Awards

2010-11 Jazz Awards



Cal Poly All State Festival Jazz Band

Ian Fong, Ryan McCray, Spencer Brodhead and Daniel de la Cruz were chosen to participate in the 2011 Cal Poly All State Festival Jazz Band in April. They traveled to San Luis Obispo to perform. The Festival Jazz Band was composed of 16 talented musicians from around the state an directed and accompanied by.Mark Levine on the piano.


RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Apr 09, 2011


HS Jazz Combo:
1st place in the Combo Division & a Command Performance. Perfect scores from two judges. The Combo performed in the Awards Showcase later that evening. They competed against two great jazz combos from Bishop O'Dowd high school and the Stillwater Foundation from Colorado.

At the festival, professional jazz drummer and Christian Gregg Bissonette came backstage to meet the VCHS performers. Gregg is also founder of a group known as "Drummers for Jesus." He is also an instructor at Cal State Northridge.

Individual awards:

Ryan McCray won the outstanding high school trombone soloist award of the festival.

All five VCHS combo musicians (Denise, Jojo, Ryan, Wyatt, Howard and Spenser) also won solo awards.


FULLERTON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Apr 02, 2011


HS Jazz Ensemble:
3rd place in the Heavy Division.

HS Jazz Combo:
1st place in the Combo division.

Individual awards:

Ryan McCray won the top soloist award of the festival for his trombone solos. The award was a full scholarship, valued at $2,500, to the Idyllwild Summer Jazz Workshop in July, 2011, one of the most prestigious jazz workshops in California

Other Solo awards: Ian Fong (saxophone); Howard Dietz (saxophone); and Denise Tran (piano).


CAMPANA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Feb 12, 2011


1.Lab Band:
1st place in the "B" band division.
An unanimous superior rating!

2.Lab Band:
"Outstanding Rhythm Section" award.

3.Latin Jazz Ensemble:
1st place in the "A" band division.
An unanimous superior rating!

4.Latin Jazz Ensemble:
"Outstanding Rhythm Section" award.

5.Combo:
1st place in the Combo division.
An unanimous superior rating!

Individual awards:

1. Bria Alexander: Lafayette Jazz Workshop Scholarship AND Outstanding Soloist Scholarship,

2. Daniel de la Cruz: Outstanding Soloist Scholarship,

3. Howie Dietz: Outstanding Soloist Scholarship,

4. Brandon Mausler: Lafayette Jazz Workshop Scholarship AND Outstanding Soloist Scholarship,

5. Ryan McCray: La Honda Music Camp Scholarship,

6. Dimitri Morris: La Honda Music Camp Scholarship AND Outstanding Soloist Scholarship,

7. Johanne Ramirez: Lafayette Jazz Workshop Scholarship,

8. Denise Tran: Outstanding Soloist Scholarship.


FOLSOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
Jan 22, 2011


1.Jazz Ensemble:
1st place in the "A" band division.(Finalist)

2.Jazz Lab:
1st place in the "C" band division.

3.Studio Band:
8th place in the middle school division.

4.Combo:
2nd place in the Combo B division.
3rd place Overall Standings.

Individual awards:

All five VCHS combo musicians (Denise, Jojo, Ian, Wyatt, Howard and Spenser) won solo awards.

Overall Jazz Awards


JAZZ ENSEMBLE


FOLSOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2002 1st High School B Division
  • 2003 3rd High School B Division
  • 2004 1st High School B Division
  • 2005 1st High School B Division
  • 2006 1st High School B Division (Finalist)
  • 2007 1st High School A Division (Finalist)
  • 2008 1st High School C Division (Finalist)
  • 2009 1st High School A Division (Finalist)

    SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 1999 10th High School
  • 2000 4th High School
  • 2001 6th High School
  • 2002 1st High School
  • 2004 1st High Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2005 1st High Schools A Division
  • 2006 1st High School (Command Performance)
  • 2007 2nd High Schools Advanced Division

    RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2001 4th High School D division
  • 2004 1st High School B Division
  • 2005 2nd High School C Division
  • 2006 3rd High School D Division
  • 2008 2nd High School B Division
  • 2009 1st High School B Division

    MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 1st High School Advanced Division

    MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL (Next Generation)
  • 2006 Finalist High School
  • 2008 Finalist High School
  • 2009 Finalist High School –2nd place (Command performance

    KFOX SCHOOL OF ROCK
  • 2006 High School finalist (Winner)
  • 2007 High School finalist

    HS COMBO

    FOLSOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 3rd High School Combo
  • 2008 2nd High School Combo
  • 2009 3rd High School Combo

    RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2004 3rd High School A Combo
  • 2006 1st High School A Combo
  • 2007 1st High School A Combo
  • 2009 2nd High School A Combo

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2004 High School Finalist

    MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL (Next Generation)
  • 2008 High School finalist
  • 2009 High School finalist 3rd place

    SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2004 1st High School Combo
  • 2005 1st High School Combo
  • 2006 1st High School A Combo
  • 2008 1st High School C Division Combo Award: Nine hour recording studio
  • JAZZ LAB


    FOLSOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 2nd High School B division
  • 2008 2nd High School Combo D Division

    CAMPANA JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 3rd High School B division
  • 2008 2nd High School B division

    SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 1st High Schools Novice division
  • 2008 2nd High Schools Novice division

    MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 1st High School Intermediate
  • STUDIO BAND


    FOLSOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2002 1st Middle Schools (Finalist)
  • 2003 2nd Middle Schools (Finalist)
  • 2004 3rd Middle Schools
  • 2005 1st Middle Schools (Finalist/ Sweepstakes winner)
  • 2006 1st Middle School (Finalist)
  • 2007 3rd Middle School
  • 2009 2nd place Middle School (finalist)

    SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 1999 9th Middle schools
  • 2000 5th Middle schools
  • 2001 2nd Middle schools
  • 2002 1st Middle schools (Command Performance)
  • 2004 3rd Middle Schools
  • 2005 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2006 2nd Middle Schools

    CAMPANA JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2000 10th Middle Schools
  • 2001 3rd Middle Schools
  • 2002 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2003 2nd Middle Schools
  • 2004 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2005 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2006 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2007 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2008 3rd Middle Schools
  • 2009 2nd place Middle schools

    RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2001 6th Middle Schools
  • 2002 5th Middle Schools
  • 2004 9th Middle Schools
  • 2005 2nd Middle Schools
  • 2006 1st Middle Schools (Command Performance)
  • 2007 7th Middle Schools
  • 2009 7th Middle Schools

    MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL (Next Generation)
  • 2005 Finalist Middle schools
  • 2006 Finalist Middle schools
  • 2007 Finalist Middle schools
  • 2008 Finalist Middle schools
  • 2009 Finalist Middle schools

    CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BAND REVIEW
  • 2000 Jazz Sweepstakes Middle Schools
  • 2001 Jazz Sweepstakes Middle Schools
  • 2002 1st Middle Schools
  • 2008 1st Middle Schools

    MUSIC IN THE PARKS DISNEYLAND
  • 2003 1st Place Middle School Jazz Band- Best Overall Jazz Ensemble
  • 2004 1st Place Middle School Jazz Band

    KFOX SCHOOL OF ROCK
  • 2006 Junior High finalist

    SAN JOAQUIN JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2008 2nd Middle School Jazz Band

    JH COMBO

    RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL
  • 2007 3rd Middle Schools Combo