Kevin Buck warms up on his sax for the Benet Academy Jazz Ensemble at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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The 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows competition was held Saturday at Rolling Meadows High School
It is the largest high school jazz event in the Midwest.
Nearly 100 high school and junior high jazz bands from all over the Midwest. Performers used the library, women's gym, main gym, field house, orchestra room, new band room, art room and theater.
The event included clinics by elite educators, a jam session in the commons, a noon concert featuring local combo Farier Climes, and a concert by the Thomas Matta Big Band.
Local high schools participating included: Antioch Community High School; Barrington High School; Benet Academy; Bolingbrook High School; Buffalo Grove High School; Carmel Catholic High School; Conant High School; Elk Grove High School; Fremd High School; John Hersey High School; Lake Zurich High School; Mundelein High School; Naperville North High School; Rolling Meadows High School; St. Viator High School; Schaumburg High School; Warren Township High School; Wheaton North High School and Wheeling High School.
Ben Voigt of the Warren High School Jazz Combo solos during a performance at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Sax players for Mundelein High School Jazz Ensemble 1 from left, Andy Kessler, Harrison Richards and Tyler Sierzega warm up during the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows, at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.comSarah Barts warms up on her tenor sax for the Elk Grove High School Jazz Combo II, during the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows, at Rolling Meadows High School.
The Naperville North Jazz Ensemble performs under the direction of Dan Moore during the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Saxophonist Jennifer Przybysz performs with the Naperville North Jazz Ensemble at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Alex Linzmeier and Leah Malsom perform for the Wheeling High School Jazz Combo at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Justin Niebuhr warms up on the drums for Elk Grove High School Jazz Combo II during 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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David Robertson performs on trumpet for the Wheeling High School Jazz Combo at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.comWarren High School Jazz Combo from left, Josh Griffin, Ben Voigt and Daniel Beckwith, perform at the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows, at Rolling Meadows High School.
Joel Gitskin warms up on his guitar for Mundelein High School Jazz Ensemble 1 during the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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Michael Blouin, guitar, and Kevin Buck, sax, warm up with the Benet Academy Jazz Ensemble for the 27th annual Jazz in the Meadows at Rolling Meadows High School.
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