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Festival Awards

42nd Annual Jazz Festival

Last year's Festival was a huge success! Here's a quick recap.   

Guest Artists

Wayne Bergeron
Denis DiBlasio
Steve Wiest

Featured Performances

Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, and Steve Wiest with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
The Maria Schneider Orchestra
The Bill Holman Band

Overall Oustanding Awards

Bands
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Elmhurst College
Kent State University
Millkin University
University of Missouri-Columbia

Combos
Elmhurst College
University of Mary
Northern Illinois University
Slippery Rock University
Western Michigan University

Musicians
Cory Allen - Central Michigan University
Bethany Bredehoft - Elmhurst College
Keith Brooks - Elmhurst College
Cara Campanelli - Boston College
Patrick Terbrack - Northern Illinois University
Adam Thornburg - Elmhurst College

Individual Musician Awards

Friday 11:30 AM

Elmhurst College Late Night Blues (Vocal Jazz)
    Jennifer Wiczer
    T. Duncan Parker
Chicago College of Performing Arts Big Band
    Hannah Ford
    James Ross
    Sam Lauritsen
    Ryan Thielman
    Vincent Starble
Columbia College Jazz Ensemble (Big Band)
    Larry Bowen
    Anthony Bracco
    Eric Mateo
Elmhurst College Combo
    Rachel Bomba
    Keith Brooks
    Brad Macdonald
    Dave Kaiser
    Adam Frank
    Adam Thornburg
Boston College Big Band
    Gregory Fortunato
    Patrick Atikins
Vandercook College Big Band
    Rodney Simpson
    Bobby Bonslater
    Paul Mundy
Marian University Big Band
    Greg Thornton
College of DuPage Big Band
    Aaron Newman

Friday 7:30 PM

Boston College Vocal Jazz
    Brendan Quinn
Northern Illinois University Combo
    Patrick Terbrack
    John Moore
    Shawn Bell
    Larry Brown
    Willerm Delisfort
    Alejandro Fernandez
    Cliff Wallace
Kent State University Big Band
    Jim Redmond
    Tim McDonald
    Dorian Wallace
    Clark Rice

Saturday 11:30 AM

Slippery Rock University Combo
    Will Weltman
    Brady Amerson
    Mark Dressler
    John Anthony
    Phil Raffle
    Evan Brown
Morehead State University Combo
    Brian Harding
    Brandon Coleman
Kirkwood Community College Big Band
    Mike Salow
    Chase Garrett
Morehead State University Big Band
    Jillian Heinrichs
Central State University Combo
    Joseph Glenn
    Clarence Williams
Western Michigan University Combo
    Randy Gist
    Nick Mainella
    Tommy Proux
    Zach Lange
    Eric Bowman
    Hugh Little
    Denis Sheloukhou
    Jay Sawyer
Kirkwood Community College Combo
    Chase Garrett
Northern Illinois University Big Band
    Julio Smarcaro
    Ryan Nytler
    Wes Anderson
    Natalie Sharf
    Rasa Zeltina
Slippery Rock University Big Band
    Dave Wingenbach
    Will Weltman
    Mark Dressler
    Brady Amerson
    Jake McKinney
    Aaron Gratzmiller
Bradley University Big Band
    Bekah Aavang

Saturday 7:30 PM

Millikin University Big Band
    Jon Griffith
    Gustavo Cabrera
    Emily Henderson
Elmhurst College Big Band
    Keith Brooks
    Brad Macdonald
    Dave Kaiser
    John Norman
    Adam Thornburg
    Adam Frank
    Bethany Bredehoft

Sunday 11:30 AM

Joliet Junior College Big Band
    Terry Viano
Boston College Combo
    Cara Campanelli
Purdue University Big Band
    Jake Noparstak
Ball State University Big Band
    Tim Van Cleave