2008 Results
Trad. Jazz Youth Band Festival
Mid. School/Priv. Adjudicators: Bob Embry, Jerry Lopes, Mike McMullen; Feedback: Steve Homan
High School Adjudicators: Lenny Pollacchi, Bob Secor, Mike Vax; Feedback: Eddie Erickson
Silverado Middle I
Silverado Middle II
Fremont Christian
Rio Americano I
Rio Americano II
River City HS
San Marin HS
Santa Clara I
Santa Clara II
Sheldon HS
BSR Hotshots
J Street Jazz Cats
Jazzamatazz
Jazzinators
Sax by Popular Demand
Sea Monkey All-Stars
The New Traditionalists
II
II
II
I
I
II
III
I
II
III
I
II
II
I
II
II
Host Band
II
II
II
I
I
II
III
I
II
III
I
II
II
I
II
II
III
II
II
I
I
II
III
I
II
III
I
II
III
II
II
II
III
II
II
I
I
II
III
I
II
III
I
II
II
II
II
II
Best Banjo / Guitar
MS — Dani Zapata, First Flight
HS — James Martin, Santa Clara I, II
College/Club — Lance Fernando, Jazzinators
Best Bass / Tuba
MS — Ryan Swanson, Silverado II
HS — Akila Blackman, Santa Clara I, II
College/Club — Will Slavin, BSR Hotshots
Best Clarinet / Sax
MS — Alyssa Clark, Silverado I
HS — Levi Saelua, Rio Americano II
College/Club — Evan Hamaguchi, Jazzamatazz
Best Drums
MS — Nolan Levine, Silverado I, II
HS — Jarrett Tracy, Rio Americano I
College/Club — Ryan Lagerstrom, Sax by Pop. Demand
Best Piano
MS — Dana Natov, Silverado I, II
HS — Todd Morgan, Rio Americano I
College/Club — Jimmy Martin, BSR Hotshots
Best Trombone
MS — Ali Jones, First Flight
HS — Jonathan Dorsey, Fremont Christian
College/Club — Brandon Au, BSR Hotshots
Best Trumpet
MS — Jonathan Horvath, Silverado II
HS — Jenny Kromm, Santa Clara II
College/Club — Justin Au, BSR Hotshots
Best Vocals
MS — Nick Helmer, Silverado I
HS — Melissa Bacon, River City
College/Club — Meg Morrison, Sea Monkey All-Stars
2008 Scholarships:
Kenton O. Smith Traditional Jazz Scholarship
$1000 — Nahum Zdybel, Sea Monkey All-Stars
$500 — Keith Penney, Sea Monkey All-Stars
STJS Trad Jazz YOUTH Camp
MS — Nathan Ferrante, tenor, Silverado I
HS — Jessica Magallanes, Santa Clara I
STJS Trad Jazz ADULT Camp
College — Krista Penney, Sea Monkey All-Stars
Scholarship to SAC STATE Summer Jazz Camp
MS — Erin Garrison on flute, Silverado II
HS — Dinos San Pedro, Rio Americano I, II
Jazz Club — Molly Reeves, BSR Hotshots
IAJE Scholarship
HS — Levi Saelua, Rio Americano II
STJS Music Lesson Awards
MS — Andy Clark, Silverado I
HS — Kalen Hansen, River City
NOTE: Each year, thoughtful feedback from participating band directors assists festival planners in making improvements to the festival. For 2008, it became an IAJE–approved (International Association for Jazz Education), non-competitive scholastic festival. Therefore, only the IAJE adjudication ratings of I, II, and III are posted for public viewing, and not their raw numerical scores. Every band is a winner, and thanks to the STJS Foundation, Sac. State Jazz Studies, and sponsor Laura Lee Humes, individual band students qualified for over $5,000 (an increase from last year) in merit awards and scholarships. Festival judges selected outstanding and interesting bands for encore performances at the evening Showcase and Awards Concert featuring the Clinicians Band with Eddie Erickson. In addition, STJS invited two bands to perform on the Dante Club Main Stage during the next-day “Jazz Sunday” concert. In 2008, we had all the fun without the stress of competition.
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Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival (TJYBF)
Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society (STJS)
c/o 1101 Kingsford Drive • Carmichael, CA 95608-6161
(916) 372-5277 • E-mail: youthbandfest@sacjazz.org