RE Combo eighth at Berklee Jazz Festival
The RE Combo finished eighth in its small ensemble class at the prestigious Berklee Jazz Festival in Boston on Feb. 10 as Connor Munroe '21 claimed a Judge's Choice award for outstanding jazz improvisation. Ransom Everglades also received a trophy for the school's fifth consecutive year of participation. More than 200 jazz ensembles from around the nation competed at the festival.
Besides Munroe, Alex Otero '19, Luca Gonzalez-Abreu '18, Ryan Tie-Shue '18, Jacob Tie-Shue '18, Leo Menninger '18 and Ben Arriola '18 represented RE under director Jon Hamm. The students were supported by RE Combo alumni Rafi Jimenez '17 and Joon Kim '17, who came out to cheer on the troupe. The RE Combo also earned straight superior ratings at the Florida Bandmasters Association District High School Jazz Festival Feb. 8 at Coral Shores High School. It was the eighth consecutive year the group earned that honor.
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.