The band also placed first overall in six different categories, which included three individual wins for some students. Central High School's jazz band left New York City with the following awards ...

Sant Andreu Jazz Band from Barcelona, Spain, placed second, while Osceola County School for the Arts from Kissimmee, Florida, placed third. Central High took home a reward of $10,000.

Dr. Ollie Liddell directs the Memphis Central High School Jazz Band at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on Saturday, May 10, 2025, as part of the The 30th Annual Essentially Ellington High School ...

Central High's Jazz Band won the 2025 "Essentially Ellington" High School Competition and Festival, which took place between May 7-11, 2025. This year was the 30th anniversary of the event, named ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Central High School Jazz Band placed first at the Essentially Ellington International High School Jazz Band Competition in New York. Today, Central Band Director Dr ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “We Are the Champions” could be the next song Central High School’s jazz band plays as it beat out hundreds of other bands from around the world at a compet… ...