at Pacific Crest Community School
under the direction of THARA MEMORY

2006-07 Musician Roster:

MUSICIAN	INSTRUMENT(S)
Braham, Will	Guitar -Alternate
Christensen, Ian	Tenor Sax
Crabbe, Brant	Trumpet
Ferguson, Zach	Tenor Sax
Hamel, Nick	Guitar
Harris -McCoy, Alden	Guitar, Banjo
Hunt , Sam	Trumpet
Johnson, Aaron	Alto Sax/Clarinet
Kritz, Ryan	Baritone Sax
Martin, Blake	Trumpet
McKivor, Ian	Trumpet
Miller, Katherine	Drums
Nero, Javier	Trombone
Niswanger, Hailey	Alto Sax/Clarinet
Palmedo, Tree	Trumpet
Polson, Anthony	Drums
Sargent, Patrick	Alto Sax
Serber, Miles	Piano
Smith, Trent	Trumpet
Standish, Duncan	Drums
Stidham, Samantha	Bass
Toll, Tylor	Bass


Congratulations to the following students for their recent accomplishments:

• Combo 1- Mt. Hood NW Jazz Festival 2007- First Place
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra- Mt. Hood NW Jazz Festival- 2007 2nd Place
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 2007.
  
• Combo I: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 2007- Second Place
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Essentially Ellington 2007- Conglomerate Band. Any band made up of students from different schools and any "all-star" band. The prize is a special clinic with pianist, Reginald Thomas.
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Adjudicator's Choice at the 2007 Willamette University Jazz Fesfival where they got to open the evening concert with guest artist Shelly Berg.
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Generous Scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music Summer Programs in 2006 and 2007.
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Invitation to perform at the 2007 International Association for Jazz Educator's Conference in New York City.
  
• Combo I: Invitation to perform at the 2007 International Association for Jazz Educator's Conference in New York City.
  
• Entire Jazz Orchestra: Full scholarships to Gene Harris Jazz Camp.
  
• Ian Christensen- 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Zach Ferguson: Berklee College of Music Scholarship to "Berklee in LA" Summer Program. Soloist Award Willamette University Jazz Festival.
  
• Nick Hamel: JSO/Dan Balmer Scholarship and two Berklee College of Music Scholarships to attend 2006 "Berklee Guitar Workshop." ; 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Alden Harris-McCoy: Dan Miller Assoc. Scholarship and Berklee College of Music Scholarship to attend "Berklee Summer Guitar Workshop" where he won a Full Scholarship to the Berklee Five Week Summer Performance Camp in 2007;
  • 2007 Jazz Society of Oregon (JSO) Scholarship
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
    
• Sam Hunt: Clark College 3A division for Cleveland High School Outstanding Musician Award
  
• Aaron Johnson : Soloist Award Willamette University Jazz Festival; 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Kat Miller- 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Javier Nero- All Northwest Band- Trombone
  • JSO Scholarship Clark College Jazz Festival- Soloist award 4A division for Evergreen HS.
  • All Northwest- Trombone
  • Soloist Award Willamette University Jazz Festival.
  • Soloist Award Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.
  • NEXT GENERATION JAZZ BAND
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
    
• Hailey Niswanger: Full Scholarship to the Berklee Five Week Summer Performance Camp in 2006 and 2007.
  • December 2, 2006 Skyview Festival- Outstanding Musican- Saxophone
  • GRAMMY BAND WINNER- Saxophone
  • All Northwest- Saxophone
  • National Jazz Band of America
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  • Hailey Niswanger, one of 12 students selected to the Vail Jazz Workshop.
  • Arlene Schintzer Concert Hall -performing with Norman Leyden for his 90th birthday celebration
    
• Tree Palmedo- December 2, 2006- Skyview Festival Outstanding Musician- Trumpet
  • January 26,2007- Clark College Jazz Festival - one of the two outstanding musician awards in the A division
    (12 bands)
  • Solo award and the outstanding musician of the festival at the University of Portland
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
    
• Anthony Polson -Clark College 3A division for Cleveland High School Outstanding Musician Award
  • Soloist Award Willamette University Jazz Festival.
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
    
• Patrick Sargent- :Clark College 3A division for Cleveland High School Outstanding Musician Award
  • 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
    
• Miles Serber -2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Sam Stidham- 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician
  
• Tylor Toll- 2007 Mt. Hood Outstanding Musician

2005/2006 American Music Program Recently Graduated Students

• Stephanie Baird: JSO Scholarship to Centrum Jazz Workshop Berklee College of Music: Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music-All four years.
  
  
• Jonathan McQuade: NIU Scholarship to Northern Illinois University (Jazz Program under direction of our own Ron Carter!)
  

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