Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2014 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to perform in front of some of music's biggest names. The students, representing 30 cities and 12 states, will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of
Music and associate choral director Susanna Wegner of Kansas City, Mo. This year, two students will comprise the GRAMMY in the Schools® Media Team, and they will document the GRAMMY® Week experience for a range of the GRAMMY Foundation's social media platforms.
"GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session has been fostering the next generation of music and its makers since 1993, and the results have been truly impressive," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy®. "Not only do these young people have a once-in-a-lifetime experience during GRAMMY Week playing with their peers as well as with GRAMMY-nominated and GRAMMY-winning artists at a range of events, but many of them go on to enjoy thriving performance careers, including singer/pianist
Peter Cincotti, three-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist Gerald Clayton, New York Philharmonic bassist
David J. Grossman, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter
Brandon Heath, saxophonist
Grace Kelly, and pianist
Aaron Parks, among others."
The selected students will perform at various GRAMMY Week events including — for the fifth year— an appearance at GRAMMY In The Schools Live! — A Celebration Of
Music & Education, sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund. This special evening, which is open to the public, will showcase the selectees, along with special guest artists, on Jan. 22, 2014, at the University of Southern California. The group will offer another public performance at Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment with a special guest artist on Jan. 23. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members will also attend the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 26 as guests of The Recording Academy and will perform at the GRAMMY Celebration® after-party.
On Jan. 23-25, the young musicians will again record at the legendary Capitol Studios & Mastering in Hollywood, Calif., courtesy of the EMI
Music Group. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session albums from 2007-2013 are available for purchase at online music outlets such asAmazon, iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody.
The GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session selectees are eligible for more than $2 million in college scholarships made possible through the GRAMMY Foundation's college partners: Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and USC Thornton School of Music. In addition, each selectee's school will receive a professional cymbal courtesy of the Zildjian Company.
The
2014 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session members are listed by each student's instrument, role, or voice:
| |
| Choir |
| Name |
City |
State |
School |
Part |
| Alyssa McDoom |
Weston |
Fla. |
Cypress Bay High School |
Soprano |
| Ashley Pezzotti |
Plantation |
Fla. |
Miami Arts Charter School |
Soprano |
| Darynn Dean |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
Mira Costa High School |
Alto |
| Stephanie Hansen |
Clive |
Iowa |
Valley High School |
Alto |
| Colby Ewatuya |
Allen |
Texas |
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts |
Tenor |
| Dylan DeAnda |
Grapevine |
Texas |
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts |
Tenor |
| Robert Washington III |
Augusta |
Ga. |
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School |
Bass |
| Caleb Collins |
Arcadia |
Calif. |
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
Bass |
| |
| Combo |
| Matt Wong |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts |
Piano |
| Kanoa Mendenhall |
Novato |
Calif. |
Marin School of the Arts |
Bass |
| Joshua Bermudez |
Miami |
Fla. |
New World School of the Arts |
Guitar |
| Adrian Cota |
West Covina |
Calif. |
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
Drums |
| |
| Band |
| Zoe Obadia |
Glen Ridge |
N.J. |
Glen Ridge High School |
Alto Sax 1 |
| Immanuel Wilkins |
Upper Darby |
Pa. |
Upper Darby High School |
Alto Sax 2 |
| Yesseh Furaha-Ali |
Upper Darby |
Pa. |
Upper Darby High School |
Tenor Sax |
| Andy Arditi |
Encino |
Calif. |
Harvard-Westlake School |
Tenor Sax |
| Henry Solomon |
Woodside |
Calif. |
Interlochen Arts Academy |
Bari Sax |
| Andrew Stephens |
Sacramento |
Calif. |
Rio Americano High School |
Trumpet Lead |
| Liam Werner |
Montclair |
N.J. |
Montclair High School |
Trumpet Jazz |
| Michael Gutierrez |
Clovis |
Calif. |
Buchanan High School |
Trumpet 3 |
| John Otten |
Seattle |
Wash. |
Roosevelt High School |
Trumpet 4 |
| Fernando Ferrarone |
Miami |
Fla. |
Felix Varela Senior High School |
Trumpet 5 |
| Johnathan Black |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
Tucson High Magnet School |
Trombone 1 |
| Coleman Hughes |
Montclair |
N.J. |
Newark Academy |
Trombone 2 |
| Jeffery Miller |
New Orleans |
La. |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts |
Trombone 3 |
| Peter Wikle |
Santa Ana |
Calif. |
Orange County School of the Arts |
Bass Trombone |
| Austin Thomas |
Houston |
Texas |
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts |
Piano |
| Cole Davis |
New York |
N.Y. |
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts |
Bass |
| Aris Kare |
Rancho Palos |
Calif. |
VerdesPalos Verdes High School |
Guitar |
| Cameron MacIntosh |
South Orange |
N.J. |
Columbia High School |
Drums |
| |
| Media Team |
| Drew Schwendiman |
Summit |
N.J. |
Summit High School |
| Lauren Craig |
Chicago |
Ill. |
Fenwick High School |
