East Coast Jazz

East Coast Jazz is an inactive junior drum and bugle sponsored by Youth In The Arts, Inc. based in Malden, 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 was 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.

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 Malden, 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 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 & 2009 competitive seasons as well.

Shows by year

1989

• DCI A60 Class
• Repertoire

Manhattan Transfer: Java Jive, Body and Soul, Nightengale, How High The Moon

Staff Brass Staff -Jim Wedge, THE SULLY! Visual Designer - Chuck Moulton Guard Designer - Pugsley

• Placement: 15th
• Score:62.50

1992

• Repertoire:
  • Music from Beauty and the Beast

1993

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, Shah Salmi
• Percussion Arranger - Dana Atwood
• Percussion Staff - Brian Toomey, Mike Dainis, Kevin Williams, Carl Lindberg
• Visual Designer - Chuck Moulton
• Visual Staff - Kelleigh Moulton, Henry Lewis, Shaun Donahue
• Guard Designer - Tom Lee

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger- Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, Shah Salmi, Scott Moylan
• Percussion Arrangers - Dana Atwood, Brian Toomey
• Percussion Staff - Mike Dainis, Rob Murray
• Visual Designer - Dale Powers
• Visual Staff - Bill Solari, Gil LaPointe, Henry Lewis
• Guard Designer- Anthony Erevia
• Guard Staff - Kathy Simpson

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, John Furtado,Scott Moylan, Joe Morello
• Percussion Arranger - Dana Atwood
• Percussion Staff - Brian Toomey, Mike Dainis, Kevin McDonald
• Visual Designer - Dale Powers
• Visual Staff - Steve Dolley, Paul Thompson
• Guard Designer - Anthony Erevia
• Guard Staff - Sara Maranowicz

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, John Furtado, Scott Moylan, Joe Morello
• Percussion Arranger - Dana Atwood
• Percussion Staff - Brian Mazzoli, Paul Gonzalez, Mike Dainis, Keith MacGillivary
• Visual Designer - Dale Powers
• Visual Staff - Steve Dolley, John Gore, Paul Thompson, Terry Keenan
• Guard Designer - Anthony Erevia
• Guard Staff - Jim Mahoney, Courtenay Kaiser

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, Jack Tully, Gil Lapointe, Joe Morello
• Percussion Arrangers - Dana Atwood, Brian Mazzoli
• Percussion Staff - Kevin DeMello
• Visual Designer - Dale Powers
• Visual Staff - Ray King, Paul Thompson, John Stark, Chuck Painchaud
• Guard Designer - Michael McNulty
• Guard Staff - Courtenay Kaiser, Erika Jacob, Jim Mahoney

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, Jack Tully, Gil Lapointe
• Percussion Arranger - Dana Atwood
• Percussion Staff - Mike Dainis, Bill Bachman, Tom Dell'Omo
• Visual Designer - Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff - Ray King, Carl Cummings, Jill Robinson
• Guard Designer - Rick Subel
• Guard Staff - Tiliza Quinlan, Christine Donahue

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Joe Mulligan, Jack Tully, Ron Fussell, Marc Cervantes
• Percussion Arranger - Tom Dell'Omo
• Percussion Staff - David Haskel, Brian Toomey
• Visual Designer - Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff - Brian McHugh, Paul Nye
• Guard Designer - Rick Subel
• Guard Staff - Tiliza Quinlan, Brandin Stratman

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Jack Tully, Ron Fussell
• Percussion Arrangers - Jeff Lee, Dave Glyde
• Percussion Staff - Dana Atwood, Brian Toomey, Andy Carpenter, Keith MacGillivary, Matt Tavares
• Visual Designer - Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff - Joe Morello, John Stark, Jason Carter
• Guard Designer - Rick Subel
• Guard Staff - Tiliza Quinlan, Kevin McLoud, Faith Lorance, Danielle James

2001

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Jack Tully, Mark Trulson, Joe Morello
• Percussion Arrangers - Jeff Lee, Dave Glyde
• Percussion Staff - Dana Atwood, Brian Toomey, Andy Carpenter, John Riley, Mike Rabinowicz
• Visual Designer - Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff - Carl Cummings, Rob Renda, Joe Heffernan
• Guard Designer - Michael Lombo
• Guard Staff - Faith Lorance, Katie Holmer, Jill Ruff

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

Staff

• Brass Arranger - Dan Lutz
• Brass Staff - Jack Tully, Mark Trulson, Peter Twiraga
• Percussion Arrangers - Andrew Carpenter, Greg Gazzola
• Percussion Staff - Ryan Steber, David Beach, Scott labbe, Jamie Powers
• Visual Designer - Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff - Carl Cummings, Rob Renda, Joe Heffernan, Keith Bush, Pat Holland
• Guard Designer - Jill Ruff, Faith Lorance
• Guard Staff - Tara Carpenter

2003

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

Staff

• Staff & Program Coordinator: Frederick Ford
• Brass Arranger & Caption Head: Jack Tully
• Brass Staff: Josh Chapman, Rich Wohl
• Front Ensemble Arranger: Dana Atwood
• Front Ensemble: Sean Simmer
• Battery Arranger & Caption Head: Andy Carpenter
• Percussion Staff: Jack Foulis, Brandon McNutt, Ryan Steber
• Visual Caption Head & Designer: Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff: Jason Bentley, Bill Solari
• Guard Designers: Andrew Hanenburg, Brandon Block
• Guard Caption Head: Tara Carpenter
• Guard Staff: Maureen Kelly, Nicole Prideaux

2004

• DCI Division II Silver Medalist, High Brass, Visual and General Effect
• 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

Staff

• Staff & Program Coordinator: Frederick Ford
• Brass Arranger & Caption Head: Jeff Bolduc
• Brass Staff: Josh Chapman, Adam Rapa, Rich Wohl
• Front Ensemble Arranger: Sean Simmer
• Front Ensemble: Jason Medeiros
• Battery Arranger & Caption Head: Charles Poole Jr.
• Percussion Staff: Jack Foulis, Brandon McNutt, Ryan Steber
• Visual Caption Head & Designer: Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff: Jason Bentley, Mark Lagatic, Bill Solari
• Guard Designers: Andrew Hanenburg, Brandon Block
• Guard Caption Head: Maureen Kelly
• Guard Staff: Laura Hamilton, Tracey McNutt, Nicole Prideaux, Chris Raichle

2005

• DCI Division II World Champion ; High Percussion Performance
• 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.

Staff

• Staff & Program Coordinator: Frederick Ford
• Brass Arranger & Caption Head: Jeff Bolduc
• Brass Staff: Josh Chapman, Keith Hallas, Adam Rapa, Rich Wohl
• Front Ensemble: Jason Medeiros
• Battery Arranger & Caption Head: Charles Poole Jr.
• Percussion Staff: Jack Foulis, Brandon McNutt, Chris Slipp, Ryan Steber, Geoff Summers
• Visual Caption Head & Designer: Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff: Jason Bentley, Keith Bush, Justin McDonald, Bill Solari, Evan Tropp
• Guard Designers: Andrew Hanenburg, Brandon Block
• Guard Caption Head: Chris Raichle
• Guard Staff: Ari Alonso, Laura Hamilton, Tracey McNutt, Nicole Prideaux

2006

• DCI Division II Silver Medalist; High Percussion and Visual Performance
• Repertoire:
  • A Harlem Suite
    • A Tone Parallel To Harlem
    • Take The A Train
• Placement: 2nd
• Score: 95.075

Staff

• Staff & Program Coordinator: Frederick Ford
• Brass Arranger: J.D. Shaw
• Caption Head: Pete Twiraga
• Brass Staff: Dan Davey, Rob Wheeler, Steve Conant
• Front Ensemble: Jason Medeiros, Matthew McGuire
• Battery Arranger & Caption Head: Charles Poole Jr.
• Percussion Staff: Brandon McNutt, Jack Foulis, Chris Slipp, Geoff Summers, Josh Syzmanski
• Visual Caption Head & Designer: Ed Devlin
• Visual Staff: Jason Bentley, Keith Bush, Eric Poster, Jamie St. Jean, Evan Tropp
• Guard Designer: Andrew Hanenburg, Brandon Block
• Guard Caption Head: Chris Raichle
• Guard Staff: Ari Alonso, Elena DaFonte, Laura Hamilton, Tracey McNutt

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

• In 2009, the East Coast Jazz was named as the #47 corps on a list of the "Top 50 Corps of the DCI Era" DCI Top 50 #47

External Links

East Coast Jazz: Official Website