Parish students perform as part of jazz ensemble
-
The Evangeline Parish Jazz Ensemble is pictured as it performs at Basile High School. Members of the ensemble are Zyler Johnson, Madison West, Raeanna Fontenot, Sarah Sullivan, Grace Bordelon, Alex Guidroz, Nathaniel Reece Romero, Tavia Vuillemont, Collin Deville, Luke Chapman, John Bordelon, Sebastian Lee, and Joshua Queflander. In charge of the ensemble are Clinton Jones, director; Jimi Bergeron, Basile High band director; and John Havard, Pine Prairie band director. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)
If you’re out and about and suddenly find yourself hungry for beignets, it might be because you’ve encountered the new sound hitting the parish. The Evangeline Parish Jazz Ensemble, which began in 2020 but was put on hold for a year because of the pandemic, has begun performing the Crescent City sound. The ensemble was created by Clinton Jones, Jimi Bergeron, and John Havard, and features…
Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or purchase a subscription to the Ville Platte Gazette or Basile Weekly.