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Judges Concert / PRESENTED BY CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY Friday, March 9, 2018 Serra Ballroom, Monterey Conference Center 7:00 PM From

) Domitille Degalle, piano/keyboards (Paris, France) Ciaran Fontenot, bass (Portland, Ore.

Darby, trumpet Alan Ferber, trombone Joel Frahm, tenor saxophone Tia Fuller, 2018 Artist-in-Residence, saxophone Sara Gazarek, vocals

Thiroux, bass Tia Fuller Ingrid Jensen Joel Frahm Shelly Berg Sara Gazarek Kendrick Scott Katie Thiroux Gary Smulyan Tanya Darby 2018

Director Jan Stotzer, Administrative Coordinator FINANCE Tony Caparelli, Director of Finance Don Cohen, Cohen and Company, Inc.

Generation Jazz Orchestra & Monterey County High School All-Star Band Director ReNae Jackson, Education Coordinator Dr.

Elizabeth Welden-Smith, Director of Strategic Relations MEDIA RELATIONS, MARKETING & DESIGN Timothy Orr, Marketing Associate & Media

VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Bobbie Young, Volunteer Coordinator & Community Engagement Manager WEB DESIGN Fast Atmosphere OFFICIAL

Carsbia W. Anderson Jr., President Peter Gordon, Vice President Scott Scheid, Secretary Laura Zehm, Treasurer Luis M.

1 Judges Concert / PRESENTED BY CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY Friday, March 9, 2018 Serra Ballroom, Monterey Conference Center 7:00 PM From Berklee College of Music, the Ethan Santos Quintet Ethan Santos, trombone (Clovis, Calif.) Nathan See, alto saxophone (Peoria, Ill.) Domitille Degalle, piano/keyboards (Paris, France) Ciaran Fontenot, bass (Portland, Ore.) Jasmine (Jas) Kayser, drums (Bristol, United Kingdom) 7:30 PM Judges Concert featuring: Dan Balmer, guitar Shelly Berg, piano Tanya Darby, trumpet Alan Ferber, trombone Joel Frahm, tenor saxophone Tia Fuller, 2018 Artist-in-Residence, saxophone Sara Gazarek, vocals Ingrid Jensen, 2018 Artist-in-Residence, trumpet Kendrick Scott, drums Fletcher Sheridan, vocals Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone Katie Thiroux, bass Tia Fuller Ingrid Jensen Joel Frahm Shelly Berg Sara Gazarek Kendrick Scott Katie Thiroux Gary Smulyan Tanya Darby 2018 Monterey Jazz Festival Staff & Board of Directors ADMINISTRATION Colleen Finegan Bailey, Executive Director Tim Jackson, Artistic Director Jan Stotzer, Administrative Coordinator FINANCE Tony Caparelli, Director of Finance Don Cohen, Cohen and Company, Inc. PRODUCTION Bill Wagner, Production Manager Joel Wilmot, Production Stage Manager EDUCATION Paul Contos, Education Director, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra & Monterey County High School All-Star Band Director ReNae Jackson, Education Coordinator Dr. Rob Klevan, Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble & Middle School Honor Band Director Janice Perl, Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble Co-Director DEVELOPMENT Elizabeth Welden-Smith, Director of Strategic Relations MEDIA RELATIONS, MARKETING & DESIGN Timothy Orr, Marketing Associate & Media Relations Phil Wellman, Wellman Advertising & Design CONCESSIONS AJ McBride, Vendor Coordinator Dennis Broughton, Grounds Coordinator VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Bobbie Young, Volunteer Coordinator & Community Engagement Manager WEB DESIGN Fast Atmosphere OFFICIAL NGJF PHOTOGRAPHERS David Royal, Randy Tunnell TICKETING OFFICE Kimberly Zatezalo, Ticketing Services Director 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carsbia W. Anderson Jr., President Peter Gordon, Vice President Scott Scheid, Secretary Laura Zehm, Treasurer Luis M. Alvarez, Past President Kevin Cartwright Jim Costello Clint Eastwood Michael Fields Howard Fisher Ken Gordon Mimi Hahn Letty Ledbetter Terrence O'Connor Peter Orr BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS Al Adolph Jackson Booth Howard Brunn Ewalker James montereyjazzfestival.org #MontereyJazz 3

2 Schedule of Events Friday, March 9 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Spotlight Performance: Blue Clay Estéban / Casa Munras 7:00 PM Doors Open / Ethan Santos Quintet from Berklee College of Music Serra Ballroom 7:30 PM Opening Night Judges Concert Serra Ballroom 9:30 PM - 1 Student Jam Session: Led by the Ethan Santos Quintet, from Berklee College of Music Serra Ballroom Saturday, March 10 / Visit the College Fair! 8:30 AM - High School Competition: Big Bands Serra Ballroom - 1 Berklee Scholarship Auditions Driftwood I Room (Portola Hotel) - 1 High School Competition: Combos Steinbeck Ballroom - 6:00 PM Spotlight Performances: Big Bands Dali17-6:00 PM Spotlight Performances: Big Bands De Anza I - 5:00 PM Spotlight Performances: Vocal Jazz Ensembles Portola Jazz Club - 5:00 PM Spotlight Performances: Combos Turn 12 Bar & Grill - 11:50 AM Clinic: The Ethan Santos Quintet, from Berklee College of Music Serra Ballroom 1 - High School Competition: Big Bands Serra Ballroom 1-5:00 PM High School Competition: Vocal Ensembles Steinbeck Ballroom - 2:50 PM Clinic with Tia Fuller and Ingrid Jensen, Artists-in-Residence Serra Ballroom - 5:00 PM High School Competition / Big Bands Serra Ballroom 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Special Guest Performance: Monterey Jazz Festival Middle School Honor Band, High School Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble & High School All-Star Band Serra Ballroom 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Spotlight Performance: Ethan Santos Quintet from Berklee College of Music Estéban / Casa Munras 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM College Combo Division Competition Steinbeck Ballroom 6:15 PM Announcement of top three high school Big Bands, Combo, and Vocal Ensemble Winners, Soloist Awards and Scholarships Serra Ballroom 8:00 PM Finalist Warm-Ups De Anza III 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM 2018 Next Generation Jazz Festival High School Showcase Concert featuring the top three Big Bands, first and second place Vocal Jazz Ensembles, and the top Combo Serra Ballroom 10:00 PM Announcement of Winning High School Big Bands and College Combo Awards Serra Ballroom 10:15 PM - 1 Playin with the Pros: Jammin with Joel Frahm, Gary Smulyan, and others Serra Ballroom 1-11:45 PM Student Jam Session: Led by the Ethan Santos Quintet, from Berklee College of Music Serra Ballroom Sunday, March 11 / Visit the College Fair! - 1 Berklee Scholarship Auditions Driftwood I Room (Portola Hotel) - 1 Middle School Big Band Performances Steinbeck Ballroom - 1 High School Vocal Soloist Competition Portola Jazz Club - 1 Conglomerate Big Band Competition Serra Ballroom - Spotlight Performances: Big Bands Dali17 - Spotlight Performances: Combos Turn 12 Bar & Grill 1 - Clinic with J.B. Dyas, of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz De Anza I 12:20 PM - 1 Announcement of Middle School Awards Steinbeck Ballroom 12:45 PM - 12:55 PM Announcement of Conglomerate Big Band Division Awards Serra Ballroom - High School Conglomerate Combo Competition Portola Jazz Club - College Vocal Jazz Ensemble Competition Steinbeck Ballroom - College Big Band Competition Serra Ballroom 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Special Guest Performance: UNLV Joe Williams Scholarship Combo Serra Ballroom 5:15 PM Announcement of College Big Band, College Vocal Ensemble, and High School Conglomerate Combo Awards Serra Ballroom #MontereyJazz 5

3 Schedule of Performances Saturday, March 10 High School Big Bands / Serra Ballroom Warm-Ups in De Anza Ballroom III Half-hour Prior to Performance Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Jazz Band Albany High School Jazz Band Upland High School Jazz Ensemble I Ballard High School Jazz Band Buchanan Jazz Band A Clinic: Berklee College of Music presents the Ethan Santos Quintet Hamilton High School Academy of Music and Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble A Harvard-Westlake Jazz Band Orange County School of the Arts Ambassador Jazz Orchestra El Cerrito High School Jazz Ensemble Clinic: MJF Artists-in-Residence: Tia Fuller and Ingrid Jensen Downey High School Jazz Band Northgate High School Jazz Band I Los Alamitos High School Jazz I Folsom High School Jazz Band I High School Combos / Steinbeck Ballroom Hamilton High School Academy of Music and Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble A Canyon Crest Academy Jazz Trio I Crossroads School Jazz "A" Band Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Jazz Combo I Berkeley High School Combo A Rio Americano High School 'trio' High School Vocal Ensembles / Steinbeck Ballroom Dos Pueblos High School DP Jazz Choir Downey High School Epic Jazz Choir Folsom High School Jazz Choir I Booker T. Washington HSPVA Jazz Singers Break Natomas Charter School Vocal Ensemble Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble Marin School of the Arts Jazz Choir 1 Valencia High School Two N' Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble College Combos / Steinbeck Ballroom Berklee Global Jazz Institute Amber Ensemble The New School Improv Ensemble University of Miami Frost School of Music New Music Ensemble Sacramento State University Jazz Combo University of Nevada, Las Vegas Honors Trio California State University, Northridge Kairos 8:30 AM :30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM #MontereyJazz 7

4 Schedule of Performances Sunday, March 11 Conglomerate Big Bands / Serra Ballroom Warm-Ups in De Anza III Half-hour Prior to Performance The Cosmic Conquerors Colburn Jazz Workshop Big Band San Jose Jazz High School All-Stars SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra Stanford Jazz Workshop Miles Ahead Big Band California Jazz Conservatory Jazzschool Studio Band Middle School Big Bands / Steinbeck Ballroom Warm-Ups in Colton 1 & 2 Half-hour Prior to Performance Sutter Middle School Jazz Band Walnut Creek Intermediate Jazzers La Paz Intermediate Jazz Ensemble #1 Eckstein Senior Jazz Band Oak Middle School Jazz Band Folsom Middle School Jazz Band High School Vocal Soloist / Portola Jazz Club Zion Dyson, Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Benjamin Nicholas, Kingsburg High School Olivia Pess, Nathan Hale High School Veronica Villarreal, Downey High School Valentina Shelton, Windward School William Brandt, Hamilton High School Academy of Music and Performing Arts Conglomerate High School Combos / Portola Jazz Club Colburn Jazz Workshop Monday Night Band American Music Program SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo Young Lions Jazz Conservatory New Soil Ensemble California Jazz Conservatory Advanced High School Workshop I Colburn Jazz Workshop Thursday Night Band College Big Bands / Serra Ballroom Warm-Ups in De Anza III Half-hour Prior to Performance University of Miami Frost School of Music Frost Studio Jazz Band College of San Mateo Jazz Ensemble University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Ensemble I Sacramento State University Jazz Ensemble University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble University of Denver Lamont Jazz Orchestra College Vocal Ensembles / Steinbeck Ballroom Warm-Ups in Colton 1 & 2 Half-hour Prior to Performance American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble College of the Canyons House Blend Miracosta College Frequency Western Michigan University Gold Ensemble Cabrillo College West Coast Voices College of the Canyons Just Jazz #MontereyJazz 9

Schedule of Spotlight Performances Friday, March 9 Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Spotlight Performance Blue Clay 5:00-7:00 PM Saturday, March 10 De Anza 1 Spotlight Performances Orange County

5 Schedule of Spotlight Performances Friday, March 9 Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Spotlight Performance Blue Clay 5:00-7:00 PM Saturday, March 10 De Anza 1 Spotlight Performances Orange County School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble Los Alamitos High School Jazz Band Nathan Hale High School Jazz Band Canyon Crest Academy Jazz Combo Carmel High School Jazz Ensemble University of Miami Frost School of Music Studio Jazz Band Albany High School Jazz Combo Harvard-Westlake Jazz Band Carmel Middle School Jazz Ensemble University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Ensemble I Colburn Jazz Workshop Thursday Night Band Colburn Jazz Workshop Big Band University of Denver Lamont Jazz Orchestra Dali17 Spotlight Performances Oak Middle School Jazz Band La Paz Intermediate School Jazz Band North Salinas High School Jazz Band Downey High School Jazz Ensemble Stanley Jazz Messengers Salinas High School Jazz Band Youth Orchestra of Salinas (YOSAL) Sacramento State University Jazz Ensemble Pacific Grove High School Jazz Club San Benancio Middle School Jazz Band Mission Viejo High School Jazz Band Upland High School Jazz Band Walter Colton Middle School Eckstein Middle School Eckstein Sr. Jazz Band College of San Mateo Jazz Ensemble University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble 1 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 1 1 5:00 PM 5:30 PM POST PHOTOS ON INSTAGRAM Monterey Jazz Festival wants YOU to post pictures of your experience at this year s NGJF to Instagram! Use these hashtags: #NextGenJazz18 #MontereyJazz TAG YOURSELF and share your shots! Look on Monterey Jazz Festival s Facebook page for action shots from the 2018 Next Generation Jazz Festival! You might recognize some people! Turn 12 Bar & Grill Spotlight Performances Seaside High School Hot Jazz Society Sacramento State University Jazz Combo Ballard High School Jazz Combo Groove Extension Booker T. Washington HSPVA Jazz Combo I California State University, Northridge Kairos El Cerrito High School Jazz Quintet Crossroads School Jazz Combo A American Music Program Stanley Middle School Jazz Combo Eckstein Middle School 1 1 JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Use these hashtags: #NextGenJazz18 #MontereyJazz Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Spotlight Performance Ethan Santos Quintet from Berklee College of Music 5:00-7:00 PM #MontereyJazz 11

6 Schedule of Spotlight Performances Saturday, March 10 Portola Jazz Club Spotlight Performances Folsom High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Booker T. Washington HSPVA Jazz Singers Eckstein Middle School Vocal Combo Nathan Hale High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Valencia High School Two N' Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble College of the Canyons House Blend College of the Canyons Just Jazz Western Michigan University Gold Country Miracosta College Frequency DP Jazz Choir Sunday, March 11 Dali17 Spotlight Performances Stanford Jazz Workshop Giant Steps Big Band North Ballard High School Jazz Band Manson High School Jazz Band Stanford Jazz Workshop Giant Steps Big Band South Stanford Jazz Workshop Giant Steps Big Band Mid-Peninsula Monterey High School Turn 12 Bar & Grill Spotlight Performances University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Combo Gonzales High School Jazz Combo Las Vegas Academy Combo Prime Kuumbwa Jazz All-Stars The New School Improv Ensemble San Jose Jazz U19s SAVE THE DATE! 49th Next Generation Jazz Festival, April 5-7, 2019 #MontereyJazz 13

Schedule of Events. Friday, March 31. Sunday, April 2 / Visit the College Fair!

Schedule of Events. Friday, March 31. Sunday, April 2 / Visit the College Fair! Schedule of Events Friday, March 31 7:00 PM Doors Open / Danae Greenfield Quartet, from Berklee College of Music 7:30 PM Opening Night Judges Concert - 1 Student Jam Session De Anza Ballroom Saturday,