On Saturday, March 18, Poly’s jazz bands performed at the Irvine Jazz Festival from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Many students performed in the festival including Madeline “Maddi” Farmer and Brandon Samuels. They are a part of the Poly Combo 2, which is in the advanced division. Their combo won the second place prize for their performance.
Samuels stated, “Mr. Stevens prepared us for this concert by really being there for us and helping us whenever we need the help.”
Farmer said, “Mr. Stevens is always there to help us but the combos also have separate practice after school.”
Jazz teacher Chris Stevens prepared his students and was there helping them so they could show off everything they worked for at the festival.
Samuels said, “Overall I felt that my group and I did well in our performance and we worked hard and put in everything we had.”
The next big jazz festival will be held in Reno, Nevada. This festival will take place from April 27 – 29. Last year Poly Combo 1 got first place overall in the whole festival in the combo category.