Jazz Camp Scholarship Winners!

The Channel Cities Jazz Club is delighted to announce that three students have been accepted to attend the Sacramento Traditional Youth Jazz Camp July 25-31, 2010 on scholarships provided by the Jazz Club.

Andrea Toledo is a Senior at Santa Paula High School, where she plays alto, tenor and baritone saxes and sings in the jazz band directed by Doug Kadansky.  She will play alto sax at the camp.


James Edmondson is a Senior at Hueneme High School, where the band is directed by Kyle Norwood.  James plays alto, tenor and baritone saxes in the Oxnard High School and Moorpark College jazz bands.  He will play alto sax at the camp.

Dru Blossom is a Freshman at Ventura High School where he plays trombone in the jazz band directed by Natalie Williams.
In the past 6 years the Channel Cities Jazz Club has sponsored 18 students to this camp. 

The club would like to thank its members and especially the well-known jazz singer Martha “B” (who turned 90 this year) for their contributions to the scholarship fund that makes these scholarships possible.

The Sacramento Jazz Camp (www.sacjazzcamp.org), launched in 1985 by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, gives young, aspiring jazz musicians the opportunity to learn and practice with peers under the direction of an all-star faculty in a beautiful and natural environment that inspires great music.  The camp uses the small jazz band model as a platform for young people to problem solve, gain an understanding of responsibility and improve their social and teamwork skills.
 
The Channel Cities Jazz Club is a CA not-for-profit corporation dedicated to supporting live jazz music performance.  For over 20 years it has presented monthly meetings at which featured bands present their repertoire of traditional, swing, and other jazz forms.  In addition, the club sponsors aspiring student jazz musicians to attend the Sacramento Jazz Camp each Summer, and accepts donations to its Jazz Camp Scholarship Fund.  

The jazz club has awarded 18 student scholarships in prior years:
2004    Fabian Mauricio, Santa Paula High
2005    Letitia Cabrero, Santa Paula High;
            Elisha Kennedy, Santa Paula High
2006    Kristin Mauricio, Santa Paula High;
            Curtis Blanck, Royal High;
            Aaron Murray, Cabrillo Midddle School
2007    Daniel Yu, Rio Mesa High;
            Logan Givan, Santa Paula High;
            Amanda Lassich, Santa Paula High;
            Chris Cronin, Santa Paula High;
            Cisco Marquez, Santa Paula High;
            Wesley Bakewell, Cabrillo Middle School;
            Josef Sartee, Cabrillo Middle School
2008    Emily Rocksvold, Santa Paula High;
            Angel Perez, Santa Paula High
            Katie Gregory, Rio Mesa High;
            Tony Aiello, Rio Mesa High
2009    Rachel Flowers, Hueneme High