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Fourth Annual Bolles Jazz Night Concert in Review
The instrumental music program at Bolles presented their fourth annual Bolles Jazz Night on Tuesday, April 8, in the Parker Auditorium of the Betsy Lovett Arts Center on the Middle School Bartram Campus. Featured were the jazz bands of our middle school and upper school, along with a performance by special guests.
The Bartram Jazz Band, under the direction of Maggie Vance, performed five selections that included “Stompin’ at the Savoy” and “Crazy Train.” Soloists included Parker Wilf, David Wilf, Doug Trippe, Rebecca Quin, and Connor Smith. Don Zentz directed the Upper School Jazz Band through six pieces, ranging in styles from ballads to rock. Featured soloists included Andy O’Hare, Tucker Sarchio, Sam Shafer, Ajay Shroff, Cameron Smith, Lauren Pearce, Raphael Johnson, Kenny McClain, Steven Honig, and Cameron Purcell.
In what has become a tradition with Jazz Night, guest artists performed the last set of the concert. This year’s guests were former students and colleagues of Don Zentz from his nine-year tenure as a music professor at UNF. Performing were J.B. Scott (trumpet), Lisa Kelly-Scott (vocals), Doug Matthews (piano), Ricky Ravelo (bass), and Craig Barnette (drums). For this reunion, Don Zentz joined them on saxophone. They performed “Beautiful Love,” “All Blues,” “Just Friends,” “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” and “Summertime.”
It was very special for the students to have the key benefactors of the new fine arts building in attendance at this concert. Don Zentz recognized Betsy Lovett, Helen Lane, and Jeff and Debbie Parker.
