2016 class of students announced for prestigious Grammy Camp

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GRAMMY FOUNDATION® SELECTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS
GRAMMY CAMP® — JAZZ SESSION  PROGRAM DURING GRAMMY® WEEK 2016

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Nov. 24, 2015) — The GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for the 2016 GRAMMY Camp® — Jazz Session. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to perform for some of music's biggest names. The students, representing 29 cities and 15 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. Two former GRAMMY Camp students will be joining as members of the GRAMMY in the Schools® Media Team to document the GRAMMY® Week experience for the GRAMMY Foundation's social media platforms.

"Each year, GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session brings together some of the most gifted jazz singers and instrumentalists and gives them an extraordinary musical experience during GRAMMY Week," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy®. "These talented young people demonstrate their gifts by making music with their peers and performing with GRAMMY-nominated and GRAMMY-winning artists at a range of events. We're especially proud that many of them actually go on to have successful careers in our music industry."

From Feb. 12–14, courtesy of Capitol Studios & Mastering, the young musicians will record an album (GRAMMY Jazz 24) at the legendary facility in Hollywood, Calif. Over the years, noted members of The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing® have worked with the ensembles during the recording process. Again this year, multi-GRAMMY-winning engineer and Producers & Engineers Wing member Al Schmitt will be mixing the project. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session albums from 2007–2015 are available for purchase via online music outlets such as Amazon, iTunes and Rhapsody.

In addition, the selected students will perform at various GRAMMY Week events, including — for the seventh year — an appearance at GRAMMY In The Schools Live! — A Celebration Of Music & Education sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund. This special event, which is open to the public, will showcase the selectees, along with special guest artists, on Feb. 11, 2016, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The group will offer additional public performances with special guest artists at Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment in Seal Beach, Calif., and Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12, respectively. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members will also attend the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 15 as guests of The Recording Academy and will perform at the GRAMMY Celebration® after-party.

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.

 
Band     
Name CityStateSchoolPart
Matt  RichardsWalnut CreekCalif.Las Lomas High SchoolAlto Sax 1
Nathan   FarrellMontclairN.J.Montclair High SchoolAlto Sax 2
Jason  ChrismanWeavervilleN.C.North Buncombe High SchoolTenor Sax
Morgan  GuerinAtlantaGa. Westlake High School Tenor Sax
Ben  FitzpatrickBethelConn.Bethel High SchoolBari Sax            
Jonah   MossWalnut CreekCalif.Northgate High SchoolTrumpet Lead
Evan  AbounassarYorba LindaCalif.Los Angeles County High School for the ArtsTrumpet Jazz
Alex  MelnychuckTucsonAriz.Salpointe Catholic High SchoolTrumpet 3
Geoffrey  GallanteAlexandriaVa.West Potomac High SchoolTrumpet 4
Carlos  RamosDowneyCalif.Downey High SchoolTrumpet 5
Remee  AshleyBerkeleyCalif.Berkeley High SchoolTrombone 1
Jack  KotzeFrankfortIll.Lincoln-Way North High School Trombone 2
Jasim  PeralesOaklandCalif.Oakland School for the ArtsTrombone 3
Ethan  SantosFresnoCalif.Buchanan High SchoolBass Trombone
Sam  TowseHuntingtonN.Y.Friends AcademyPiano
Abeed  JanjuaPembroke PinesFla.Dillard High SchoolBass  
Joseph  BellPrincetonN.J.Princeton High SchoolGuitar
Julius  RodriguezWhite PlainsN.Y.The Masters SchoolDrums
Choir     
Sharada  ShashidharPainted PostN.Y.Corning-Painted Post High SchoolSoprano
Abigail  BerryBurbankCalif.Los Angeles County High School for the ArtsSoprano
Kara  WaltonLa VistaNeb.Papillion La Vista High SchoolAlto
Makele  ClemmonsChicagoIll.Chicago High School for the ArtsAlto
Jack  VanGordenDallasTexasBooker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Tenor
Jack  O'ConnorDallasTexasBooker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual ArtsTenor
Daniel  BarbrackNew YorkN.Y.Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing ArtsBass
Evan  WrightTemple CityCalif.Los Angeles County High School for the ArtsBass
Combo     
Jamael  DeanRedondo BeachCalif.Los Angeles County High School for the ArtsPiano
Maxwell  SchwartzBerkeleyCalif.Berkeley High SchoolBass
Jordan  ReifkindLos AngelesCalif.Los Angeles County High School for the ArtsGuitar
Zachary  VaughenLancasterPa.Manheim Township High SchoolDrums
Media Team     
Anthony  Richard Jr.GretnaLa.New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsMedia Team
Alejandra  Matheu-RiosHendersonNev.College Southern Nevada High SchoolMedia

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