East Coast Jazz

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East Coast Jazz is an inactive junior drum and bugle sponsored by Youth In The Arts, Inc. based in Lynn, Massachusetts. The corps competed in Drum Corps International's Divisions II and III (now Open Class). They are a nine-time Division II/III finalist and won the Division II Championship in 1998 and 2005. The 2005 Championship is disputed between East Coast Jazz and the Spartans because of how the Division II/III Championships were held that year. The Spartans were awarded the gold medal for winning Division II Finals on August 11. However, East Coast Jazz was crowned Division II Champion for winning Division II/III Grand Finals on August 13.

Contents 1 History 2 Shows by year 2.1 1989 2.2 1992 2.3 1993 2.4 1994 2.5 1995 2.6 1996 2.7 1997 2.8 1998 2.9 1999 2.10 2000 2.11 2001 2.12 2002 2.13 2003 2.14 2004 2.15 2005 2.16 2006 3 Traditions 4 Trivia 5 External Links

[edit] History

East Coast Jazz was organized in 1989. The corps is the continuation of the heritage of the Malden Ambassadors and Malden Diplomats, both very successful drum corps. The East Coast Jazz is sponsored by Youth In The Arts, Inc. of Lynn, Mass. This organization had fielded drum corps in the city of Malden since 1972 until 2006. They have been under the same directorship since 1972. In August of 2007, the organization announced a relocation to the city of Lynn, Massachusetts from Malden. In October 2006, the corps director,Tom Chopelas, announced through the corps website that the corps would be inactive for the 2007 competitive season.[1] They will be inactive for the 2008 competitive season as well.

[edit] Shows by year

[edit] 1989

• DCI A Class
• Repertoire Unknown
• Placement: 15th
• Score:62.50

[edit] 1992

• Repertoire:
  • Music from Beauty and the Beast

[edit] 1993

• DCI Division III
• Repertoire:
  • History of Jazz
    • Sing, Sing, Sing
    • A Night In Tunisia
    • Rainmaker
    • First Circle
• Placement: 17th
• Score: 60.20

[edit] 1994

• DCI Division III
• Repertoire:
  • An Evening of Jazz"
    • Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms)
    • For Fredric & Bill
    • Claire's Song
• Placement: 8th
• Score: 82.20

[edit] 1995

• DCI Division III Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Jazz: Red, Hot & Spicy
    • Night of the Capricorn Moon
    • Pegasus
    • The Musician
    • Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms)
• Placement: 4th
• Score: 87.30

[edit] 1996

• DCI Division III Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Cubano Kenton
    • Granada Smoothie (from Cuban Fire Suite)
    • Fuego Cubano (from Cuban fire Suite)
    • 23Degrees North by 82 Degrees West
    • La Suerte De Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite)
• Placement: 5th
• Score: 84.00

[edit] 1997

• DCI Division III Silver Medalist
• Repertoire:
  • Threshold: The Music of Patrick Williams
    • The Mull of Kintyre
    • And On The Sixth Day
    • The Witch
    • Threshold
• Placement: 2nd
• Score: 94.40

[edit] 1998

• DCI Division II Champion (shared with Spartans)
• Repertoire:
  • Adventures in Jazz
    • Commencement (from Adventures in Time)
    • Artistry In Rhythm
    • Artemis & Apollo
    • 23 Degrees North By 82 Degrees West
• Placement: 1st (tie)
• Score: 97.10

[edit] 1999

• DCI Division II Bronze Medalist
• Repertoire:
  • A Modern Jazz Suite
    • Passacaglia And Fugue
    • Fanfare for the New
    • 'Round Midnight
    • Invitation To A River
• Placement: 3rd
• Score: 93.60

[edit] 2000

• DCI Division II
• Repertoire:
  • On the Town
    • I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet
    • New York, New York
    • Presenting Miss Turnstiles
    • High School Girls
    • Lonely Town
    • Times Square
• Placement: 6th
• Score: 85.40

[edit] 2001

• DCI Division III Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Spain for Jazz Sextet and Orchestra
    • Spain
    • The Musician
    • Concerto de Aranjuez
• Placement: 5th
• Score: 82.80

[edit] 2002

• DCI Division II Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Further Adventures in Jazz
    • Aspect (from Adventures in Time)
    • Pegasus
    • Music For An Unwritten Play
• Placement: 8th
• Score: 88.000

[edit] 2003

• DCI Division II Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • A Gershwin Concerto
    • Piano Concerto in F
    • Porgy and Bess
    • Rhapsody No. 2
• Placement: 4th
• Score: 91.80

[edit] 2004

• DCI Division II Silver Medalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Heart of Jazz
    • Celebration Suite
    • Armando's Rhumba
    • Spanish Fantasy Part 1
    • My Spanish Heart
    • Spanish Fantasy Part 4
• Placement: 2nd
• Score: 96.525

[edit] 2005

• DCI Division II World Champion
• Repertoire:
  • Stolen Moments: A Time And Place In Jazz
    • That's A Plenty
    • Amazing Grace
    • Mood Indigo
    • Caravan
    • Body And Soul
    • La Fiesta
• Placement: 1st
• Score: 97.475

*Note: Spartans were awarded the gold medal for winning the Division II Finals on August 11. East Coast Jazz was crowned Division II Champion for winning Division II/III Grand Finals on August 13. Subsequent rule changes have prevented this situation from recurring.

[edit] 2006

• DCI Division II Silver Medalist
• Repertoire:
  • A Harlem Suite
    • A Tone Parallel To Harlem
    • Take The A Train
• Placement: 2nd
• Score: 95.075

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Trivia

• In 2005, the battery performed before a crowd of 19,000 with Will Smith at the 2005 KISS Concert at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA. East Coast Jazz meets the Fresh Prince

[edit] External Links

East Coast Jazz: Official Website