For 20 years, Jazz at Lincoln Center's free educational program, ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON, has introduced high school students to the joys of studying and playing jazz, specifically through the lens of Duke Ellington. As part of this program, Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, a competition of the best high school jazz bands from across the country. Follow us on a journey with the students from Whiteland Community High School, a first-time finalist in the competition, as they embark on a musical weekend of competition, camaraderie, and jazz in May 2014. Subscribe to our channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP108sGgYT_TlG2YRColGcg?sub_confirmation=1 To learn more about Jazz at Lincoln Center, visit us at http://www.jazz.org Director/Editor: Jason Hutt Producers: Jason Hutt, Eugenia Han Director of Photography: Joshua Z. Weinstein Sound Engineer: Peter Doddenhoff Art Direction: Casey Walter Graphics: Mike Tully, James Thigpen