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Success Stories

 

Brady Cohan: High-Honors student at Homestead High School, Mountain View, CA, toured Japan with Monterey Jazz Festival All-Star Band, recorded and played as member of Grammy All-Star Band in NY 2003. Entered USC, fall of 2003.

Kirk Danielson: Versatile mulit-instrumentalist (sax & piano) has toured and recorded with a variety of 'all-star' groups, and entered USC's Jazz Program, fall of 2003

Aron Forbes: Accomplished blues guitar player/singer with "The Blue Tones" a teen band that has toured extensively, played at BB King's Blues Clubs and were finalists in the Teen People Magazine battle of the bands at the Apollo Theater. Member, All-State Honors Choir. Entered USC, fall of 2003.

Bryce Hall: Performs regularly at many major nightclubs throughout Northern and Central California with a variety of 'name' professionals. Honor student at York School, speaks three languages.

Daniel Krasner: Graduate of program, toured and played with the Monterey County Honor Band, Monterey Jazz Festival All Star Band and the Grammy Band. Honors Graduate of the Advanced Mathmatetics program at UC Berkeley. Now a graduate fellow at Columbia University. He gigs regularly.

Andrew McKay: Blues guitar phenpom, has played with many of the greatest artists: George Benson, BB King, etc. Toured with the Monterey Jazz Festival Honor Band, summer of 2003, and entered USC's Studio/Jazz Guitar Dept., fall of 2003.

Storm Nilson: Teen blues guitar star, played all the major festivals and clubs. Now enrolled at California School of the Arts in the LA area. Teachers such as Charlie Haden, Brad Mehldau and Larry Koonce run the program there and perform with him at various venues in the LA area. He has mentored for many JazzMasters Workshop sessions.


Ryan Scott: Past member of Monterey County Honor Band (European tour), Monterey Jazz Festival All-Star Band (Japanese Tour, 2001 performance at MJF w/Wynton Marsalis, guest star) Numerous performances throughout California, now living in New York, performing, recording and touring with a variety of bands