
15th Annual Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival
Combos & Directors
Elementary/ Middle School – Room 143
The Mission Magic, Hector Lange-Sanchez, Mission Avenue Open Elementary, Sacramento
Jazz Raptors, Polly Edgerton, Creekview Ranch Middle, Roseville
Tazzerz, Celia Cottle, J Street Studios, Davis
Jazzers, Polly Edgerton, Creekview Ranch Middle, Roseville
River Hawk Swingers, Benwar Shepard/Jose Ortiz, Samuel Jackman Middle, Elk Grove
The B-Sharps, Patty Wassum, Sutter Middle, Sacramento
Trail Blazers, Mica Dugan, Gold Trail School, Placerville
High School – Capistrano Concert Hall
Bop Patrol, Josh Murray/ Mitch Evett, Rio Americano, Sacramento
Royal Blue Swingers, Benwar Shepard/ Joe Updegraff, Valley, Elk Grove
The Zookeepers, Josh Murray/ Mitch Evett, Rio Americano, Sacramento
Syncopating Sea-Monkeys I, Felicia Weatherly, River City, West Sacramento
Syncopating Sea-Monkeys II, Felicia Weatherly, River City, West Sacramento
Syncopating Sea-Monkeys III, Felicia Weatherly, River City, West Sacramento
High School (Jazz Club/ Private) – Room 151
Golden State Swingers, student-led by Hayden Groeschel, Mira Loma H.S., Sacramento
J Street Jazz Cats, Celia Cottle, J Street Studios, Davis
Tradamatazz, Celia Cottle, J Street Studios, Davis
Jazzinators, John Soulis, East Bay Traditional Jazz Society, Fremont
Sax by Popular Demand, Celia Cottle, J Street Studios, Davis
Sojo Jazz Ensemble, Harley White, Jr., Sojourner Truth Museum, Sacramento
Tower Bridge Trad, Justin Au & Benwar Shepard, Sacramento Youth Band, Sacramento
TNT (The New Traditionalists), Bob Williams, SacJEF (HS Host)
College – Capistrano Concert Hall
Frost Early Jazz Ensemble, student-led by Duncan McElman, Univ of Miami, Miami, FL
Communication LA, student-led by Sabrina Rice, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
The Trad Lads, student-led by Jose Ortiz, Private Band, Sacramento
Free Lunch with Admission, student-led by Jared Blum, Sac State Univ, (College Host)
Capistrano Hall Atrium
New Orleans Style Brass Band Parade, Benwar Shepard, BTU Arts, Sacramento