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For two years in a row this event has been *STANDING ROOM ONLY*, so don’t be an April Fool in 2025 by missing out when the 19-piece Compaq Big Band returns to Milford (NH) High School (MHS) for a 4th straight year with an exciting night of ‘All That Jazz’ on Saturday April 5th. Support the dedicated students and educators of Milford High School as they present an unforgettable night. They and the Spartan Music Boosters provide an upscale, fun vibe!The venue is Milford High School, located at 100 West Street.
The stars of the show will be opening for us when MHS’ West Street Beat jazz vocal group, the MHS Jazz Band, and several student solo vocalists perform - the music runs from 7:30pm to 10:00pm.
While you sit back and enjoy the performances, the student culinary artists of Windows On West Street will offer complimentary desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. Listen the night away, dance a bit if you’d like, or do a little of both!
Tickets are available at the door only – no advance on-line sales. Admission is $15pp - $8 for Students and Seniors. Cash, check, and credit card accepted. General Admission only – table seating plus and rows of chairs on the perimeter of the venue available. Come early for best seat selection! Doors Open 7:00pm.
This great event is presented by the Spartan Music Boosters, who work tirelessly (especially Whitney Dunbar!) year-round to support the MHS’ Marching Spartans, West Street Beat, Jazz Band, Concert Band and Chorus! All profits from tickets and a raffle that evening go to scholarships, uniforms, t-shirts, and much more.
We want to recognize of the WONDERFUL sponsors who are donating to the evening, including Kokko Realty, Inc., Cardoza Flooring, Amherst Orthodontics. Brennan and Mackay Appliance, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and Wetherbee Plumbing and Heating, Inc. – some GREAT raffle prizes! Thanks for your generous support of jazz music in our schools!
Our set at ‘All That Jazz’ will feature the latest addition to our rotation of incredible regional jazz vocalists, the ultra-talented Aviana Gedler - a rising jazz star in Boston. She’ll be channelin’ Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, and much more - the best vocal treatments of the Great American Songbook and beyond. And, as if THAT’S not enough, the band will sprinkle in a few instrumental features from greats such as Tom Kubis, and Chris Walden, and a few surprises (think Maynard Ferguson..).
Aviana’s a jazz singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, with an unwavering passion for music and performance artistry. She placed 2nd in the 2024 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition and has showcased her talent in many performances across the Midwest, including the Iowa City Jazz Festival and the ‘Jazz in July’ concert series in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2022, she earned her Associate of Applied Arts degree from the School for Music Vocations in Creston, Iowa, and received the 2021 and 2022 Downbeat Magazine awards for ‘Best Vocal Jazz Soloist’ in the community college division. Aviana will be graduating from the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, has studied there with with Dominique Eade and Ran Blake, and enjoys collaborating with other musicians and performing in the New England area and in Des Moines, Iowa. For a really fun evening, watch for her next scheduled appearance at fantastic Hobgoblin in Boston https://www.hobgoblinbar.com/.
Check out www.compaqbigband.com and https://avigedler.wixsite.com/aviana .
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Appearing at ‘All That Jazz’ will be regulars Mark Stanaford
, John Finocchiaro, Chris Hildebrand, Jerry Griep, Scott Taylor, Kurt Thaller, Russell Bogartz, Ofer Cohen, Bruce D. McLeod, Joe Heffernan, Bryan Hilliard, Kyle Emmie, Bruce Hanahan, Gil Bristol, Dave King, Dennis Cecere, and Jeff Hagan, plus alum Thomas Borning, and super-sub Tom Nutile.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Milford High School, 110 West St, Milford, NH 03055-4888, United States,Milford, New Hampshire
