Esperanza Band Director, Brad Davis and 5 Esperanza Jazz ensembles performed at the Reno International Jazz Festival at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Reno Jazz Festival, the largest in the Western U.S., attracts the best high school bands in the country and provides students with an opportunity to compete with hundreds of other jazz groups.
Reno Jazz Festival Results 2019
- Jazz I earned 1st Place in the “A” High School Combo.
Reno Jazz Festival Results 2018 (Listen at EEU YouTube)
- Jazz Combo III took 1st Place in the “AAA” Jazz Combo division.
Reno Jazz Festival Results 2017
- Esperanza Combo earned 6th Place in the AA Combo category.
Reno Jazz Festival Results 2016
- Combo #1 took Second Place in the “AAA” Jazz Combo division.
- Jazz #1 took Third Place in the “AAA” Band division.
- Jazz #2 took Second Place in the Apprentice High School Band II category.
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Reno Jazz Festival Results 2013
- Jazz I – First Place in AAA Band division.
- Jazz II – Third Place in Apprentice High School Band II category.
- Jazz Combo I – Second Place in AAA Combo.
Reno Jazz Festival Results 2012
- Esperanza’s Jazz Band II won First Place among 15 bands competing in the Apprentice High School Band II category.