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High School Jazz Ensembles Winners at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Saturday, February 23 2002


High School Jazz Ensembles^Winners at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival^^The winning high school jazz ensembles at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival were announced at the Feb. 23 Avista Winner’s Concert. Today’s winners competed against other jazz ensembles from schools in the Northwest. They also attended clinics led by scores of prominent jazz artists and teachers. ^The 2002 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival runs Feb. 20-23. Artists performing include Jane Monheit, Roy Hargrove, Ray Brown, Dee Daniels, Igor Butman, Carla Cook and other great jazz performers. (A complete schedule of events is on the Web at http://www.jazz.uidaho.edu).^^Outstanding AAAA Band I^Seattle, Wash. Garfield High School, Clarence Acox, Director^^AAAA Band Runner-Up^Bozeman, MT Bozeman High School I, Russ Newbury,^^AAAA Band Runner-Up^Seattle, Wash. Rooevelt High School I, Scott Brown, Director^^Outstanding AAAA Band II^Edmonds, Wash. Edmonds Woodway High School I, Jake Bergevin, Director^AAAA Band Runner-Up^BattleGround, Wash. Battle Ground High School, Greg McKelvey, Director^^AAAA Band Runner-Up^McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville High School, Patrick Lay, Director^^Outstanding AAA Band I^Mead, Wash. Mount Spokane High School, Scott Jones, Director^^AAA Band Runner-Up^Seattle, Wash. Roosevelt High School, Scott Brown, Director ^AAA Band Runner-Up^Mountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace High School II, Darin Faul, Director^^Outstanding AAA Band II^Bellevue, Wash. Newport High School, Matt Eisenhauer, Director^^AAA Band Runner-Up^Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue High School, Vince Carvso, Director^^AAA Band Runner-Up^Lynnwood, Wash. Meadowdale High School, Terry Lack, Director^^Outstanding AA Band I^Mead, Wash. Mount Spokane High School, Michael Smith, Director^^AA Band Runner-Up^Cheney, Wash. Cheney High School, Toby Bathurst, Director^^AA Band Runner-Up^Clarkston, Wash. Clarkston High School, Fred Dole, Director^^Outstanding AA Band II^Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga Prep High School, Tom Molter, Director^^AA Band Runner-Up^Bellevue, Wash. Newport High School II, Matt Eisenhauer, Director^^AA Band Runner-Up^Columbia Falls, Wash. Columbia Falls High School, Karen Ulmer, Director^^Outstanding A Band I^Abbotsford, BC Mennonite Educational Institute, Chad Joiner, Director^^A Band Runner-Up^Chewelah, Wash. Jenkins High School, David Johnstone, Director^^A Band Runner-Up^Bremerton, Wash. Kings High School, Wayne Humphrey, Director^^Outstanding A Band II^Milton Freewater, Ore. McLoughlin High School, Mike Agidus, Director^^A Band Runner-Up^Sitka, Alaska Sitka High School, Brad Hewey, Director^^Outstanding Junior Division Band ^Washington Middle School, Robert Knatt, Director^^Junior Division Band Runner-Up^Seattle, Wash. Eckstein Middle School, Moc Escobedo, Director^^Junior Division Band Runner-Up^Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack Middle School, Bruno Gagnon^^Outstanding B Band ^Chattaroy, Wash. Riverside High School II, Michael Jones, Director^^B Band Runner-Up^Surrey, B.C. White Rock Christian Academy, Ron Davis, Director^^B Band Runner-Up^Greeley, Colo. Union Colony Prep School, Angela Schendel Keedy, Director^^Outstanding AAAA Combo^Seattle, Wash. Roosevelt High School, Scott Brown, Director^^AAAA Combo Runner-Up^Kent, Wash. Kentridge High School, David Jewett, Director^^AAAA Combo Runner-Up^Port Angeles, Wash. Port Angeles High School I, Douglas Gailey, Director^^Outstanding AAA Combo^Mead, Wash. Mount Spokane High School, Scott Jones, Director^^AAA Combo Runner-Up^Eugene, Ore. Willamette High School, Bart Ellis, Director^^Outstanding Junior Division Combo ^Seattle, Wash. Eckstein Middle School, Moc Escobedo, Director^^Junior Division Combo Runner-Up^Washington Middle School, Robert Knatt, Director^^Junior Division Combo Runner-Up^Nanaimo, BC Wellington Secondary School II, Carmella Luvisotto, Director^^Outstanding AA Combo ^Selah, Wash. Selah High School, Reed Ball, Director^^AA Combo Runner-Up^Pullman, Wash. Pullman High School, Andrew Mielke, Director^^AA Combo Runner-Up^Wapato, Wash. Wapato High School I, Brian Salazar, Director^^Outstanding A Combo ^Nanaimo, B.C. Woodlands Secondary School, Rick Baker^^A Combo Runner-Up^Nanaimo, B.C. John Barsby Community School, Russ Der, Director^^A Combo Runner-Up^Shawnigan, B.C. Shawnigan Lake School, David Gueulette, Director^^Outstanding B Combo ^Surrey, B.C. White Rock Christian Academy, Ron Davis, Director^^B Combo Runner-Up^Nakusp, B.C. Nakusp Secondary School, Adam Moore, Director^^B Combo Runner-Up^Kamiah, Idaho Kamiah High School, Nick Johnson, Director^^Outstanding Trombone Solo^Bellevue, Wash. Drew Pierson, Newport High School^^Outstanding Alto Saxophone Solo^Seattle, Wash. Ben Roseth, Garfield High School^^Outstanding Baritone Saxophone Solo^Edmonds, Wash. Tyler Cleveland, Edmonds Woodway High School^^Outstanding Trumpet Solo^Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Mathew Montgomery, Mountlake Terrace High School^^Outstanding Bass Solo^Greenleaf, Idaho Noah Jefferies, Greenleaf Academy^^Outstanding Guitar Solo^Bellevue, Wash. Andrew Peate, Newport High School^^Outstanding Tenor Saxophone Solo^Seattle, Wash. Johnny Buttler, Roosevelt High School^^Outstanding Flute Solo^Bremerton, Wash. Christina Sjoquist, Kings High School^^Outstanding Clarinet Solo^Lynnwood, Wash. Brian Ward, Meadowdale High School^^Outstanding Drum Solo^Bellevue, Wash. Ben Loshin, Newport High School^^Outstanding Vibes Solo^Houston, Texas. Chase Jordan, High School for the Visual and Performing Arts^^Outstanding Piano Solo^Bellevue, Wash. Drew Pierson, Newport High School^^Outstanding Festival Band^Seattle, Wash. Garfield High School, Clarence Acox, Director^^Outstanding Guitarist with a Group at the Avista Winner’s Concert^Edmonds, Wash. Ben Zeitlin, Edmonds Woodway High School^^Outstanding Bassist with a Group at the Avista Winner’s Concert^Edmonds, Wash. Aubree Little, Edmonds Woodway High School^^Outstanding Pianist with a Group at the Avista Winner’s Concert^Edmonds, Wash. Charles Schaeffer, Edmonds Woodway High School^^Outstanding Percussionist with a Group at the Avista Winner’s Concert^Edmonds, Wash. Aaron Voros, Edmonds Woodway High School^^Contact: Jeff Olson, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-8934, jolson@uidaho.edu or Bob Wilson, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-0211, bwilson@uidaho.edu^^^


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