Concert Jazz Band - PCJB
PCJB

Band Starts On a Roll

The PCJB performed on Friday night at the Southern Regional High School Jazz Band Festival and took home all but one of the eight performance awards. Congratulations!

The Festival, held near Long Beach Island, NJ, included bands from Jackson Liberty, Senenca, Mainland, and Pitman.

Individual Awards:

  • Hillary Curran — Best Instrumentalist
  • Sean Bailey — Best Instrumentalist

Group Awards:

  • Best Overall Performance
  • Best Trumpet Section
  • Best Trombone Section
  • Best Saxophone Section
  • Best Rhythm Section

The band will play at the Millville Festival on March 13.

PCJB
The premiere performance of the 2009-2010 Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band at St. John's Cathedral in London

Upcoming Shows

Upcoming PCJB shows include:
  • March 10 — Temple University's Essentially Ellington festival
  • March 12 — Springford High School Jazz Festival
  • March 27 — Pennsbury Jazz Festival

PCJB Members  

Saxophones
  • Saxophones:
    • Sean Bailey — Tenor I
    • Jeff Fissinger — Alto II
    • Dylan Principi — Alto I
    • Sam Cove — Tenor II
    • Nate Wilson — Bass
Trombones
  • Trombones:
    • Matt Ward
    • Jenny Hughes
    • Eric Meacock
    • James Montgomery — Bass
    • Sabrina Herbst — Tuba
Trumpets
  • Trumpets:
    • Morgan Thomas
    • Colin Davis
    • Jake Wilson
    • Zack Greenfield
    • Jacob Cox
Rhythm
  • Rhythm:
    • Will Sarver — Set/Percussion
    • A.J. Frank — Set/Percussion
    • Hillary Curran — Vibes
    • Dan Adler — Piano
    • Tim Kellenberger — Bass

About the PCJB
The Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band (PCJB) has been an integral part of the Pennsbury Instrumental Music Program since 1959. The band has performed on the Johnny Carson "Tonight Show," at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Mellon Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Guest soloists through the years have included Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Watrous, Terell Stafford, Carl Allen, Phil Woods, and Wayne Bergeron.

The Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band has the distinct honor of being the first American high school jazz band to perform throughout the People's Republic of China.

Many compositions have been composed for the PCJB by such jazz great, Grammy-award winning composers as Sammy Nestico, Frank Mantooth, and Bob Mintzer.