California, Adam is now studying law at the U. of Chicago.
|
 Adam
Yost played trumpet with the band in 2000 while majoring
in
music performance at George Mason U. Adam went on to attend James
Madison U. |
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