The following live performances from the 2010 Final Concert were recorded at Avery Fisher Hall on May 10, 2010 for the 15th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. The tracks are listed below in order of performance in MP3 streaming format, playable on Windows Media Player, iTunes, WinAmp, and most other standard media players.

In February 2010, 15 finalist bands and one winning community ensemble were selected from 96 bands across North America who submitted a recording for the Essentially Ellington competition. In March and April 2010, each of these finalist bands received an in-school workshop with a Jazz at Lincoln Center clinician before traveling to New York. These three winners were selected to perform in the Final Concert with Wynton Marsalis and other guest soloists from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. These performances are the culmination of a school year spent studying and performing the music of Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams.

For more information on the 15th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, including the results of the competition and outstanding soloist awards, please see the press release.

Dillard Center for the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Feetbone (9:42)
Portrait of Louis Armstrong (3:35)

Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Launching Pad (8:46)
The Shepherd (8:39)

Foxboro High School, Foxboro, MA
Lady Mac (5:15)
Portrait of Louis Armstrong (4:47)