GRAMMY FOUNDATION® SELECTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN GRAMMY CAMP® — JAZZ SESSION DURING GRAMMY® WEEK 2017

The selected students will perform at various GRAMMY Week events, including — for the eighth 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. 9, 2017, at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles. The group will offer additional public performances with special guest artists at Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment in Seal Beach, Calif., and Bluewhale in Los Angeles on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, respectively. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members will also attend the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12 as guests of The Recording Academy and will perform at the GRAMMY Celebration® after-party.


GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session is supported in part by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Gia Maione Prima Foundation, Inc., and the National Endowment for the Arts. Artworks. Additional support is provided by Capitol Studios, Centerstaging,Gibson/Baldwin, Guitar Center, JBL, Roland, Shure, and Zildjian Cymbals.
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. 

2017 GRAMMY Camp – Jazz Session Members
Band

• Evan Mickas, Lafayette, Calif., Acalanes High School, Alto Sax 1
• Nathan Farrell, Montclair, N.J., Montclair High School, Alto Sax 2
• Abdias Armenteros, Miami Lakes, Fla., New World School of the Arts, Tenor Sax
• Griffin Ross, Hillsborough, N.C., Cedar Ridge High School, Tenor Sax
• Jonah Babitz, Miami, Fla., New World School of the Arts, Bari Sax
• Aiden Thieme, Walnut Creek, Calif., Northgate High School, Trumpet Lead
• Geoffrey Gallante, Alexandria, Va., West Potomac High School, Trumpet 2
• Zaq Davis, New York, N.Y., Saint Ann’s School, Trumpet 3
• Joey Curreri, Marina Del Rey, Calif., Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High School, Trumpet 4
• Miranda Agnew, Tucson, Ariz., University High School, Trumpet 5
• Joseph Giordano, Albany, N.Y., Guilderland High School, Trombone 1
• Reid Christmann, Summit, N.J., Newark Academy, Trombone 2
• Jasim Perales, Oakland, Calif., Berkeley High School, Trombone 3
• Jacob Melsha, Kirkwood, Mo., Kirkwood High School, Bass Trombone
• Esteban Castro, Hackensack, N.J., Bergen County Academies, Piano
• Ben Feldman, Seattle, Wash., Garfield High School, Bass
• Arlo Sims, Cambridge, Mass., Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Guitar
• Christian McGhee, Florissant, Mo., Westminster Christian Academy, Drums

Choir

• Chloe Borthwick, Chester, N.Y., Warwick Valley High School, Soprano
• Claudia Nketia, Montclair, N.J., Montclair High School, Soprano
• Francesca Winer, Surfside, Fla., Miami Arts Charter School, Alto
• Alexandria DeWalt, Houston, Tex., High School for the Performing Arts, Alto
• Zach Colton-Max, South Orange, N.J., Golda Och Academy, Tenor
• Donald Goodall, Detroit, Mich., Detroit School of Arts, Tenor
• Jeremy Adler, Palos Verdes, Calif., Palos Verdes High School, Bass
• Noah Rosner, Upper Nyack, N.Y., The Masters School, Bass

Combo

• Luca Mendoza, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Piano
• Colson Jimenez, Woodinville, Wash., Woodinville High School, Bass
• Erik Findling, Winnetka, Ill., New Trier Township High School, Guitar
• Maya Stepansky, Montclair, N.J., Montclair High School, Drums

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