Darien Jazz Jamboree Festival

The Darien High School Jazz Jamboree Competitive HS Jazz Festival was held at Darien High School on friday, March 6th and featured groups from: Middlesex Middle School, King School, Fairfield Prep, Brien McMahon, Staples, Port Chester, Hamden, Greenwich, Fairfield Warde, and Darien, with a special guest performance from the UCONN Jazz Ensemble under the direction of John Mastroianni.  Westport Staples HS placed 1st, Fairfield Warde HS placed 2nd and Brien McMahon HS placed third. Kevin Tzanetis, a trumpet player from Staples was awarded the Gerry Mulligan Outstanding Musician award. The Darien HS Jazz Director and organizer of this annual event is Jonathan Grauer.

The Westport Staples HS Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Phil Giampietro, placed first at the Jazz Jamboree Festival on March 6th at Darien HS.

The Darien HS Jazz Ensemble, hosted the festival under the direction of Jonathan Grauer, and performed for comments and exhibition only at the annual Jazz Festival event.  

The University of CT Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of John Mastroianni, performed for all of the high school students who participated in the festival on March 6th.