For Immediate Release 4/30/07
San Joaquin Delta College Places 2nd In 45th Annual Reno Jazz Festival April 26-28, 2007
(Stockton, CA) – SJDC Jazz Ensemble was one of more than 330 middle, high school and college groups participating in the 45th annual University of Nevada, Reno Jazz Festival April 26-28.
Directed by Brian Kendrick, the ensemble placed 2nd in the two year college division in the competition. The University of Nevada, Reno Jazz Festival is one of the oldest and largest educational festivals in the west. This is the first appearance for the Delta Jazz Ensemble at the annual festival.
Individual awards in this year’s competition went to Stephen Coss, piano; Andrew Heathman, drums; Ricky Combs, drums; Brian Clark, bass; Bobby DeLuna, trumpet; Gabriel Eller, trumpet; Grady Gardenhire, trombone; Frank Eller, tenor saxophone.
World-class jazz artists, music educators and thousands of jazz students spend three days immersed in live-jazz performance, competitions and clinics. This year’s evening concerts featured jazz superstars including trumpeter Randy Brecker and the Collective, and guitarist John Scofield with his trio. The festival closed Saturday evening with the Festival Showcase and Awards Ceremony in the university’s Lawlor Events Center. Encore performances by some of the best groups and soloists at the festival highlighted an exciting evening.
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