Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship Winners
First Place Winner:
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC
New York, NY (April 20, 2022) – In an awards ceremony tonight, April 20, 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis announced the top three university and college jazz band finalists and section awards in the second annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship.
On April 19–20, ten of the nation’s most well-regarded university jazz programs competed in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship—a two-day invitational competition at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The bands were immersed in intensive rehearsals and workshops culminating in two rounds of competition and a final concert where, for the first time since March 2020, students performed publicly on the Rose Theater stage.
At the awards ceremony, Wynton Marsalis presented awards to each of the ten jazz bands. Michigan State University College of Music won first place and an award of $10,000.00. Temple University won second place and an award of $7,500.00. North Carolina Central University won third place and an award of $5,000.00. All monetary awards were given to the schools to build on the excellence of their respective jazz education programs.The awardees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of distinguished jazz musicians and educators: Ayn Inserto, Carlos Henriquez, Jeff Hamilton, Randy Brecker, and Wynton Marsalis.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship Awards:
1st PLACE
Michigan State University College of Music
(Director, Rodney Whitaker)
2nd PLACE
Temple University
(Director, Terell Stafford)
3rd PLACE
North Carolina Central University
(Director, Brian Horton)
SECTION AWARDS
OUTSTANDING RHYTHM SECTION:
- Temple University
- Michigan State University College Of Music
OUTSTANDING REED SECTION:
- Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
OUTSTANDING TROMBONE SECTION:
- University Of Cincinnati College-
- Conservatory Of Music
- Temple University
- North Carolina Central University
- Brigham Young University
HONORABLE MENTION TRUMPET SECTION:
- University Of Cincinnati College-
- Conservatory Of Music
OUTSTANDING TRUMPET SECTION:
- Temple University
- Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
- North Carolina Central University
- Brigham Young University
OUTSTANDING BRASS SECTION:
- University Of Kansas
- Michigan State University College Of Music
HONORABLE MENTION PIANO:
- Chris Caporale – University Of Cincinnati
- College-Conservatory Of Music
- James Wood – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Heather Cutler – Brigham Young University
OUTSTANDING PIANO:
- Anthony Aldissi – Temple University
- Patrick Hogan – University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Alex Flavell – California State University, Fullerton
HONORABLE MENTION BASS:
- Stanley Ruvinov – Temple University
- Chris Mills – North Carolina Central University
OUTSTANDING BASS:
- Brandon Rose – Michigan State University College Of Music
OUTSTANDING DRUMS:
- Maria Marmarou – Temple University
- Joshua H. Watkins – Michigan State University College Of Music
OUTSTANDING BONGOS AND GÜIRO:
- Emma Walsh – Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
HONORABLE MENTION CONGAS:
- Cameron Henry – Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
OUTSTANDING GUITAR:
- John Fraka – University Of Kansas
- Luke E. M. Sittard – Michigan State University College Of Music
HONORABLE MENTION CLARINET:
- Dan Rowe – California State University, Fullerton
HONORABLE MENTION SOPRANO SAXOPHONE:
- Chloe White – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
OUTSTANDING ALTO SAXOPHONE:
- Keegan Kaiser – University Of Kansas
- Eric Law – Michigan State University College Of Music
- Bryn Chapman – Brigham Young University
HONORABLE MENTION TENOR SAXOPHONE:
- Dan Rowe – California State University, Fullerton
- Corin O’brien – California State University, Fullerton
OUTSTANDING TENOR SAXOPHONE:
- Dylan Band – Temple University
- Shaquim Muldrow – North Carolina Central University
HONORABLE MENTION BARITONE SAXOPHONE:
- JORDAN INGRAM – UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, GREENSBORO
OUTSTANDING BARITONE SAXOPHONE:
- JOSEPH TRAHAN – INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
- CHRISTIAN ALVA – CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
HONORABLE MENTION TROMBONE:
- Ian Kaufman – Temple University
- Leroy Pridgen Iv – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Colin Wreath – University Of Kansas
- Brandon Seaforth – North Carolina Central University
OUTSTANDING TROMBONE:
- Wyatt Forhan – Michigan State University College Of Music
- Jack English – Brigham Young University
- Kevin West – Brigham Young University
OUTSTANDING BASS TROMBONE:
- Aiden Williams – Brigham Young University
HONORABLE MENTION TRUMPET:
- Brent Proseus – University Of Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music
- Myles Twitty – University Of Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music
- Ian Rood – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
OUTSTANDING TRUMPET:
- Charlie Merk – University Of Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music
- John Meko – Temple University
- Banks Sapnar – Temple University
- Emerson Borg – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Sam Butler – Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
- Nick Recktenwald – Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music
- Lucas Stickley-Miner – Michigan State University College Of Music
- Jeremiah Flack – Michigan State University College Of Music
- Trunino O. Lowe – Michigan State University College Of Music
- Bryant Jordan – Brigham Young University
OUTSTANDING LEAD TRUMPET:
- Alex Bender – Michigan State University College Of Music
HONORABLE MENTION VOCALS:
- Danielle Dougherty – Temple University
OUTSTANDING VOCALS:
- Julian Kennedy – University Of North Carolina, Greensboro
OUTSTANDING ARRANGEMENT:
- Jack English – Brigham Young University
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COMPOSITION:
- Patrick Hogan – University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
EARL HINES OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN AWARD:
- Keegan Kaiser – University Of Kansas
Ensembles competing in the 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship hail from the following colleges and universities: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Bloomington, IN), Michigan State University College of Music (East Lansing, MI), North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC), Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Cincinnati, OH), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV), and University of North Carolina Greensboro (Greensboro, NC).
The Jack Rudin Jazz Championship honors the legacy of Jack Rudin, longtime supporter of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and his founding support for Essentially Ellington, the organization’s signature transformative education program. Launched in 2020, right before the pandemic, the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship provides participating ensembles with quality literature and a forum for celebrating excellence and achievement, while introducing higher education to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education methodology and philosophy—extending JALC’s educational mission into the sphere of professional development for the next generation of leading jazz artists. Jazz at Lincoln Center serves the largest jazz education program network in the world, and its initiatives are based on the organization’s 34-year history of education in jazz performance and appreciation. Goals of each program are for students to gain insight into American vernacular music and jazz, learn the communal history of jazz in a sociopolitical context, receive guidance on how to better communicate personal objectives, and gain awareness of the mission of jazz musicians today building on the aspirations laid by earlier generations.
For additional information, visit 2022.jazz.org/jrjc
