Awards

Throughout the Festival, our guest artists/adjudicators designate individual musicians as “outstanding” for solo, section, or composing/arranging work. At the close of the weekend, they designate a handful of ensembles as “outstanding” overall.

Outstanding Ensemble Awards

  • Columbia College “Fusion Ensemble” – Combo
  • Elmhurst University Jazz Band – Big Band
  • Elmhurst University “Late Night Blues” – Vocal Jazz
  • Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra II – Big Band
  • Purdue Jazz Combo = Combo
  • Temple University Jazz Band – Big Band
  • University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Jazz Ensemble I

Outstanding Individual Awards

Central State University President’s Own Jazz Ensemble
  • Levar Brown
  • Marvin Harshaw
  • Heaven Johnson
Columbia College Fusion Ensemble
  • Paris Catura
  • Danny Lock
  • Dante Notocci
  • Miles Pretel
  • Hayson Verrett
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble
  • Shoji Naito
Elmhurst University Combo
  • Tim Gorman
  • Frank Hryniewicz
  • Tyler Loek
  • Mickey O’Brien
  • Ben Urschel
Elmhurst University Jazz Band
  • Dai Kamiuchi
  • Maddux Masopust
  • Mickey O’Brien
  • Meghan Sandberg
  • Jonah Schumow
Elmhurst University Lab Band
  • Crystal Adaya
  • Jonathan Campbell
  • Dylan Catapat
  • Anthony Galang
  • Lissette Hernandez
  • Aiden Peletier
  • Brian Tacastacas
Harper College Jazz Band
  • Brian Conway
  • Jim Martin
  • Joseph Wachter
Harper College Jazz Lab Ensemble
  • Jalen Little
Hillsdale College Big Band
  • Gavin Listro
Hope College Jazz Arts Collective
  • Carson Bretz
  • Natalie Peterson
  • Watt Snyder
Joliet Junior College
  • Ron Magiera
  • Austin Mendoza
Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra II
  • Daniel Bear
  • Shane Karas
  • Zach Sommerfield
Olivet Nazarene University Jazz Combo
  • Adolfo Angel
  • Josh Fergusin
  • Steven Meyer
  • Matt Routt
Purdue Jazz Combo
  • Seth DeWhitt
  • Nathan Fiew
  • Nicholas Krist
  • Jascha Lewit
  • Max Vallens
Purdue Jazz Ensemble
  • Ivan Martin
Temple University Jazz Band
  • Anthony Aldissi
  • Kate Bresnahan
  • John Brunozzi
  • Christian Ertl
  • Maria Marmarou
  • Mike Raymond
  • Emmy Rota
  • Banks Sapnar
  • Drew Sedlacsik
  • Anthony Singer
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Jazz Ensemble I
  • Claudia Acosta
  • McKenna Camacho
  • Alex Fielder
  • Trevor Haglin
  • Anton Saucedo
  • Tommy Swanick
  • Jacob Pfannerstill

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