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Highlights in the
History
of the
Pennsbury Concert
Jazz Band
(PCJB)
PCJB 2006 - 2007
Instrumental Music Program at Pennsbury
for the past forty years. During that period of time,
the band has had the opportunity to perform on NBC's
Tonight Show, at the Newport Jazz Festival, the
Montreaux Jazz Festival, in the Peoples' Republic of
China, England, Paris, France, Euro-Disney and Canada.
The Pennsbury Band has had the honor of
opening for the Dave Brubeck Quartet at the Villanova
Jazz Festival. It has also performed concerts with Stan
Kenton, Maynard Ferguson and the Jazz Ambassadors of the
United States Army.
The group has the distinction of
performing six times at the Pennsylvania Music
Educators' State Convention. Four years ago, the band
performed at New York's Lincoln Center as part of the
first annual "Essentially Ellington Festival" hosted by
Wynton Marsalis.
This ensemble meets every day after
school from 2:30 until 5:00 PM, beginning at the
conclusion of the Marching Band season until early May.
The ensemble performs between twelve and fourteen times
each year, including hosting two annual Jazz Festivals
at Pennsbury High School. The band has performed in
England, France, The Peoples' Republic of China,
Switzerland and at the first annual "Essentially
Ellington Festival" hosted by Wynton Marsalis. It also
has had the honor of performing joint concerts with the
likes of Stan Kenton and Dave Brubeck.
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Newport Jazz Festival
appearance on a card that included Count Basie
and Maynard Ferguson (1963) |
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The Tonight Show with
Johnny Carson (1963) |
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Played multiple times with
Stan Kenton, once (1967) as his opening act at
the Lambertville Music Circus (1962, 1967, 1973,
1974) |
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Clark Terry of Tonight
Show band plays with Pennsbury (1966) |
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The Mike Douglas Show
(1966, 1973) |
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Appearance with Maynard
Ferguson (1977) |
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Played in England; Queen
Elizabeth II in attendance (1978) |
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The People’s Republic of
China (1988) |
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The Montreaux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland (1990) |
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Opening act for Dave
Brubeck Quartet, Villanova Jazz Festival
(1991) |
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The Montreal Jazz
Festival, Montreal, Canada (1991) |
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Paris, France (1993) |
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The Montreaux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland (1993) |
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Appearance with the Jazz
Ambassadors of the United States Army (1993) |
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The first Essentially
Ellington Festival hosted by Wynton
Marsalis at Lincoln Center (1997) |
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