2012 Next Generation Jazz Festival ResultsTop High School Big Band:
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Top High School Combo:
Berkeley High School Combo A (Berkeley, CA)
Top High School Vocal Ensemble:
Folsom High School Jazz Choir I (Folsom, CA)
Top College Big Band:
Cal State Northridge Big Band (Northridge, CA)
Top College Vocal Ensemble:
Fullerton College “J Train” (Fullerton, CA)
Top Conglomerate Big Band:
Tucson Jazz Institute “Ellington” Band (Tucson, AZ)
Top Open Combo:
Center of Life Jazz Band (Pittsburgh, PA)
68 Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and Special Guests from 11 States Performed Throughout Weekend of March 30-April 1, 2012! Top Groups Will Appear at 55th Monterey Jazz Festival (September 21 - 23, 2012)
The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the results of the annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, celebrating the 42nd National High School Jazz Competition. A full list of top groups, scholarship and award winners can be found on the Festival's Web site at http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2012/ngjf/2012-next-generation-jazz-festival-top-groups
Results by Category
In the High School Big Band Division, top honors went to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Los Angeles, CA), Jason Goldman, director. The runner-up was Folsom High School Jazz Band I
(Folsom, CA), Curtis Gaesser, director. Third place went to Rio Americano High School “AM” (Sacramento, CA), Josh Murray, director. All three bands will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the High School Combo Division, top honors went to the Berkeley High School Combo A (Berkeley, CA), Sarah Cline, director. Second place went to Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Los Angeles, CA), Jason Goldman, director. Third place went to ArtsWest High School (Eagle, ID), Clark Sommers, director. The Berkeley High School Combo A will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the High School Vocal Ensemble Division, top honors went to Folsom High School Jazz Choir I (Sacramento, CA), Curtis Gaesser, director. Second place went to Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Los Angeles CA), Jason Goldman, director. Third place went to Marin School of the Arts (Novato, CA), Janet Matranga, director. Folsom High School Jazz Choir I and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the College Big Band Division, top honors went to Cal State Northridge (Northridge, CA), John Daversa, director. Second Place went to Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA), David Beatty, director. Third Place went to Sacramento State University (Sacramento, CA), Steve Roach, director. Cal State Northridge will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the College Vocal Ensemble Division, top honors went to Fullerton College “J Train” (Fullerton, CA), Jamie Shew, director. Second Place went to Mt. San Antonio College “Singcopation” (Walnut, CA), Bruce Rogers, director. Third Place went to College of the Canyons “Just Jazz” (Valencia, CA), Julie Lawson, director. Fullerton College “J Train” will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the Conglomerate Division, top honors went to the Tucson Jazz Institute “Ellington” Band (Tucson, AZ), Doug Tidaback, director. Second Place was a tie between the SFJAZZ All-Stars Jazz Orchestra (San Francisco, CA), Rebeca Mauleon & Claire Phillips, directors; and the Jazzschool Monday Night Studio Band (Berkeley, CA), Keith Johnson, director. Third Place went to Roll Hill Arts Academy (El Dorado Hills, CA), Curtis Gaesser, director. The Tucson Jazz Institute “Ellington” Band will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
In the Open Combo Division, top honors went to the Center of Life Jazz Band (Pittsburgh, PA), Tim Smith, director. Second place went to the Colburn Jazz Workshop Monday Night Band (Los Angeles, CA), Lee Secard, director. Third Place went to Pure Bliss (Boston MA), Christian Lyman, director. The Center of Life Jazz Band will perform at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.
New Technologies Help Jazz Education
The Next Generation Jazz Festival expanded its foray into the digital and mobile realm by providing free streaming Web casts of the performances on the Serra Ballroom’s Stage and Steinbeck Forum on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with over 2660 fans tuning in to see their favorite bands in nearly 4000 live streams; and launching the Monterey Jazz Festival’s newly-updated mobile phone apps for the Next Generation Jazz Festival for both iPhone and Android. The live Web stream from the Serra Ballroom was supported by Access Monterey Peninsula Community Television.
Partners in Jazz
The classic jazz publication, DownBeat, was also prominently displayed in the hub of all the Next Generation Jazz Festival activity, giving away copies of their latest issue throughout the weekend.
The Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Expo hosted some of the top schools and jazz programs in the country, including ArtsWest Jazz Institute, Cornish College of the Arts, Cultural Tour Consultants, The Jazzschool Institute, The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Oleg Products, Stanford Jazz Workshop, University of Miami Frost School of Music and University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music.
Longtime Monterey Jazz Festival partner Yamaha provided instruments for Next Generation Jazz Festival stages. Additional support was provided by Best Buy, Morgan Winery, North Coast Brewing Company and Santa Barbara Bank and Trust.
The 2013 Next Generation Jazz Festival and 43rd Annual High School Jazz Competition is slated for April 5-7, 2013, and will continue to draw the country's best student bands, vocalists, and individual musicians. The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to present the Next Generation Jazz Festival and congratulates all the participants, fans, volunteers, parents, supporters, and donors who have helped make this special event possible every year.
For a complete list of top groups, outstanding soloists and scholarship recipients, please visit http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2012/ngjf/2012-next-generation-jazz-festival-top-groups
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