Mount Si High School’s Jazz band was selected for a third consecutive year to perform among the top 15 high school jazz bands in the nation at the 2016 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition.

Under the leadership of Mount Si Band Director Matt Wenman, the band traveled to New York City May 5-8 to perform at the Lincoln Center, learn from great conductors, and be a part of extraordinary jazz music education.

Mount Si High School brought home several awards from the event, including: Outstanding Rhythm Section; Outstanding Sax Section; Outstanding Piano, Max Cannella; Outstanding Bass, Jonathan Henriksen; Outstanding Drums, Will Crandell; Outstanding Alto Sax, Hayden Kajercline; and Honorable Mention Vocals, Sage Eisenhour.