Over 1500 students from 60 Iowa high schools competed in Des Moines at the Iowa Jazz Championships, the nation's largest one-day high school jazz festival. For the finals, eight bands performed for adjudicators, fans and IPTV cameras at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. This series of four programs features performance highlights of the finalists in each class [1A, 2A, 3A and 4A] at the Iowa Jazz Championships.
301. Class 2A Finalists
South O’Brien Jazz Band--Kevin Linder, Director
Southern Cal Jazz Band--Tom Plummer, Director
302. Class 3A Finalists
Harlan Community High School Jazz Experience--Steve Britt, Director
Pella Jazz Band I--Jason Pentico, Director
303. Class 4A Finalists
Cedar Rapids Washington Revolutionists Jazz Ensemble--Steve Shanley, Director
Iowa City West High School Jazz Ensemble--Rich Medd, Director
304. Class 1A Finalists
North Mahaska Jazz--Bruce Peiffer, Director
Rockwell City-Lytton High School Jazz Band--Colleen Hecht, Director
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