Jazz Camp Scholarship Winners!

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

Each student sent us a performance photo of their band and an essay with their comments about the jazz camp.

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 played alto sax at the camp, and is on the left of the front row in this performance.  Click here for her essay.



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 played alto sax at the camp, and is on the left of the front row in this performance photo.  Click here for his essay.



Dru Blossom is a Freshman at Ventura High School where he plays trombone in the jazz band directed by Natalie Williams.  Dru is to the left of the singer in this performance shot.  Click here for Dru's essay.


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The club would like to thank its members, especially well-known jazz singer Martha “B” for their contributions to the 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 21 student scholarships in this and 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
2010    Dru Blossom, Ventura High
            James Edmondson, Hueneme High
            Andrea Toledo, Santa Paula High

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