THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® SELECTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS GRAMMY CAMP® — JAZZ SESSION PROGRAM DURING GRAMMY® WEEK 2015 Our Coverage Sponsored by Bergen Linen
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The GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2015 GRAMMY Camp® — Jazz Session. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to perform for some of music's biggest names. The students, representing 31 cities and 13 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 will document the GRAMMY® Week experience for a range of the GRAMMY Foundation's social media platforms.
"Since 1993, GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session has been gathering the top high school jazz singers and instrumentalists for an extraordinary GRAMMY Week experience where young people have the opportunity to play with their peers and with GRAMMY-nominated and GRAMMY-winning artists at a range of events," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy®. "When we look back at the students who have participated over the years, it really is the best and the brightest in the genre and this year's group is no exception."
The selected students will perform at various GRAMMY Week events, including — for the sixth year— an appearance at GRAMMY In The Schools Live! — A Celebration Of Music & Education, sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. This special evening, which is open to the public, will showcase the selectees, along with special guest artists, on Feb. 4, 2015, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The group will offer more public performances with special guest artists atSpaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment in Seal Beach, Calif., on Feb. 3 and Feb. 5, respectively. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members will also attend the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 8 as guests of The Recording Academy and will perform at the GRAMMY Celebration® after-party.
On Feb. 5–7, 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 2007–2014 are available for purchase at online music outlets such asAmazon, iTunes 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 2015 GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members are listed by each student's instrument, role or voice:
Band
Name City State School Part
Immanuel Wilkins Upper Darby Pa. Upper Darby High School Alto Sax 1
Alex Laurenzi Mountain Lakes N.J. Mountain Lakes High School Alto Sax 2
Rico Jones Denver Denver School of the Arts Tenor Sax
Santosh Sharma Seattle Roosevelt High School Tenor Sax
Ganiyu Dauda Las Vegas Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Bari Sax
Jonah Moss Walnut Creek Calif. Northgate High School Trumpet Lead
Anthony Hervey Miramar Fla. Dillard Center for the Arts Trumpet Jazz
Evan Abounassar Yorba Linda Calif. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Trumpet 3
John Bradford Metairie La. NOCCA Academic Studio Trumpet 4
Javier Astorga Fresno Calif. Buchanan High School Trumpet 5
Nick Lee Los Angeles Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Trombone 1
Abdulrahman Amer Brooklyn N.Y. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music Trombone 2
& Art and Performing Arts
Lindsay Dobbs San Mateo Calif. Aragon High School Trombone 3
Ethan Santos Fresno Calif. Buchanan High School Bass Trombone
Chris Fishman Hermosa Beach Calif. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Piano
Kanoa Mendenhall Novato Calif. NOVA Independent Study School Bass
Joshua Bermudez Miami New World School of the Arts Guitar
Zachary Adleman Montclair N.J. Montclair High School Drums
Choir
Alyssa McDoom Weston Fla. Cypress Bay High School Soprano
Sharada Shashidhar Painted Post N.Y. Corning-Painted Post High School Soprano
Darynn Dean Los Angeles Mira Costa High School Alto
Claire Dickson Medford Mass. Homeschooled Alto
Jared Freiburg West Des Moines Iowa Valley High School Tenor
Maurice Johnson Hempstead N.Y. Long Island High School for the Arts Tenor
Derrick Bynum West Bloomfield Mich. Detroit School of the Arts Bass
Joshua Reinier San Francisco The Nueva School Bass
Combo
Isaiah Thompson West Orange N.J. Montclair Kimberley Academy Piano
Maxwell Schwartz Berkeley Calif. Berkeley High School Bass
Evan Wright Flemington N.J. Hunterdon Central Regional High School Guitar
Jared Silverstein Hillsborough N.J. Hillsborough High School Drums
Media Team
Angelie Humbert Geneva Ill. Geneva Community High School Media Team
Angelica Pollard San Ramon Calif. California High School Media Team
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. In recognition of the significant role of teachers in shaping their students' musical experiences, the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy partnered to present their first Music Educator Award in 2014. Open to current U.S. music teachers in kindergarten through college, the second annual Music Educator Award will be given out during GRAMMY Week 2015. For more information about our music education programs, please visit www.grammyintheschools.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, please like "GRAMMY in the Schools" on Facebook, follow @GRAMMYFdn on Twitter and join @GRAMMYFdn on Instagram.
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