Rockin’ in Rhythm with Central High
How The High School’s jazz band became the best in the world — and what lies ahead.
The Central High School
jazz band performs
at Lincoln Center’s
Rose Theater on
Saturday, May 10, 2025,
at the 30th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band
Competition and Festival. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/Jazz at Lincoln Center)
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