Concert Jazz Band - PCJB
Watrous

Master Class: Bill Watrous

As part of May's Trombone Gala, Bill Watrous provided Pennsbury High students a rare opportunity to have a Master Class with a true master. Mr. Watrous spent well over an hour talking about his career, technique, lessons he's learned from experience and fellow musicians, and taking questions.
Jazz Fest

Pennsbury Jazz Festival

This year's Annual Pennsbury Jazz Festival featured all five of the district's jazz bands, including the middle school and high school.
  • Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band
  • Pennsbury Jazz Lab Band
  • Charles Boehm Middle School Jazz Band
  • Pennwood Middle School Jazz Band
  • William Penn Middle School Jazz Band

Neshaminy

The Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band (PCJB) earned a Superior rating and soloist and best section awards at the April 30 Neshaminy Jazz Festival.

Five band members won soloist awards:

  • Sean Bailey
  • Hillary Curran
  • Colin Davis
  • Tim Kellenberger
  • Dylan Principi

Three sections won best section:

  • Rhythm
  • Saxophone
  • Trumpet
Pennsbury Jazz
Dylan Principi and Jenny Hughes receiving the Cavalcade of Bands' top honors on behalf of the PCJB.

Cavalcade Champions

For the second year in a row, the Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band (PCJB) is the Cavalcade of Bands Yankee Division Jazz Champion. The band was awarded the Dr. Dick Scott Award, the top group honor, at the Cavalcade of Bands Championships, held Saturday night at Souderton High School.

As they have in every competition this season, the PCJB's sax players earned the Best Saxophone Section Award.

Three band members won soloist awards:

  • Sean Bailey
  • Hillary Curran
  • Dylan Principi

Dozens of photos of the event, and of Sports Night, have been added to the Gallery. Jazz Festival photos will soon be added, too.

Check out video clips of the performance:

 

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Some members of the PCJB recently played at the Yardley Inn for the Veterans Square Engraving Campaign Launch.

Wissahickon Results

Another solid night for the PCJB. At the Wissahickon Cavalcade of Bands event the band earned a Superior Rating and ...
  • Best Trumpets
  • Best Saxophones
  • Best Soloist: Sean Bailey
  • Honorable Mention: Hillary Curran

PCJB — Spring-Ford

At Spring-Ford the Saxophone, Trumpet, and Rhythm sections took top honors, saxophonist Dylan Principi won a soloist award, and the PCJB earned Gold Status.
Dylan Principi

Saxophones Strong at Temple

Saxophonists Sean Bailey and Dylan Prinicipi of the PCJB were named best soloists respectively at Wednesday's Jazz Festival at Temple. Sean won the top prize and a $2,000 scholarship; Dylan took second place and a $1,500 scholarship.

The saxophone section earned top honors, and Hillary Curran earned an Honorable Mention.

Band Starts On a Roll

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

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.