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Saturday, March 2, 2013

March 2, 2013

Dear Students and Educators:

Welcome to the 45th annual Berklee College of Music High SchoolJazz Festival. Your participation makes this the largest festival of itskind in the country, with more than 3,000 students and over 200ensembles from all over the country and beyond.

Tens of thousands of instrumentalists and vocalists have participat-ed for over four decades, enriching their musical experience and lives. Many ofthese students have gone on to illustrious careers in the world of music. On behalfof Berklee president Roger H. Brown and the faculty, staff, alumni, and students ofthe college, we thank you for participating and hope you enjoy this experience.

I hope that you take advantage of the opportunity to hear other student groupsperform and attend the performances and informative clinics presented by ouractive faculty and special guest artists. Please accept this festival as Berklee’s giftto you—the student musicians and dedicated educators who help keep musiceducation alive and thriving. Society benefits greatly from having such an activemusic community to enrich our cultural and daily experiences. Your strong andenduring commitment to school jazz programs continues to be a source of inspirationto us at Berklee. You are to be congratulated, and we thank you for the work you do.

Use the competition to draw out your best. Share and support the community byattending the performances of the other groups and cheering them on.

Lastly, we express our gratitude to the parents and music department boosters whohave pitched in and helped in every imaginable way.

Have a great day of music and have fun.

Sincerely,

Lawrence E. BethuneVice President for Student Affairs/Dean of StudentsFestival Executive DirectorBerklee College of Music

Table of ContentsFestival Dedication to Phil Wilson

Festival Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Performance Schedule by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Performance Schedule by School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Festival History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

2012 Festival Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Participating Schools by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Information and Exhibit Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Awards and Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Years of Participation Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

First-Time Festival Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Map of Berklee College of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Jazz Festival Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Berklee College of Music would like to dedicate the 2013 HighSchool Jazz Festival to a truly caring, incredibly gifted, inspirationalmusician and world renowned music educator: Phil Wilson.

Wilson joined the Berklee College of Music faculty in September1965, and has had an active role in the evolution of Berklee into aninternationally acclaimed institution. As part of Berklee’s TromboneDepartment (which he chaired until 1974) and Brass Department

(where he is professor), Wilson has developed new approaches to playing tromboneand teaching brass technique. He has also made significant contributions to thearranging curriculum having written the 1968 hit arrangement of “Mercy Mercy”for the Buddy Rich Orchestra. Wilson also has directed clinics at FrankfurtConservatory, Harvard University, Kansas State University, Mellon Arts Center,Sidney Conservatorium, University of California, Yale University and other placesaround the world. He is the former chair of the jazz division at Boston’s NewEngland Conservatory of Music and a former member of the board of directors ofthe International Trombone Association.

Wilson has performed with Louis Armstrong, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, HerbieHancock, Woody Herman, Thad Jones, and Clark Terry, as well as the DorseyBrothers Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Hanover Radio Symphony Orchestra,Danish Radio Big Band, and Metropole Orchestra. He has recorded for the BostonPops, RCA, Polydor, Capri, Columbia, Famous Door, Freeform, Seaside, and SESAC.Wilson appeared in November 2001 on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NationalPublic Radio.

The Rainbow Band, formerly the International Dues Band, is one of the oldest andmost prestigious ensembles at Berklee College of Music. When Wilson formed theband in 1965, it began as one of many classroom ensembles at Berklee, givingstudents a chance to gain valuable ensemble experience both in arranging andperformance. Comprised of students from all over the globe, the band earned areputation as one of this country’s top college groups performing contemporaryjazz, appearing on national television and with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.In 1985, as the number of international students grew (it is now over 30%), Wilsonchanged the name to represent all the colors of the rainbow. Prominent Berkleealumni who were members of the band include: Cyrus Chestnut ’85, MakotoOzone ’83, Ernie Watts ’66, Terri Lyne Carrington ’83, John Scofield ’73, Bill Pierce’73, Abe Laboriel Jr. ’93 and Abe Laboriel Sr. ’72, Joe Cohn ’90, Richie Cole ’67,Hal Crook ’71, Christopher Hollyday ’96, Tiger Okoshi ’75, Art Barron ’78, RoyHargrove ’89, Darren Barrett ’90, George Garzone ’72, Rob Mounsey ’75, ClaudioRoditi ’70, and Manhattan Transfer arranger Dennis Wilson ’74.

“Teaching is also like watching your garden blossom. You can actually feel thegrowth and the realization. Recently, a trombone student in our lesson was havingtrouble moving around the trombone comfortably at a faster tempo. We were bothplaying together, and he stopped all of a sudden after playing something that wasreally magnificent. He looked at me and he said, ‘You know, I think we’ve just hada breakthrough.’ When that happens, it’s thrilling.”—Phil Wilson

Festival Schedule of Events

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in theHynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street.

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. RegistrationFirst Level Hallway

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Ensemble Competition/PerformancesFirst, Second, and Third Levels;See pages 12 and 31 for exact locations

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Educator and Parent Hospitality LoungeRoom 200, Second Level

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee College of MusicInformation Tables(Including Office of Admissions, Summer Programs,and more) Second and Third Level Hallways

Music Industry Exhibit TablesThird Level Hallway

9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Berklee Bookstore, Festival Merchandise,and Music SuppliesVeterans Memorial Lobby, Second Level

10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Campus TourLeave from Admissions Table, Second Level Hallway

City MusicHigh School Academy Ensemble Performances

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third Level

Program Director: Robert DoezemaThe City Music High School Academy program provides year-roundmusic instruction to Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville

high school students. The program is funded in partby the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Instrumental Jazz EnsembleDirected by Bobby Gallegos

10:20 a.m.–10:35 a.m. Instrumental Jazz EnsembleDirected by Lance Van Lenten

10:40 a.m.–10:55 a.m Vocal EnsembleDirected by Annette Philip

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11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Instrumental Jazz EnsembleDirected by Tim Mayer

11:20 a.m.–11:35 a.m. Rock EnsembleDirected by Marty Walsh

11:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Advanced EnsembleDirected by Winston Maccow

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Jazz Reach Featuring Metta QuintetThe Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, Third Level

Metta Quintet is a highly creative unit featuringsome of the most acclaimed, in-demand artists onthe scene today. As the Official Resident Ensemblefor the nationally recognized NYC-based artseducation not-for-profit, JazzReach, Inc., theensemble is as dedicated to blazing new artistic

territory as it is to cultivating new audiences and fostering a greater overallawareness, understanding, and appreciation of the great American jazz tradition.

As the Official Resident Ensemble of JazzReach, Inc., Metta Quintet hastriumphantly served and impacted over a quarter-million students (in gradesK–12) nationwide.

Current Members include: Marcus Strickland, tenor saxophone; Greg Ward, altosaxophone; Lawrence Fields, piano; Joshua Ginsburg, bass; Hans Schuman, drums.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Greg Ward, Alto Saxophone ClinicSubjects covered: sound, intonation, phrasing,improvisation, technique, conceptualization.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Metta Quintet in ConcertThe ensemble will feature an exciting set of originaland commissioned works.

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Marcus Strickland, Tenor/SopranoSaxophone ClinicSubjects covered: improvisation, technique,developing a musical vocabulary.

1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m. The Big Beat: 100 years of Jazz DrummingFeaturing Metta Quintet’s Hans Schuman

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. “Listening Session” with Metta QuintetIndividual members of Metta Quintet select some oftheir favorite “desert island” tracks and discuss whatit is about them that continues to excite and inspire.

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School Jazz Festival, have been selected to perform at the Massachusetts andFlorida All-State Conferences, and performed at the 2012 Arts Schools NetworkConference Awards Dinner. His students have been recognized nationally, areconsistently accepted to highly esteemed music and theatre collegiate programs,and are traditionally well represented in state music festivals.

3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Campus TourLeaves from Admissions Table, Second Level Hallway

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee Tower of Power EnsembleBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third LevelDirected by Berklee faculty member Ken Zambello

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. The Marine Corps All-Star BandVeterans Memorial Auditorium, Second LevelDirected by Berklee Alumnus Chief Warrant OfficerStephen B. Giove

5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Opening Concert and Awards PresentationVeterans Memorial Auditorium, Second LevelFeaturing the Berklee Rainbow Band, directed by PhilWilson and Aubrey Logan. Part of the concert willinclude the work of this year’s winner of the HerbPomeroy Jazz Composition/Arranging Contest, AdityaRaguram. See page 40 for complete details.

Ensemble packets will not be distributed this year, since all scoring was done online. Competition scores for all classes will be posted outside the auditorium at theconclusion of the awards ceremony. Ensemble directors will have access to theirensemble’s individual scoring forms by logging into their account on theberkleejazz.org website.

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Winners Showcase ConcertVeterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level


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12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Berklee Global Jazz InstituteBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third LevelDirected by Berklee faculty member George Garzone

12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Campus TourLeaves from Admissions Table, Second Level Hallway

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Stage Performance Techniques withAubrey Logan, Vocalist and TrombonistBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third LevelAubrey Logan is an award-winning singer, song-writer, and trombonist, whose vocals range from deepand electric to delicate and vulnerable. She shatterstraditional genre barriers, instead combining jazz vocalswith R&B, neo-soul, pop, and a touch of rock. She wonthe Audience’s Choice and Jury’s First Place Awards atthe 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival Voice Competition inSwitzerland, and has performed as a featured vocalist,horn player, and educator on stages across the United

States. She has worked with the late Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall ofFame inductee Solomon Burke. A native of Seattle, Washington, she remains closeto her Pacific Northwest roots. Currently, Logan is living in Los Angeles andworking with Pat Boone and company on her debut solo album, produced byPatrice Rushen with an all-star cast of players including Vinnie Colaiuta (drums),Abraham Laboriel (bass), and Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar).

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Berklee Rainbow BandVeterans Memorial Auditorium, Second LevelDirected by Berklee faculty member Phil Wilson

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Berklee Vocal EnsemblesBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third LevelDirected by Berklee faculty member Ned Rosenblatt

The Berklee Vocal Jazz Ensembles are auditioned each semester. These ensemblesperform the music of such groups as the Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices,Swingle Singers, the Real Group, and the Phil Mattson Singers, to name a few.Many arrangements by the Berklee faculty and ensemble directors are alsoperformed. Styles covered include swing, Latin, ballads, R&B, funk, pop/rock, acappella, and current contemporary music.

Ned J. Rosenblatt currently holds the position of associate professor in the VoiceDepartment at Berklee College of Music. Rosenblatt holds a bachelor’s degree inmusic education from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and a master’s degreein jazz pedagogy from Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory.

Rosenblatt’s high school vocal jazz ensembles and jazz ensembles have wonnumerous awards including thirteen wins at the highly acclaimed Berklee High

Performance Scheduleby Time

Performance Schedule by Time

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Trinity Honor Choir Sarah Bonsignore Trinity School NY V2 309

Willingboro HS Jazz Ensemble Curtis Bell Willingboro High School NJ L4 102

Windsor Locks High School Mr. Paul G. Sibilia Windsor Locks High School CT L5 104Jazz Ensemble

9:55 a.m.Sizzle Singers Marinne Cheney Bacon Academy CT V1 302

BHS Large Ensemble carolyn castellano Brookline High school MA L1 311

Burlington City Blue Devil David Thomas May Burlington City High School NJ L6 207Jazz Ensemble

Coginchaug Regional High Dean Coutsouridis Coginchaug Regional CT L5 103School Jazz Ensemble High School

The Hackley Jazz Sextet Erick Storckman Hackley School NY S4 109

Harrison H.S. Dr. Ferdinand Pasqua Harrison High School NY L3 206Jazz Ensemble

Mount St. Charles Marc Blanchette Mount St Charles Academy RI L4 101Academy Jazz Band

Newton South Jazz Combo Ed Harlow Newton South High School MA S1 107

Old Orchard Beach Matt Kirby Old Orchard Beach ME V2 306High School Jazz Choir High School

RHAM High School Jazz Band Nick Kokus RHAM High School CT L2 310

Jazz Combo Metro A. Narcisi III West Warwick High School RI S2 105

Wild Jazz John Duff Weymouth High School MA LNC 201

10:20 a.m.Bangor High School Jazz BandScott Burditt Bangor High School ME L2 313

Braintree High School David Buckley Braintree High School MA L1 312Jazz Band

Brunswick High School Michael A. Scarpone Brunswick High School ME L3 210Jazz Ensemble

Swing 14 Marcy Webster Haddam-Killingworth CT V2 309High School

Jazz House Kids Small Group Oscar Perez Jazz House Kids NJ SNC 108

Loomis Chaffee Ken Fischer LoomisChaffee CT S3 303

Mashpee High School Andy Troyanos Mashpee High School MA L6 208Jazz Band

Tiger Bebop Richard Labedz Newton North High School MA V1 304

Overbrook High School Brian Height Overbrook High School NJ LNC 203Jazz Band

Plainville High School Dominic Talotta Plainville High School CT L4 102Jazz Band

Sheehan Jazz Combo David Giardina Sheehan High School CT S2 111

St. John’s Prep Jazz 2 Seelan Manickam St. John’s Preparatory School MA SNC 110

York High School Daniel Sovetsky York High School ME L5 104Jazz Ensemble

10:50 a.m.Afternoon Advanced Ed Nicholson Beaver Country Day School MA S4 109Jazz Ensemble

Eastern Jazz Combo Kathleen Mitchell Eastern Regional High School NJ S1 107

John Jay Jazz Ensemble Jeff Richardson John Jay High School NY L2 310

La Salle Academy Jazz Band Brian Brouillard La Salle Academy RI LNC 201


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Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedulesare posted outside each performance room. Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6 are for large competing ensembles. Class LNC is for large non-competing ensembles. Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4 are for competing combo ensembles. Class SNC is for small non-competing combo ensembles. Classes V1 and V2 are for competing vocal jazz ensembles. Class VNC is for non-competing vocal ensembles.

All performance rooms are located on the first, second, and third levels of theHynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street.

Reminder: The names of the classes changed last year in order to bemore clear and consistent. The classification procedures have notchanged. Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon theenrollments of grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-competing class is at the request of the director or due to space limitation.

9:00 a.m.Rhythm & Voice Tyrone Sutton Boston Arts Academy MA V2 306

BHS Combo Carolyn Castellano Brookline High School MA S1 107

BTHS Jazz Singers Steven Bishop Burlington Township NJ V1 302High School

Camden Creative Arts Jamal Dickerson Creative Arts Morgan NJ S4 109Jazz Combo Village Academy

Stage Band David Brudz East Catholic High School CT LNC 201

Haddam-Killingworth Timothy D’Amato Haddam-Killingworth CT L5 103High School Jazz Band High School

Cadet Blues Jazz Ensemble John Russell Lasalle Institute NY L6 207

Noble High School Mark Mumm Noble High School ME L3 206Jazz Ensemble

Portsmouth High School Ted Rausch Portsmouth High School RI S2 105Jazz Combo

Pritzker Jazz Ensemble Benjamin Das Pritzker College Prep IL L4 101

Stamford High School George Beratis Stamford High School CT L1 311Jazz Ensemble

Wellesley High School Steven Scott Wellesley High School MA L2 310Two O’Clock Jazz Band

9:25 a.m.Friends Little Big Horn Bob Rosen Friends Seminary NY L6 208

J.I.V.E. Pam Rodgers Killingly High School CT V1 304

Lyman Hall Jazz Ensemble Dean DellaVecchia Lyman Hall High School CT L2 313

Newton North Jazz Ensemble Richard Labedz Newton North High School MA L1 312

Overbrook High School Brian Height Overbrook High School NJ S3 303Combo Blue

Sheehan Jazz Ensemble David Giardina Sheehan High School CT L3 210

Somersworth Jazz Ensemble Matthew Lagarde Somersworth High School NH LNC 203

St. John’s Prep Jazz 1 Seelan Manickam St. John’s Preparatory School MA S1 108

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12:10 p.m.Arlington High School Octet Sabato D’Agostino Arlington High School MA S3 303

Brunswick High School Michael A. Scarpone Brunswick High School ME S2 111Jazz Combo

Eastern Jazz Ensemble Kathleen Mitchell Eastern Regional High School NJ L1 312

Jazz Ensemble Tom O’Toole Nashoba Regional MA L3 210High School

Newcomb Central Zhanna Pendell Newcomb Central School NY L6 208Jazz Ensemble

Northwest Catholic Mr. Daniel Avery Northwest Catholic CT V2 309Jazz Singers High School

The Stonington High School Matthew Sbalcio Stonington High School CT L4 102Jazz Ensemble

WMHS Jazz Band Jack Tully Woburn Memorial MA LNC 203High School

12:40 p.m.Bangor High School Scott Burditt Bangor High School ME S1 107Jazz Combo

BGA Jazz Ensemble John Propper Battle Ground Academy TN S4 109

Curtis High School Jazz Band Ray Scro Curtis High School NY LNC 201

Jazz East Big Band David Brudz East Catholic High School CT L5 103

Maloney High School David Pelletier Francis T. Maloney CT V1 302Allegrettos High School

Oliver Ames High School Robert K. Wheeler Oliver Ames High School MA L2 310Jazz Ensemble

The Enharmonix Jeffrey Kerr Portsmouth Abbey School RI V2 306

Pritzker Jazz Combo Benjamin Das Pritzker College Prep IL S3 301

Souhegan High School Carl Benevides Souhegan High School NH L4 101Jazz Ensemble

Wednesday Night Jazz Band Thomas J. Savage South Windsor High School CT L1 311

1:05 p.m.Belmont Hill Jazz Combo Dan Fiori Belmont Hill School MA S4 110

Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin Biddeford High School ME L4 102Jazz Ensemble

East Bridgewater High School Ray Ponte East Bridgewater High School MA L5 104Jazz Band

ELF Jazz Ensemble Patrick Lennon Easthampton High School MA L6 208

Friends Seminary Jazz Choir Tucker Wheatley Friends Seminary NY V2 309

John Jay Vocal Jazz Steven Morse John Jay High School NY V1 304

Lexington High School Andrew Held Lexington High School MA S1 108Jazz Combo

Milton Academy Jazz Combo Bob Sinicrope Milton Academy MA S3 303

Mt. Hope HS Jazz Combo Robert Arsnault Mt. Hope High School RI S2 111

Southington High School Jeff Shaw Southington High School CT L1 312Jazz Ensemble

Stratford High School Mark Ryan Stratford High School CT L2 313Jazz Band A

Waterford High Tim Fioravanti Waterford High School CT L3 210Jazz Ensemble

JV Band William Pace Xavier High School NY LNC 203


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Leominster High School Barry Hudson Leominster High School Ma L1 311Big Band

Nokomis Vision Andrew Maderios Nokomis Regional High ME V2 306

Old Orchard Beach High Mark Manduca Old Orchard Beach ME L6 207School Jazz Ensemble High School

Portsmouth High School Ted Rausch Portsmouth High School RI L3 206Jazz Ensemble

South Portland High School Craig Skeffington South Portland High School ME S2 105Jazz Ensemble

Jazz Messengers Jim Cifelli Trinity School NY S3 301

Jazz Ensemble 1 Phil Rich Westbrook High School ME L5 103

Willingboro HS Jazz Choir Ms. Donna Ingram Willingboro High School NJ V1 302

Xavier Jazz Ensemble Erik Elligers Xavier High School CT L4 101

11:15 a.m.Bacon Academy Jazz Band Thomas Kessler Bacon Academy CT L3 210

Friends Jazz 1 Bob Rosen Friends Seminary NY S4 110

Academy Big Band Douglas Maher Greater Hartford Academy CT L4 102of the Arts

Carey Jazz Ensemble Hope Bagley H. Frank Carey Junior/ NY LNC 203Senior High School

Jericho High School Richard Roselli Jericho High School NY L2 313Jazz Ensemble

Plainfield High School Mr. Brian Stevenson Plainfield High School CT V2 309Chamber Choir

Rauner College Prep Robert J. Vega Rauner College Prep Il S3 303Jazz Combo

Simsbury High Jazz Ensemble Ken Fischer Simsbury High School CT S1 108

Concert Jazz Tom Christensen The Fieldston School NY L5 104

Thornton Academy Jazz Band Jennifer Witherell- Thornton Academy ME L1 312Stebbins

Warrensburg Jazz Ensemble Mrs. Denise Foster Warrensburg Jr./ NY L6 208Sr. High School

Vets Jazz Chorus Nancy M. Kennedy Warwick Veterans Memorial RI V1 304High School

Waterford High School Tim Fioravanti Waterford High School CT S2 111Jazz Combo

11:45 a.m.Bethel High School Damon E. Coachman Bethel High School CT L3 206Jazz Ensemble

Maloney Jazz Ensemble Brian Cyr Francis T. Maloney CT L2 31High School

Lucy & the Diamonds of Steven Orlofsky George Stevens Academy ME S4 109George Stevens Academy

Jazz Ensemble Fritz Benz North Smithfield High School RI L5 103

South Windsor High Thomas J. Savage South Windsor High School CT S1 107School Combo

Stoughton Jazz Combo John Mange Stoughton High School MA S2 105

Upper School Jazz Ensemble Ray Morrow Waynflete School ME L6 207

Woodstock Academy Amy Ranta Woodstock Academy CT V1 302Hill Singers

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Edgemont Vocal Jazz Kelley Morse Edgemont High School NY V2 306

Hampshire Regional Mrs. Dara M. Hampshire Regional MA L5 103H.S. Jazz Band Adams-Smith High School

Manchester High School Douglas Maher Manchester High School CT S1 107Jazz Combo

Mt. Hope High School Robert Arsenault Mt. Hope High School RI LNC 201Jazz Ensemble

Nokomis Abyssinian Andrew Maderios Nokomis Regional High ME S3 301Jazz Combo

Princeton Studio Vocals Randy White Princeton High School NJ V1 302

South Kingstown High Donald Smith South Kingstown RI L2 310School Jazz Ensemble High School

Calhoun 730 Ensemble Victor Lin The Calhoun School NY S4 109

UIC College Prep Steven Sanders UIC College Prep IL L4 101Jazz Ensemble

Blue Night Band William Pace Xavier High School (NY) NY L3 206

2:55 p.m.Bishop Hendricken ”Hawk” Mr. Sean W. Donnelly Bishop Hendricken RI L3 210Academy Jazz High School

FA Big Band C. Brent LaCasce and Fryeburg Academy ME L5 104Mike Sakash

Jazz Ensemble 3 Kris Allen Greater Hartford Academy CT S3 303of the Arts

Hampden Academy Patrick Michaud Hampden Academy ME L4 102Jazz Ensemble

Plan Ahead Timothy Hooker Mamaroneck High School NY S1 108

Morse High School Anthony Marro Morse High School ME L6 208Jazz Ensemble

The Groovy Truth Frank Newton Pioneer Valley Performing MA V2 309Jazz Ensemble Arts Charter Public School

Seneca Jazz Band Doug Barber Seneca High School NJ LNC 203

Shawnee Jazz Ensemble Nick Rotindo Shawnee High School NJ L1 312

Spencerport High School John Viavattine Spencerport High School NY L2 313Jazz Ensemble

Khabele Jazz Band II Marshall Escamilla The Khabele School TX S4 110

Waterford High Vocal Jazz Tim Fioravanti Waterford High School CT V1 304

3:25 p.m.Bangor High School George H. Redman Bangor High School ME V1 302Jazz Choir

Brien McMahon High Ron Secchi Brien McMahon High School CT L1 311School Jazz Ensemble

Canton High School Tom Moran Canton High School CT S3 301Jazz Combo

Darien High School Jonathan Grauer Darien High School CT L2 310Jazz Ensemble

Griswold High School Ray Churchill Griswold High School CT V2 306Chamber Choir

Jazz House Dynasty Band Julius Tolentino Jazz House Kids NJ LNC 201

Northwest Catholic Big Band Daniel Luddy Northwest Catholic CT L5 103High School


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1:35 p.m.Arlington High School Rich Guillen Arlington High School NY L1 311Jazz Machine

Barrington High School Barbara Hughes Barrington High School RI L2 310Jazz Ensemble

Berlin High School Studio Raymond J. Sinclair II Berlin High School CT L3 206Jazz Ensemble I

Canton High School Thomas A. Scavone Canton High School CT L5 103Jazz Ensemble

Soulstice from Cheverus Chris Humphrey Cheverus High School ME V2 306High School

Deptford High School Carl Cox Deptford high School NJ S2 105Jazz combo

East Greenwich High School Brendan Carniaux East Greenwich High School RI L4 101Jazz Ensemble

New Standard Combo C. Brent LaCasce Fryeburg Academy ME S3 301

Northwest Catholic Mr. Andrew Selig Northwest Catholic CT LNC 201Jazz Ensemble High School

Princeton Jazz Combo Joe Bongiovi Princeton High School NJ S1 107

Stoughton High School Griffin Coombs Stoughton High School MA V1 302Jazz Choir

The Rivers Select 1 Combo Philippe Crettien The Rivers School MA S4 109

Yarmouth High School Rick Dustin Yarmouth High School ME L6 207Jazz Band

2:00 p.m.Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin Biddeford High School ME S2 111Combonation

Conard Jazz Combo Scott R. Porter Conard High School CT S1 108

Angelaires William Taylor East High School CO V1 304

4X4 Jazz Quartet Jose Crespo Escuela Libre de Musica PR S3 303Ernesto Ramos Antonini

The Real Ambassadors Dianne Mower Greater Hartford CT V2 309Academy of the Arts

Jazz House Big Band Julius Tolentino Jazz House Kids NJ LNC 203

Killingly High School Jeffrey Ethier Killingly High School CT L4 102Jazz Ensemble

Mamaroneck HS Jazz Band Timothy Hooker Mamaroneck High School NY L1 312

Marshfield High School David Kaminski Marshfield High School MA L2 313Jazz Ensemble I

OLd Town High School Jeffrey Priest Old Town High School Me L5 104Jazz Ensemble

The Graybee Jazz Band Dr. Jeremy Fletcher St. Benedict’s NJ L6 208Preparatory School

Toll Gate Jazz Ensemble George Landrie Toll Gate High School RI L3 210

The Trevor Clefs Tim Otto Trevor Day School NY S4 110

2:30 p.m.Barrington High School Barbara Hughes Barrington High School RI S2 105Jazz Combo

Belmont Hill Jazz Ensemble Dan Fiori Belmont Hill School MA L6 207

East Meadow High School Stephen Engle East Meadow High School NY L1 311Jazz Ensemble

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South Portland High School Craig Skeffington South Portland High School ME L4 101Jazz Ensemble

Tuesday Jazz Band John Mange Stoughton High School MA L3 206

The Rivers Big Band Philippe Crettien The Rivers School MA L6 207

Upper School Jazz Combo Ray Morrow Waynflete School ME S4 109

Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill Woodstock Academy CT S1 107Jazz Combo

Honors Jazz Ensemble William Pace Xavier High School (NY) NY S2 105

3:50 p.m.Belmont Hill B-Flats Donnell Patterson Belmont Hill School MA V2 309

Cranston High School Mark Colozzi Cranston High School East RI LNC 203East Big Band

Camden Creative Arts Jamal Dickerson Creative Arts Morgan NJ L6 208Jazz Band Village Academy

Jazz East Combo I David Brudz East Catholic High School CT S3 303

Combo A Paul Carman/ Idyllwild Arts Academy CA S4 110Marshall Hawkins

La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard La Salle Academy RI SNC 108Jazz Ensemble

Manchester High School Keith Berry Manchester High School CT L1 312Jazz Ensemble

Nokomis Jazz Ensemble Andrew Maderios Nokomis Regional High ME L4 102

Princeton Studio Band Joe Bongiovi Princeton High School NJ L2 313

Spencerport Vocal Jazz Laura Szymanowicz Spencerport High School NY V1 304

Tiverton HS Jazz Ensemble Mike Alves Tiverton High School RI L5 104

West Warwick High School Metro A. Narcisi III West Warwick High School RI L3 210Jazz Ensemble ”A” Band

Xavier Jazz Combo Erik Elligers Xavier High School (CT) CT S2 111

4:20 p.m.Pieces of the Puzzle James E. Carver Appomattox Regional VA S4 109

Governor’s School

Boston Latin School Big Band Paul J. Pitts Boston Latin School MA L1 311

Brewer High School Brady Harris Brewer High School ME L4 101Jazz Ensemble

Concert Jazz Ensemble Tom Lizotte Cape Elizabeth High School ME L6 207

Cheshire High School Beth Malvezzi Cheshire High School CT V1 302Chromatix Rosenblatt

Deptford High School Carl Cox Deptford high School NJ L3 206Jazz Ensemble

FA Vocal Jazz C. Brent LaCasce Fryeburg Academy ME V2 306

Northwest Catholic Daniel Luddy Northwest Catholic CT S3 301Jazz Combo High School

Pentucket High School David Schumacher Pentucket Regional MA S2 105Jazz Combo High School

Rauner College Prep Robert J. Vega Rauner College Prep Il L5 103Jazz Band

Seneca Jazz Combo Doug Barber Seneca High School NJ S1 107

Simsbury High Big Band Dr. Carl W. Knox Simsbury High School CT LNC 201

Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill Woodstock Academy CT L2 310Jazz Band


Performance Scheduleby School

Performance Schedule by School

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Belmont Hill Jazz Ensemble Dan Fiori MA L6 207 2:30 p.m.Belmont Hill School

Berlin High School Raymond J. Sinclair II CT L3 206 1:35 p.m.Berlin High School StudioJazz Ensemble

Bethel High School Damon E. Coachman CT L3 206 11:45 a.m.Bethel High School Jazz Ensemble

Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME S2 111 2:00 p.m.Biddeford High School Combonation

Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME L4 102 1:05 p.m.Biddeford High School Jazz Ensemble

Bishop Hendricken High School Mr. Sean W. Donnelly RI L3 210 2:55 p.m.Bishop Hendricken “Hawk”Academy Jazz

Boston Arts Academy Tyrone Sutton MA V2 306 9:00 a.m.Rhythm & Voice

Boston Latin School Paul J. Pitts MA L1 311 4:20 p.m.Boston Latin School Big Band

Braintree High School David Buckley MA L1 312 10:20 a.m.Braintree High School Jazz Band

Brewer High School Brady Harris ME L4 101 4:20 p.m.Brewer High School Jazz Ensemble

Brien McMahon High School Ron Secchi CT L1 311 3:25 p.m.Brien McMahon High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Brookline High School Carolyn Castellano MA S1 107 9:00 a.m.Brookline High School Combo

Brookline High School Carolyn Castellano MA L1 311 9:55 a.m.Brookline High School Large Ensemble

Brunswick High School Michael A. Scarpone ME S2 111 12:10 p.m.Brunswick High School Jazz Combo

Brunswick High School Michael A. Scarpone ME L3 210 10:20 a.m.Brunswick High School Jazz Ensemble

Burlington City High School David Thomas May NJ L6 207 9:55 a.m.Burlington City Blue Devil Jazz Ensemble

Burlington Township High School Steven Bishop NJ V1 302 9:00 a.m.BTHS Jazz Singers

Canton High School Tom Moran CT S3 301 3:25 p.m.Canton High School Jazz Combo

Canton High School Thomas A. Scavone CT L5 103 1:35 p.m.Canton High School Jazz Ensemble

Cape Elizabeth High School Tom Lizotte ME L6 207 4:20 p.m.Concert Jazz Ensemble

Cheshire High School Beth Malvezzi CT V1 302 4:20 p.m.Cheshire High School Chromatix Rosenblatt

Cheverus High School Chris Humphrey ME V2 306 1:35 p.m.Soulstice from Cheverus High School

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Appomattox Regional James E. Carver VA S4 109 4:20 p.m.Governor’s School Pieces of the Puzzle

Arlington High School Sabato D’Agostino MA S3 303 12:10 p.m.Arlington High School Octet

Arlington High School Rich Guillen NY L1 311 1:35 p.m.Arlington High School Jazz Machine

Bacon Academy Thomas Kessler CT L3 210 11:15 a.m.Bacon Academy Jazz Band

Bacon Academy Marinne Cheney CT V1 302 9:55 a.m.Sizzle Singers

Bangor High School Scott Burditt ME L2 313 10:20 a.m.Bangor High School Jazz Band

Bangor High School George H. Redman ME V1 302 3:25 p.m.Bangor High School Jazz Choir

Bangor High School Scott Burditt ME S1 107 12:40 p.m.Bangor High School Jazz Combo

Barrington High School Barbara Hughes RI S2 105 2:30 p.m.Barrington High School Jazz Combo

Barrington High SchoolBarrington High School Jazz Ensemble Barbara Hughes RI L2 310 1:35 p.m.

Battle Ground Academy John Propper TN S4 109 12:40 p.m.BGA Jazz Ensemble

Beaver Country Day School Ed Nicholson MA S4 109 10:50 a.m.Afternoon Advanced Jazz Ensemble

Belmont Hill School Donnell Patterson MA V2 309 3:50 p.m.Belmont Hill B-Flats

Belmont Hill School Dan Fiori MA S4 110 1:05 p.m.Belmont Hill Jazz Combo

Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedulesare posted outside each performance room.Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6 are for large competing ensembles.Class LNC is for large non-competing ensembles.Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4 are for competing combo ensembles.Class SNC is for small non-competing combo ensembles.Classes V1 and V2 are for competing vocal jazz ensembles.Class VNC is for non-competing vocal ensembles.

All performance rooms are located on the first, second, and third levels of theHynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street

Reminder: The names of the classes changed last year in order to bemore clear and consistent. The classification procedures have notchanged. Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon theenrollments of grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-com-peting class is at the request of the director or due to space limitation.



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Friends Seminary Bob Rosen NY S4 110 11:15 a.m.Friends Jazz 1

Friends Seminary Bob Rosen NY L6 208 9:25 a.m.Friends Little Big Horn

Friends Seminary Tucker Wheatley NY V2 309 1:05 p.m.Friends Seminary Jazz Choir

Fryeburg Academy C. Brent LaCasce ME L5 104 2:55 p.m.FA Big Band and Mike Sakash

Fryeburg Academy C. Brent LaCasce ME V2 306 4:20 p.m.FA Vocal Jazz

Fryeburg Academy C. Brent LaCasce ME S3 301 1:35 p.m.New Standard Combo

George Stevens Academy Steven Orlofsky ME S4 109 11:45 a.m.Lucy & the Diamonds ofGeorge Stevens Academy

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Douglas Maher CT L4 102 11:15 a.m.Academy Big Band

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Kris Allen CT S3 303 2:55 p.m.Jazz Ensemble 3

Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Dianne Mower CT V2 309 2:00 p.m.The Real Ambassadors

Griswold High School Ray Churchill CT V2 306 3:25 p.m.Griswold High School Chamber Choir

H. Frank Carey Junior/ Hope Bagley NY LNC 203 11:15 a.m.Senior High SchoolCarey Jazz Ensemble

Hackley School Erick Storckman NY S4 109 9:55 a.m.The Hackley Jazz Sextet

Haddam-Killingworth High School Timothy D’Amato CT L5 103 9:00 a.m.Haddam-KillingworthHigh School Jazz Ban

Haddam-Killingworth High School Marcy Webster CT V2 309 10:20 a.m.Swing 14

Hampden Academy Patrick Michaud ME L4 102 2:55 p.m.Hampden Academy Jazz Ensemble

Hampshire Regional High School Mrs. Dara M. Adams- MA L5 103 2:30 p.m.Hampshire Regional H.S. Jazz Band Smith

Harrison High School Dr. Ferdinand Pasqua NY L3 206 9:55 a.m.Harrison H.S. Jazz Ensemble

Idyllwild Arts Academy Paul Carman/ CA S4 110 3:50 p.m.Combo A Marshall Hawkins

Jazz House Kids Julius Tolentino NJ LNC 203 2:00 p.m.Jazz House Big Band

Jazz House Kids Julius Tolentino NJ LNC 201 3:25 p.m.Jazz House Dynasty Band

Jazz House Kids Oscar Perez NJ SNC 108 10:20 a.m.Jazz House Kids Small Group



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Coginchaug Regional High School Dean Coutsouridis CT L5 103 9:55 a.m.Coginchaug Regional HighSchool Jazz Ens

Conard High School Scott R. Porter CT S1 108 2:00 p.m.Conard Jazz Combo

Cranston High School East Mark Colozzi RI LNC 203 3:50 p.m.Cranston High School East Big Band

Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy Jamal Dickerson NJ L6 208 3:50 p.m.Camden Creative Arts Jazz Band

Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy Jamal Dickerson NJ S4 109 9:00 a.m.Camden Creative Arts Jazz Combo

Curtis High School Ray Scro NY LNC 201 12:40 p.m.Curtis High School Jazz Band

Darien High School Jonathan Grauer CT L2 310 3:25 p.m.Darien High School Jazz Ensemble

Deptford High School Carl Cox NJ S2 105 1:35 p.m.Deptford High School Jazz Combo

Deptford High School Carl Cox NJ L3 206 4:20 p.m.Deptford High School Jazz Ensemble

East Bridgewater High School Ray Ponte MA L5 104 1:05 p.m.East Bridgewater High School Jazz Band

East Catholic High School David Brudz CT L5 103 12:40 p.m.Jazz East Big Band

East Catholic High School David Brudz CT S3 303 3:50 p.m.Jazz East Combo I

East Catholic High School David Brudz CT LNC 201 9:00 a.m.Stage Band

East Greenwich High School Brendan Carniaux RI L4 101 1:35 p.m.East Greenwich High SchoolJazz Ensemble

East High School William Taylor CO V1 304 2:00 p.m.Angelaires

East Meadow High School Stephen Engle NY L1 311 2:30 p.m.East Meadow High School Jazz Ensemble

Eastern Regional High School Kathleen Mitchell NJ S1 107 10:50 a.m.Eastern Jazz Combo

Eastern Regional High School Kathleen Mitchell NJ L1 312 12:10 p.m.Eastern Jazz Ensemble

Easthampton High School Patrick Lennon MA L6 208 1:05 p.m.ELF Jazz Ensemble

Edgemont High School Kelley Morse NY V2 306 2:30 p.m.Edgemont Vocal Jazz

Escuela Libre de Musica Ernesto Ramo Jose Crespo PR S3 303 2:00 p.m.4X4 Jazz Quartet

Francis T. Maloney High School David Pelletier CT V1 302 12:40 p.m.Maloney High School Allegrettos

Francis T. Maloney High School Brian Cyr CT L2 310 11:45 a.m.Maloney Jazz Ensemble



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Nashoba Regional High School Tom O’Toole MA L3 210 12:10 p.m.Jazz Ensemble

Newcomb Central School Zhanna Pendell NY L6 208 12:10 p.m.Newcomb Central Jazz Ensemble

Newton North High School Richard Labedz MA L1 312 9:25 a.m.Newton North Jazz Ensemble

Newton North High School Richard Labedz MA V1 304 10:20 a.m.Tiger Bebop

Newton South High School Ed Harlow MA S1 107 9:55 a.m.Newton South Jazz Combo

Noble High School Mark Mumma ME L3 206 9:00 a.m.Noble High School Jazz Ensemble

Nokomis Regional High Andrew Maderios ME S3 301 2:30 p.m.Nokomis Abyssinian Jazz Combo

Nokomis Regional High Andrew Maderios ME L4 102 3:50 p.m.Nokomis Jazz Ensemble

Nokomis Regional High Andrew Maderios ME V2 306 10:50 a.m.Nokomis Vision

North Smithfield High School Fritz Benz RI L5 103 11:45 a.m.Jazz Ensemble

Northwest Catholic High School Daniel Luddy CT L5 103 3:25 p.m.Northwest Catholic Big Band

Northwest Catholic High School Daniel Luddy CT S3 301 4:20 p.m.Northwest Catholic Jazz Combo

Northwest Catholic High School Mr. Andrew Selig CT LNC 201 1:35 p.m.Northwest Catholic Jazz Ensemble

Northwest Catholic High School Mr. Daniel Avery CT V2 309 12:10 p.m.Northwest Catholic Jazz Singers

Old Orchard Beach High School Matt Kirby ME V2 306 9:55 a.m.Old Orchard Beach High SchoolJazz Choir

Old Orchard Beach High School Mark Manduca ME L6 207 10:50 a.m.Old Orchard Beach High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Old Town High School Jeffrey Priest ME L5 104 2:00 p.m.Old Town High School Jazz Ensemble

Oliver Ames High School Robert K. Wheeler MA L2 310 12:40 p.m.Oliver Ames High School Jazz Ensemble

Overbrook High School Brian Height NJ S3 303 9:25 a.m.Overbrook High School Combo Blue

Overbrook High School Brian Height NJ LNC 203 10:20 a.m.Overbrook High School Jazz Band

Pentucket Regional High School David Schumacher MA S2 105 4:20 p.m.Pentucket High School Jazz Combo

Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Frank Newton MA V2 309 2:55 p.m.The Groovy Truth Jazz Ensemble

Plainfield High School Mr. Brian Stevenson CT V2 309 11:15 a.m.Plainfield High School Chamber Choir



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Jericho High School Richard Roselli NY L2 313 11:15 a.m.Jericho High School Jazz Ensemble

John Jay High School Jeff Richardson NY L2 310 10:50 a.m.John Jay Jazz Ensemble

John Jay High School Steven Morse NY V1 304 1:05 p.m.John Jay Vocal Jazz

Killingly High School Pam Rodgers CT V1 304 9:25 a.m.J.I.V.E.

Killingly High School Jeffrey Ethier CT L4 102 2:00 p.m.Killingly High School Jazz Ensemble

La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI LNC 201 10:50 a.m.La Salle Academy Jazz Band

La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI SNC 108 3:50 p.m.La Salle Academy Jazz Ensemble

Lasalle Institute John Russell NY L6 207 9:00 a.m.Cadet Blues Jazz Ensemble

Leominster High School Barry Hudson MA L1 311 10:50 a.m.Leominster High School Big Band

Lexington High School Andrew Held MA S1 108 1:05 p.m.Lexington High School Jazz Combo

Loomis Chaffee Ken Fischer CT S3 303 10:20 a.m.Loomis Chaffee

Lyman Hall High School Dean DellaVecchia CT L2 313 9:25 a.m.Lyman Hall Jazz Ensemble

Mamaroneck High School Timothy Hooker NY L1 312 2:00 p.m.Mamaroneck HS Jazz Band

Mamaroneck High School Timothy Hooker NY S1 108 2:55 p.m.Plan Ahead

Manchester High School Douglas Maher CT S1 107 2:30 p.m.Manchester High School Jazz Combo

Manchester High School Keith Berry CT L1 312 3:50 p.m.Manchester High School Jazz Ensemble

Marshfield High School David Kaminski MA L2 313 2:00 p.m.Marshfield High School Jazz Ensemble I

Mashpee High School Andy Troyanos MA L6 208 10:20 a.m.Mashpee High School Jazz Band

Milton Academy Bob Sinicrope MA S3 303 1:05 p.m.Milton Academy Jazz Combo

Morse High School Anthony Marro ME L6 208 2:55 p.m.Morse High School Jazz Ensemble

Mount St. Charles Academy Marc Blanchette RI L4 101 9:55 a.m.Mount St. Charles Academy Jazz Band

Mt. Hope High School Robert Arsenault RI LNC 201 2:30 p.m.Mt. Hope High School Jazz Ensemble

Mt. Hope High School Robert Arsnault RI S2 111 1:05 p.m.Mt. Hope HS Jazz Combo



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South Portland High School Craig Skeffington ME S2 105 10:50 a.m.South Portland High SchoolJazz Ensemble

South Windsor High School Thomas J. Savage CT S1 107 11:45 a.m.South Windsor High School Combo

South Windsor High School Thomas J. Savage CT L1 311 12:40 p.m.Wednesday Night Jazz Band

Southington High School Jeff Shaw CT L1 312 1:05 p.m.Southington High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Spencerport High School John Viavattine NY L2 313 2:55 p.m.Spencerport High School Jazz Ensemble

Spencerport High School Laura Szymanowicz NY V1 304 3:50 p.m.Spencerport Vocal Jazz

St. Benedict’s Preparatory School Dr. Jeremy Fletcher NJ L6 208 2:00 p.m.The Graybee Jazz Band

St. John’s Preparatory School Seelan Manickam MA S1 108 9:25 a.m.St. John’s Prep Jazz 1

St. John’s Preparatory School Seelan Manickam MA SNC 110 10:20 a.m.St. John’s Prep Jazz 2

Stamford High School George Beratis CT L1 311 9:00 a.m.Stamford High School Jazz Ensemble

Stonington High School Matthew Sbalcio CT L4 102 12:10 p.m.The Stonington High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Stoughton High School Griffin Coombs MA V1 302 1:35 p.m.Stoughton High School Jazz Choir

Stoughton High School John Mange MA S2 105 11:45 a.m.Stoughton Jazz Combo

Stoughton High School John Mange MA L3 206 3:25 p.m.Tuesday Jazz Band

Stratford High School Mark Ryan CT L2 313 1:05 p.m.Stratford High School Jazz Band A

The Calhoun School Victor Lin NY S4 109 2:30 p.m.Calhoun 730 Ensemble

The Fieldston School Tom Christensen NY L5 104 11:15 a.m.Concert Jazz

The Khabele School Marshall Escamilla TX S4 110 2:55 p.m.Khabele Jazz Band II

The Rivers School Philippe Crettien MA L6 207 3:25 p.m.The Rivers Big Band

The Rivers School Philippe Crettien MA S4 109 1:35 p.m.The Rivers Select 1 Combo

Thornton AcademyThornton Academy Jazz Band Jennifer Witherell- ME L1 312 11:15 a.m.

Stebbins

Tiverton High School Mike Alves RI L5 104 3:50 p.m.Tiverton HS Jazz Ensemble



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Plainville High School Dominic Talotta CT L4 102 10:20 a.m.Plainville High School Jazz Band

Portsmouth Abbey School Jeffrey Kerr RI V2 306 12:40 p.m.The Enharmonix

Portsmouth High School Ted Rausch RI S2 105 9:00 a.m.Portsmouth High School Jazz Combo

Portsmouth High School Ted Rausch RI L3 206 10:50 a.m.Portsmouth High School Jazz Ensemble

Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ S1 107 1:35 p.m.Princeton Jazz Combo

Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ L2 313 3:50 p.m.Princeton Studio Band

Princeton High School Randy White NJ V1 302 2:30 p.m.Princeton Studio Vocals

Pritzker College Prep Benjamin Das IL S3 301 12:40 p.m.Pritzker Jazz Combo

Pritzker College Prep Benjamin Das IL L4 101 9:00 a.m.Pritzker Jazz Ensemble

Rauner College Prep Robert J. Vega IL L5 103 4:20 p.m.Rauner College Prep Jazz Band

Rauner College Prep Robert J. Vega IL S3 303 11:15 a.m.Rauner College Prep Jazz Combo

RHAM High School Nick Kokus CT L2 310 9:55 a.m.RHAM High School Jazz Band

Seneca High School Doug Barber NJ LNC 203 2:55 p.m.Seneca Jazz Band

Seneca High School Doug Barber NJ S1 107 4:20 p.m.Seneca Jazz Combo

Shawnee High School Nick Rotindo NJ L1 312 2:55 p.m.Shawnee Jazz Ensemble

Sheehan High School David Giardina CT S2 111 10:20 a.m.Sheehan Jazz Combo

Sheehan High School David Giardina CT L3 210 9:25 a.m.Sheehan Jazz Ensemble

Simsbury High School Dr. Carl W. Knox CT LNC 201 4:20 p.m.Simsbury High Big Band

Simsbury High School Ken Fischer CT S1 108 11:15 a.m.Simsbury High Jazz Ensemble

Somersworth High School Matthew Lagarde NH LNC 203 9:25 a.m.Somersworth Jazz Ensemble

Souhegan High School Carl Benevides NH L4 101 12:40 p.m.Souhegan High School Jazz Ensemble

South Kingstown High School Donald Smith RI L2 310 2:30 p.m.South Kingstown High SchoolJazz Ensemble

South Portland High School Craig Skeffington ME L4 101 3:25 p.m.South Portland High SchoolJazz Ensemble



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Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill CT L2 310 4:20 p.m.Woodstock Academy Jazz Band

Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill CT S1 107 3:25 p.m.Woodstock Academy Jazz Combo

Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT S2 111 3:50 p.m.Xavier Jazz Combo

Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT L4 101 10:50 a.m.Xavier Jazz Ensemble

Xavier High School William Pace NY L3 206 2:30 p.m.Blue Night Band

Xavier High School William Pace NY S2 105 3:25 p.m.Honors Jazz Ensemble

Xavier High School William Pace NY LNC 203 1:05 p.m.JV Band

Yarmouth High School Rick Dustin ME L6 207 1:35 p.m.Yarmouth High School Jazz Band

York High School Daniel Sovetsky ME L5 104 10:20 a.m.York High School Jazz Ensemble



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Toll Gate High School George Landrie RI L3 210 2:00 p.m.Toll Gate Jazz Ensemble

Trevor Day School Tim Otto NY S4 110 2:00 p.m.The Trevor Clefs

Trinity School Jim Cifelli NY S3 301 10:50 a.m.Jazz Messengers

Trinity School Sarah Bonsignore NY V2 309 9:25 a.m.Trinity Honor Choir

UIC College Prep Steven Sanders IL L4 101 2:30 p.m.UIC College Prep Jazz Ensemble

Warrensburg Jr./Sr. High School Mrs. Denise Foster NY L6 208 11:15 a.m.Warrensburg Jazz Ensemble

Warwick Veterans Memorial Nancy M. Kennedy RI V1 304 11:15 a.m.High SchoolVets Jazz Chorus

Waterford High School Tim Fioravanti CT L3 210 1:05 p.m.Waterford High Jazz Ensemble

Waterford High School Tim Fioravanti CT S2 111 11:15 a.m.Waterford High School Jazz Combo

Waterford High School Tim Fioravanti CT V1 304 2:55 p.m.Waterford High Vocal Jazz

Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME S4 109 3:25 p.m.Upper School Jazz Combo

Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME L6 207 11:45 a.m.Upper School Jazz Ensemble

Wellesley High School Steven Scott MA L2 310 9:00 a.m.Wellesley High SchoolTwo O’Clock Jazz Band

West Warwick High School Metro A. Narcisi III RI S2 105 9:55 a.m.Jazz Combo

West Warwick High School Metro A. Narcisi III RI L3 210 3:50 p.m.West Warwick High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Westbrook High School Phil Rich ME L5 103 10:50 a.m.Jazz Ensemble 1

Weymouth High School John Duff MA LNC 201 9:55 a.m.Wild Jazz

Willingboro High School Ms. Donna Ingram NJ V1 302 10:50 a.m.Willingboro HS Jazz Choir

Willingboro High School Curtis Bell NJ L4 102 9:25 a.m.Willingboro HS Jazz Ensemble

Windsor Locks High School Mr. Paul G. Sibilia CT L5 104 9:25 a.m.Windsor Locks High SchoolJazz Ensemble

Woburn Memorial High School Jack Tully MA LNC 203 12:10 p.m.WMHS Jazz Band

Woodstock Academy Amy Ranta CT V1 302 11:45 a.m.Woodstock Academy Hill Singers


Festival History

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Former Berklee president Lee Eliot Berk initiated the college’s annual High SchoolJazz Festival. The first festival took place on March 15, 1969, and was known asthe First Annual New England High School Stage Band Festival. There were 21bands that day. Rush-Henrietta Central High School Band, directed by ThomasGhidiu, was the winning ensemble.

Schools participating in the founding festival in 1969:

ConnecticutBridgeport High School

MaineFalmouth High SchoolWinthrop High School

MassachusettsCentral High School, WeymouthDanvers High SchoolDracut High SchoolGrafton High SchoolHolbrook High SchoolNeedham High SchoolPeabody High SchoolTewksbury Memorial High SchoolWaltham High SchoolWellesley High SchoolWestborough High SchoolWestwood High SchoolXaverian Brothers Stage Band, Westwood

New HampshirePinkerton Academy, Derry

New YorkChenango Valley High SchoolRush-Henrietta Central High School

Rhode IslandBarrington High SchoolCranston High School

Over the years, thousands of high school students and music educators have bene-fited from the performance evaluations, clinics, workshops, and scholarship oppor-tunities available to you today. The 2013 festival alone has more than 200 ensem-bles and over 3,000 student musicians participating, making it the country’s largesthigh school jazz festival.

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2012 Festival Winners

Large Ensemble

Class L1First Place: Arlington High School (NY)directed by Richard GuillenSecond Place: Lexington High Schooldirected by Ken GableThird Place: Southington High Schooldirected by Jeff ShawHonorable Mention: Boston LatinSchool directed by Paul J. Pitts

Class L2First Place: Princeton High Schooldirected by Joe BongioviSecond Place: Wellesley High Schooldirected by Steven ScottThird Place: Conard High Schooldirected by Scott R. PorterHonorable Mention: Oliver Ames HighSchool directed by Rob Wheeler

Class L3First Place: Deptford High Schooldirected by Carl CoxSecond Place: Bacon Academy directedby Thomas KesslerThird Place: Barrington High Schooldirected by Barbara HughesHonorable Mention: Norwood HighSchool directed by Steven Conant

Class L4First Place: Brewer High Schooldirected by Brady HarrisSecond Place: South Portland HighSchool directed by Craig SkeffingtonThird Place: Brunswick High Schooldirected by Michael A. ScarponeHonorable Mention: HampdenAcademy directed by Patrick R. Michaud

Class L5First Place: Canton High School directedby Thomas A. ScavoneSecond Place: Nokomis Regional Highdirected by M. Stanley BuchananThird Place: Overbrook High Schooldirected by Brian HeightHonorable Mention: Greater HartfordAcademy of the Arts directed byDouglas Maher

Class L6First Place: Creative Arts Morgan VillageAcademy directed by Jamal DickersonSecond Place: The Rivers Schooldirected by Philippe CrettienThird Place: Easthampton High Schooldirected by Patrick LennonHonorable Mention: North SmithfieldHigh School directed by Fritz Benz

Small Ensembles

Class S1First Place: Lexington High Schooldirected by Ken GableSecond Place: Princeton High Schooldirected by Joe BongioviThird Place: Mamaroneck High Schooldirected by Timothy HookerHonorable Mention: Conard HighSchool directed by Scott R. Porter

Class S2First Place: Pentucket Regional HighSchool directed by David SchumacherSecond Place: Booker High Schooldirected by Ned RosenblattThird Place: Waterford High Schooldirected by Tim FioravantiHonorable Mention: Stoughton HighSchool directed by Daniel Davey

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Class S3First Place: Canton High Schooldirected by John MillsSecond Place: Greater HartfordAcademy of the Arts directed byKris AllenThird Place: Nokomis Regional Highdirected by M. Stanley BuchananHonorable Mention: Milton Academydirected by Bob Sinicrope

Class S4First Place: Idyllwild Arts Academydirected by Paul Carman/Marshall HawkinsSecond Place: Marin Academydirected by Bob SchleeterThird Place: Creative Arts MorganVillage Academy directed byJamal DickersonHonorable Mention: Boston ArtsAcademy directed by Tim Mayer

Vocal Ensembles

Class V1First Place: West Milford Township HighSchool directed by Doug HeyburnSecond Place: Spencerport High Schooldirected by Alan JonesThird Place: John Jay High Schooldirected by Steven MorseHonorable Mention: Barnstable HighSchool directed by Marcia Wytrwal

Class V2First Place: Greater Hartford Academy ofthe Arts directed by Dianne MowerSecond Place: Cheverus High Schooldirected by Chris HumphreyThird Place: Maine Central Institutedirected by Dean NealHonorable Mention: Fryeburg Academydirected by C. Brent LaCasce

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CaliforniaIdyllwild Arts Academy

ColoradoEast High School

ConnecticutBacon AcademyBerlin High SchoolBethel High SchoolBrien McMahon High SchoolCanton High SchoolCheshire High SchoolCoginchaug Regional High SchoolConard High SchoolDarien High SchoolEast Catholic High SchoolFrancis T. Maloney High SchoolGreater Hartford Academy of the ArtsGriswold High SchoolHaddam-Killingworth High SchoolKillingly High SchoolLoomis ChaffeeLyman Hall High SchoolManchester High SchoolNorthwest Catholic High SchoolPlainfield High SchoolPlainville High SchoolRham High SchoolSheehan High SchoolSimsbury High SchoolSouth Windsor High SchoolSouthington High SchoolStamford High SchoolStonington High SchoolStratford High SchoolWaterford High SchoolWindsor Locks High SchoolWoodstock AcademyXavier High School

IllinoisPritzker College PrepRauner College PrepUIC College Prep

MassachusettsArlington High SchoolBeaver Country Day SchoolBelmont Hill SchoolBoston Arts AcademyBoston Latin SchoolBraintree High SchoolBrookline High schoolEast Bridgewater High SchoolEasthampton High SchoolHampshire Regional High SchoolLeominster High SchoolLexington High SchoolMarshfield High SchoolMashpee High SchoolMilton AcademyNashoba Regional High SchoolNewton North High SchoolNewton South High SchoolOliver Ames High SchoolPentucket Regional High SchoolPioneer Valley Performing ArtsCharter Public School

St. John’s Preparatory SchoolStoughton High SchoolThe Rivers SchoolWellesley High SchoolWeymouth High SchoolWoburn Memorial High School

MaineBangor High SchoolBiddeford High SchoolBrewer High SchoolBrunswick High SchoolCape Elizabeth High SchoolCheverus High SchoolFryeburg AcademyGeorge Stevens AcademyHampden AcademyMorse High SchoolNoble High SchoolNokomis Regional HighOld Orchard Beach High SchoolOld Town High SchoolSouth Portland High School

Participating Schools by State

Information andExhibit Tables

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Participating Schools by State

Thornton AcademyWaynflete SchoolWestbrook High SchoolYarmouth High SchoolYork High School

New HampshireSomersworth High SchoolSouhegan High School

New JerseyBurlington City High SchoolBurlington Township High SchoolCreative Arts Morgan Village AcademyDeptford High SchoolEastern Regional High SchoolJazz House KidsOverbrook High SchoolPrinceton High SchoolSeneca High SchoolShawnee High SchoolSt. Benedict’s Preparatory SchoolWillingboro High School

New YorkArlington High School CurtisHigh School

East Meadow High SchoolEdgemont High SchoolFriends SeminaryH. Frank Carey Junior/Senior High School

Hackley SchoolHarrison High SchoolJericho High SchoolJohn Jay High SchoolLasalle InstituteMamaroneck High SchoolNewcomb Central SchoolSpencerport High SchoolThe Calhoun SchoolThe Fieldston SchoolTrevor Day SchoolTrinity SchoolWarrensburg Jr./Sr. High SchoolXavier High School

Puerto RicoEscuela Libre de Musica ErnestoRamos Antonini

Rhode IslandBarrington High SchoolBishop Hendricken High SchoolCranston High School EastEast Greenwich High SchoolLa Salle AcademyMount St. Charles AcademyMt. Hope High SchoolNorth Smithfield High SchoolPortsmouth Abbey SchoolPortsmouth High SchoolSouth Kingstown High SchoolTiverton High SchoolToll Gate High SchoolWarwick Veterans MemorialHigh School

West Warwick High School

TennesseeBattle Ground Academy

TexasThe Khabele School

VirginiaAppomattox Regional Governor’s School

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Michele Caniato/Fitchburg State University, MAMusica Vesuviana FestivalRayburn Musical InstrumentsSteve Lipman AssociatesVic Firth Co.Weissman Music Co.Zildjian

Tri-Star PhotoThe High School Jazz Festival has arranged for Tri-Star Event Photo to photographyour jazz band!

As a memento, Tri-Star will provide the primary jazz band / choir director with afree color 8”x12” photo for each group photographed. Photos will be takenfollowing your performance in the first level storage area. For more information,visit tristarphoto.com.

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Berklee College of Music Information Tables

Office of AdmissionsSecond and Third Level Hallways

Staff and student representatives from the Office of Admissions will be available todiscuss programs and application procedures, including the audition and interviewprocess. You can pick up brochures, CDs, and various other materials, and watchperformances from some of Berklee’s most exciting concerts.

Summer ProgramsFirst and Third Level Hallways

Staff from the Office of Special Programs will be available to share informationabout Berklee’s many summer programs. Whatever your musical interests may be—performance, technology, music business, composition—we have a program for you.

Community AuditionsBand Storage Room, First Level

Want to be the “Star of the Day?” Visit Community Auditions on the First Level andtry out for the nation’s longest-running entertainment TV series in history.

Berklee Information TablesThird Level Hallway

Berkleejazz.orgCareer Development CenterCity MusicConcert Operations/Cafe 939Heavy Rotation RecordsHousingJazz Revelation RecordsMusic EducationMusic Technology/BIRNOffice Of AdmissionsOffice of Financial AidProfessional MusicStudent Activities/Live Well Programs/Parent Services

Music Industry Exhibit TablesThird Level Hallway

High School JamzJEN/JAZZed MagazineJodyJazz Inc.Guitar CenterLagond Music SchoolLitchfield Performing Arts, Inc.Marine Corps

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Large Ensemble: Competitive Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6

First Place: Four 50% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsSecond Place: Three 35% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsThird Place: Three 25% tuition awards to selected summer performance programs

Small Ensemble: Competitive Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4

First Place: Three 50% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsSecond Place: Two 35% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsThird Place: Two 25% tuition awards to selected summer performance programs

Big Band and Combo award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship toone of the following summer programs:

Five-Week Summer Performance Program, Victor Wooten/Berklee Summer BassWorkshop, Mark O’Connor/Berklee Summer String Program, Berklee PercussionFestival, Berklee Summer Winds Program, Guitar Sessions, Berklee Piano/KeyboardWorkshop, or Stage Performance Workshop.

Vocal Ensemble: Competitive Classes V1 and V2First Place: Three 50% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsSecond Place: Two 35% tuition awards to selected summer performance programsThird Place: Two 25% tuition awards to selected summer performance programs

Vocal award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship to one of thefollowing summer programs: Five-Week Summer Performance Program, StagePerformance Workshop, Vocal Summit, or Musical Theater Summer Intensive.

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The Third Annual Herb Pomeroy Jazz Composition/Arranging ContestSponsored by Berklee’s Jazz Composition Department, Professional Writing Division Berklee is pleased to introduce the Third Annual Herb Pomeroy JazzComposition/Arranging Contest. The contest is limited to high school studentsenrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12.

The March 2, 2013 winner of the Herb Pomeroy JazzComposition/Arranging Contest is Aditya Raguram, fromPrinceton, New Jersey.

Aditya Raguram is a junior at Princeton High School in Princeton,New Jersey. He studies jazz piano with Ted Rosenthal (ManhattanSchool of Music, the Juilliard School) and classical piano with GalinaPrilutskaya (Westminster Conservatory). His winning composition isentitled “Remember,” a piece featuring trumpet and saxophone

section. Other awards that he has won include the Westminster Conservatory’spiano concerto competition, the UK’s Royal School of Music Hedy King Robinsonprize for music theory, and Berklee Jazz Festival’s superior musicianship award.Raguram is the pianist for the NJ All-State Jazz Ensemble, Philadelphia JazzOrchestra, Princeton Studio Band, and other jazz ensembles. He has performed atthe Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, andother locations in US, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Italy. Raguram plans topursue both applied physics and music in college.

Berklee College of Music will present the following awards to thewinning ensembles and individuals from today’s festival:

Ensemble AwardsA first-place trophy will be presented to the winning ensembles in competingclasses L1 through L6 of the large ensemble category, the winning combos inclasses S1 through S4, and the winning vocal jazz ensembles in classes V1 and V2.A plaque will be presented to the second and third place ensembles in each of thelarge competing classes, the competing combo classes, and the competing vocaljazz ensemble classes. Ensembles placing fourth in all competing classes will receivehonorable mention certificates.

Scholarship Awards

Winning ensembles in each competitive category will receive partial-tuitionscholarships applicable towards the following Berklee Summer Programs:

Five-Week Summer Performance Program, Victor Wooten/Berklee Summer BassWorkshop, Mark O’Connor/Berklee Summer String Program, Berklee PercussionFestival, Berklee Summer Winds Program, Guitar Sessions, Berklee Piano/KeyboardWorkshop, Vocal Summit, Musical Theater Summer Intensive, or StagePerformance Workshop.

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We welcome the following schools that are attending the festival for the first time.We hope you find today’s experience both educational and enjoyable.

Battle Ground Academy—Franklin, TNBurlington Township High School—Burlington, NJCoginchaug Regional High School—Durham, CTEscuela Libre de Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini—San Juan, Puerto RicoHackley School—Tarrytown, NYJazz House Kids—Montclair, NJMount St. Charles Academy—Woonsocket, RINewcomb Central High School—Newcomb, NYPortsmouth Abbey School—Portsmouth, RISomersworth High School—Somersworth, NHSt. John’s Preparatory—Danvers, MAThe Khabele School—Austin, TXUIC College Prep—Chicago, ILWarrensburg Jr./ Sr. High School—Warrensburg, NY

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5 YearsBrunswick High School—Brunswick, MEHampshire Regional High School—Westhampton, MAJericho High School—Jericho, NYLeominster High School—Leominster, MAMashpee High School—Mashpee, MANewton North High School—Newton, MAPortsmouth High School—Portsmouth, RISouhegan High School—Amherst, MATiverton High School—Tiverton, RITrinity School—New York, NYWaterford High School—Waterford, CT

10 YearsBethel High School—Bethel, CTCanton High School—Canton, CTGriswold High School—Griswold, CTJohn Jay High School—Cross River, NYMamaroneck High School—Mamaroneck, NYThe Fieldston School—Bronx, NY

15 YearsCurtis High School—Staten Island, NYNashoba Regional High School—Bolton, MAWarwick Veterans Memorial High School—Warwick, RIWeymouth High School—Weymouth, MA

20 YearsFriends Seminary—New York, NYOliver Ames High School—North Easton, MA

25 YearsStonington High School—Pawcatuck, CT

30 YearsWest Warwick High School—West Warwick, RI

35 YearsEast Greenwich—East Greenwich, RI

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2013 Map of BerkleeHynes Convention Center Floor Plan

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2013 Berklee High SchoolJazz Festival Committee

Executive CommitteeRob Rose

Managing Director

Elizabeth DaweDirector of Operations

Bradley BergerDirector of Production

Cathy HornAdjudication Director

Cynthia BethuneFacility Liaison/Hospitality Director

Extended CommitteeMaria Goldberg

Hospitality and Festival Information

Christina QuarlesVendors, Catering, and

Program Advertising

Elise MacDonaldFestival Liaison

Drew ChandlerManaging Editor, BerkleeJazz.org

Allen BushBerklee Media Relations

Liz BurgBerklee Media Relations

Lawrence E. Bethune Festival Executive Director

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