Student 2021 Class > Gavin Gray Gavin Gray Gavin Gray is a bassist from West Hartford, Connecticut. He started studying classical bass with Susan Powell, and currently studies jazz performance with Jeff Campbell. In high school, Gavin was assistant principal in the All Nationals Symphony Orchestra,
Student 2021 Class > Austin Ford Austin Ford Austin Ford is a jazz trumpet player and composer who recently graduated from the University of North Texas (UNT) in spring of 2021. During his time at UNT, he was a member of the Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab
Student 2021 Class > Varun Das Varun Das Varun Das is a jazz drummer, composer, and educator based in New Jersey/ New York. He received his online Specialist in Drums Certificate from Berklee College of Music (2013) and is currently an undergraduate student at Manhattan School
Student 2021 Class > Marcello Cardillo Marcello Cardillo Marcello Cardillo was born in Napoli (Italy) in 1997. He started playing drums at the age of 5 watching his father. At the age of 14 he was already actively playing in the music scene of the city
Student 2021 Class > Joshua Calef Joshua Calef A Dallas native, Joshua Calef is a hard-swinging drummer rapidly becoming a fixture in the North Texas jazz scene. After formative years in Michigan under the guidance of drummers Sean Dobbins and Pete Siers, Joshua relocated to Chicago.
Student 2021 Class > Amy Azzara Amy Azzara Amy Azzara is a twenty-one-year-old vocalist and songwriter from Rochester, NY. Raised in a musical family, she has always been surrounded by music. A Downbeat Award winner, she is currently studying Jazz Vocal Performance at the University of Miami, where she sings
Student 2021 Class > Trunino Lowe Quartet Trunino Lowe Quartet The Trunino Lowe Quartet is comprised of friends that come together to bring peace, love and healing through music using standards and original compositions. This band has played various venues around Michigan such as, Baker’s Keyboard
Student 2021 Class > L Stop L Stop The band ‘"L Stop" is a quintet of musical friends from New York University - Tiger Diep, Anton Kot, Carlin Lee, Warren Louie, and Cole Palensky. They are Vandoren Emerging Artists Competition winners, National YoungArts finalists, and alumni
Student 2021 Class > Ingenuity Ingenuity Ingenuity is a new yet old group. Since most of us are graduates of the Thelma Yellin School of the Arts in Israel. We are made up of four generations who enjoyed playing together as young jazz musicians. This past
JAS 30th Anniversary Summer Updates June 18 – Sept. 7, 2021 PatronVIP Grid General Admission Grid Single Ticket Shows JAS’ 30th Anniversary unfolds against a backdrop of growing optimism about what the summer of 2021 will look like for live music performances. JAS plans to present its full summer season of small venue concerts,
