Seattle-area individual and section awards

Individual and section awards from Essentially Ellington 2008:

Essay contest

Kelsey Van Dalfsen, Mountlake Terrace

Section awards

Reed section: Garfield

Brass section: Shorewood, Garfield

Trombone section: South Whidbey

Trumpet section: Roosevelt

Soloist awards

Clarinet: Alex Dugdale, Roosevelt (honorable mention)

Alto sax: Jory Tindall, Mountlake Terrace (outstanding); Wyatt Palmer, Roosevelt (honorable mention)

Tenor sax: Ben Walters, Mountlake Terrace (outstanding)

Doublers — Baritone and alto sax: Brad Murphy, Shorewood (outstanding)

Trumpet: Zubin Hensler, Garfield (outstanding); Riley Mulherkar, Garfield (honorable mention); Corey Dansereau, Roosevelt (honorable mention)

Trombone: Jake Linde, Garfield (outstanding)

Piano: Ben Hamaji, Garfield (outstanding); Gus Carns, Roosevelt (honorable mention)

Tap dancers

Alex Dugdale, Roosevelt (outstanding); Ethan Kahn, Roosevelt (outstanding)

Overall outstanding soloist

Carl Majeau, tenor sax and clarinet, Garfield

Paul de Barros, Seattle Times jazz critic