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2021 Award Winners

Middle School Division 1st Place The Cranbury School Jazz Band The Cranbury School Cranbury, NJ ~ Superior Musician Syra Bhatt The Cranbury School Cranbury, NJ ~ Outstanding Musician Owen Barry The Cranbury School Cranbury, NJ ~ Division S-2 “Virtual” 1st Place ELMERA JAZZ ENSEMBLE “Escuela Libre de Mùsica de San Juan Ernesto Ramos Antonini ” San Juan, PR ~ 2nd Place NHM Honors Jazz Combo Northfield Mount Hermon High School Mount Hermon, MA ~ 3rd Place RE Combo Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL ~ Superior Musician Jacob Smith Northfield Mount Hermon High School Mount Hermon, MA ~ Outstanding Musician Sofia Ramos “Escuela Libre de Mùsica de San Juan Ernesto Ramos Antonini ” San Juan, PR ~ Outstanding Musician Yomar Ramirez “Escuela Libre de Mùsica de San Juan Ernesto Ramos Antonini ” San Juan, PR ~ Outstanding Musician Fabiola Mùnoz “Escuela Libre de Mùsica de San Juan Ernesto Ramos Antonini ” San Juan, PR ~ Honorable Mention Ransom Combo Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL ~ Division S-2 “Live” 1st Place Jazz Immunity Combo George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME ~ 2nd Place Early Birds Jazz Combo George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME ~ 3rd Place Old Orchard Beach Jazz Combo Old Orchard Beach High School Old Orchard Beach, ME ~ Superior Musician Zeke Sacaridiz George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME ~ Outstanding Musician Ben Schmelkin The Fieldston School Bronx, NY ~ Honorable Mention Improv IV The Fieldston School Bronx, NY ~ Division S-1 “Virtual” 1st Place William H. Hall Jazz Combo I William H. Hall High School West Hartford, CT ~ 2nd Place Dreyfoos Jazz Quintet Dreyfoos School Of The Arts West Palm Beach, FL ~ 3rd Place Princeton Jazz Combo II Princeton High School Princeton, NJ ~ Honorable Mention Ann Sobrato High School Jazz Combo Ann Sobrato High School Morgan Hill, CA ~ Superior Musician Dylan Heinen William H. Hall High School West Hartford, CT ~ Outstanding Musician Sophia Grossman Princeton High School Princeton, NJ ~ Outstanding Musician Amruth Niranjan William H. Hall High School West Hartford, CT ~ Outstanding Musician Sara Carson Princeton High School Princeton, NJ ~ Division S-1 “Live” 1st Place Staples High School Jazz Combo Staples High School Westport, CT ~ 2nd Place CHS Trombone Quintet & Friends Centennial High School Ellicott City, MD 3rd Place Seneca High School Jazz Combo Seneca High School Tabernacle, NJ Honorable Mention Princeton Jazz Combo I Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Superior Musician Lucas Lieberman Staples High School Wesport, CT Outstanding Musician Witt Lindau Staples High School Wesport, CT Outstanding Musician Delaney McGee Staples High School Wesport, CT Outstanding Musician William Novak Princeton High School Princeton, NJ POP Cappella “Virtual” 1st Place Con Brio Hopewell Valley Central High School Pennington, NJ POP Cappella “Live” 1st Place Around 8 Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Superior Musician Thomas Gatske Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Division VJ-A “Virtual” 1st Place Vox Central Jazz Hopewell Valley Central High School Pennington, NJ Division VJ-S “Live 1st Place Princeton Studio Vocals Princeton High School Princeton, NJ 2nd Place Highland Jazz West Milford High School West Milford, NJ Superior Musician Michael Karnaukh Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Outstanding Musician Hanako Moulten Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Division VJ-L “Live” 1st Place Edgemont Vocal Jazz Ensmeble Edgemont High School Scarsdale, NY Superior Musician Isabelle Corman Edgemont High School Scarsdale, NY Division L-3 “Live” 1st Place Lower Moreland High School Jazz Ensemble Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Valley, PA 2nd Place George Stevens Academy Jazz Band George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME 3rd Place Shawano Jazz I Shawano High School Shawano, WI Honorable Mention BHS Jazz Ensemble Bethel High School Bethel, CT Superior Musician John Kim Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Vallly, PA Outstanding Musician Jamie Hackett Hanover High School Hanover, NH Outstanding Musician Jonah Ballis Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Valley, PA Outstanding Musician Nathan Mane Ellington High School Ellington, CT Division L-2 “Virtual” 1st Place Hopkins Jazz Band Hopkins School New Haven, CT 2nd Place Xavier High School Jazz Band Xavier High School Middletown, CT 3rd Place Toll Gate High School Jazz Band Toll Gate High School Warwick, RI Superior Musician Lochlan Reeder Xavier High School Middletown, CT Outstanding Musician Alejandro Ojewole Xavier High School Middletown, CT Outstanding Musician William McDougall Xavier High School Middletown, CT Outstanding Musician Noah Matterazi Xavier High School Middletown, CT Division L-2 “Live” 1st Place Princeton Studio Band Princeton High School Princeton, NJ 2nd Place Newtown HIgh School Jazz Ensemble Newtown High School Sandy Hook, CT 3rd Place Lovejoy High School Jazz Ensemble Lovejoy High School Lucas, TX Honorable Mention Seneca High School Jazz Ensemble Seneca High School Tabernacle, NJ Superior Musician Nicco Motta Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Outstanding Musician Kyle Gentile Northern Highlands Regional Allendale, NJ Outstanding Musician Audrey Yang Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Outstanding Musician Hayden Fletcher Newtown High School Sandy Hook, CT Division L-1 “Virtual” 1st Place William H. Hall Concert Jazz Band William H. Hall High School West Hartford, CT 2nd Place BLS Big Band Boston Latin School Boston, MA 3rd Place Pace High School Jazz Ensemble I Pace HIgh School Pace, FL Honorable Mention Lakeville South High School Jazz Ensemble Lakeville South High School Lakeville, MN Superior Musician Ross Mikulskik Boston Latin School Boston, MA Outstanding Musician Josh Zhang Boston Latin School Boston, MA Outstanding Musician Chuck Woehrle Lakeville South High School Lakeville, MN Outstanding Musician Harry Epstein William H. Hall High School West Hartford, CT Division L-1 “Live” 1st Place Spruce Creek 12 O’Clock Jazz Band Spruce Creek High School Port Orange, FL 2nd Place Noblesville High School Jazz I Noblesville High School Noblesville, IN 3rd Place North Penn High School Navy Jazz Band North Penn High School Lansdale, PA Honorable Mention Sandra Day O’Connor High School Jazz Ensemble I Sandra Day O’Connor High School Helotes, TX Superior Musician Tyler Pauletti Spruce Creek High School Port Orance, FL Outstanding Musician Levi Rozek Noblesville High School Noblesville, IN Outstanding Musician Jaden Rickards Kingsway Regional High School Woolwich Township, NJ Outstanding Musician Solomon Caraway Sandra Day O’Connor High School Helotes, TX SmartMusic – Large Ensemble 1st Place Lovejoy HS Jazz Ensemble Lovejoy High School Lucas, TX 2nd Place Princeton Jazz Ensemble Princeton High School Princeton, NJ 3rd Place – Tied Downington East Jazz Band Downington HS East Exton, PA 3rd Place – Tied Steinert HS Jazz Band Steinert High School Hamilton, NJ Honorable Mention T.C. Williams Jazz Band “A” T.C Williams High School Alexandria, VA SmartMusic – Small Ensemble 1st Place Princeton Studio Combo Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Instrumental Solo – Saxophone 1st Place Connor Munroe Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL 2nd Place Alexander Greenberg Princeton High School Princeton, NJ 3rd Place Noah Ramm Toll Gate High School Warwick, RI Instrumental Solo – Trumpet 1st Place Levi Rozek Noblesville High School Noblesville, IN 2nd Place Dustin Zhao Hauppauge High School Hauppauge, NY Instrumental Solo – Trombone 1st Place Peter Eaton Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Instrumental Solo – Guitar 1st Place Adam Chopp Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL 2nd Place Michael Taylor Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School West Chester, PA Instrumental Solo – Piano 1st Place Max Vallone Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL 2nd Place Joshua Davey Xavier High School Middletown, CT Instrumental Solo – Drums 1st Place Dylan Buckser-Shulz Edgemont High School Scarsdale, NY 2nd Place Connor Stewart Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Jazz Vocal Solo 1st Place Zoe Holtzman Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL 2nd Place Jamie Lockhart Ransom Everglades Coconut Grove, FL 3rd Place Ashley Chen Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Honorable Mention Cecily Gubser Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Jazz Composition 1st Place Joseph Lim Edgemont High School Scarsdale, NY 2nd Place Colin Eng Centennial High School Ellicott City, MD 3rd Place Michael Karnaukh Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Honorable Mention Connor Stewart Princeton High School Princeton, NJ