2024 Student Performance Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Student Performance Winners!
SENIOR VOCAL WINNER
Lake City High School - Sydney Jacobson
SENIOR VOCAL RUNNER UP
Lewiston High School - Maya Conklin
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL WINNER
Semiahmoo Secondary School - Erin Kim, Bass
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL RUNNER UP
Bellevue High School – Corlan Costello, piano
JUNIOR WINNER
Leona Libby School – Jazz Ensemble 1
SENIOR VOCAL WINNER
Garfield High School – Vocal Jazz
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL WINNER
Mountlake Terrace - Jazz Ensemble 1
Instrumental Large Ensembles
WINNER
Whitworth University - Whitworth University Jazz Ensemble
Instrumental Combos
WINNER
Whitman College - Blue Combo
RUNNER UP
University of Idaho - Jazz Messengers Combo
Instrumental Solos
WINNER
University of Idaho - Nic Caballero, alto saxophone
RUNNER UP
University of Idaho - Alexandro Aguilar, piano
Vocal Large Ensembles
Skyway Elementary - Skyway Special Chorus
Instrumental Solos
WINNER
Cincinnati Public Schools - David Erisman, piano
RUNNER UP
Cincinnati Public Schools - Arlo Perica, trombone
Vocal Large Ensembles
JUNIOR WINNER
All Saints Catholic School - All Saints Choir
JUNIOR RUNNER UP
Hamilton Middle School - Vocal Jazz
Vocal Solos
JUNIOR WINNER
Hamilton Middle School - Max Grey
JUNIOR RUNNER UP
Hamilton Middle School - Lily Jerome
Instrumental Large Ensembles
JUNIOR WINNER
Leona Libby Middle School - Jazz Ensemble 1
Libby Center School – The Odyssey Jazz Band
JUNIOR RUNNER UP
Highland Middle School - Jazz Band I
Hamilton Middle School – Jazz Band
Instrumental Combos
JUNIOR WINNER
Cincinnati Public Schools - Junior High Combo
JUNIOR RUNNER UP
Leona Libby Middle School - Jazz Combo 1
Instrumental Solos
JUNIOR WINNER
Cincinnati Public Schools - Evelyn Yosmali, vibraphone
JUNIOR RUNNER UP
Cincinnati Public Schools - Eva Wesley, violin
Vocal Large Ensembles
DIV I WINNERS
Bozeman High School - Jazz Choir
Garfield High School - Vocal Jazz
DIV I RUNNERS UP
Lewiston High School - Gold Voices
Lake City High School - Navy Blues Vocal Jazz
DIV II WINNER
Sandpoint High School - Chamber Choir
DIV II RUNNER UP
Sandpoint High School - Concert Choir
DIV III WINNER
Cashmere High School - Vocal Jazz
Saint George's School - Saint George's Symphonic Jazz Choir
DIV III RUNNER UP
Kellogg High School - Jazz Choir
Vocal Combos
DIV I WINNER
Coeur d'Alene Senior High School - Viking Jazz Choir
DIV II WINNER
Moscow High School – Encore
DIV III WINNER
Saint George's School - Saint George's Chamber Choir
Vocal Solos
DIV I WINNERS
Lake City High School - Sydney Jacobson
Lewiston High School - Maya Conklin
DIV III WINNER
Wellington Secondary School - Lauren Racz
DIV III RUNNER UP
Emily Raasch Voice and Piano Studio - Eva Bosshardt
Instrumental Large Ensembles
DIV I WINNERS
Garfield High School - Jazz Ensemble 1
Lincoln High School - Lincoln High School Jazz 1
Mountlake Terrace High School - Jazz Ensemble I
Shadle Park High School - Jazz Ensemble
Semiahmoo Secondary School - Jazz 12
Owyhee High School - Jazz Band
DIV I RUNNERS UP
Lincoln High School - Lincoln High School Jazz 2
Interlake High School - Interlake Jazz Ensemble
Lewis & Clark High School - Jazz Ensemble 1
McKay High School - McKay Jazz 1
Lewiston High School - Jazz I
Semiahmoo Secondary School - Jazz 11
DIV II WINNERS
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Red Hot Jazz Band
Kennedy Catholic High School - Lancer Jazz Band
W. F. West High School – Bearcat Jazz Band
DIV II RUNNERS UP
Prairie High School - Prairie High School Jazz Band 1
Kelowna Christian School - Senior Jazz Band
Kelowna Christian School – Grade 9 Jazz Band
DIV III WINNERS
Kellogg High School - Jazz Band
Clarkston High School – Jazz Band
Wellington Secondary School - Grade 9/10 Jazz Band
Colfax High School – Jazz Band
DIV III RUNNERS UP
Kingston High School – Jazz Band
Wellington Secondary School - Sr Jazz Band
Wellington Secondary School – Grade 9 Jazz Band
Asotin High School - Asotin Jazz Band
Instrumental Soloist Winners
DIV I WINNERS
Semiahmoo Secondary School - Erin Kim, bass
Century High School - Nathan Carranto, tenor saxophone
DIV I RUNNERS UP
Cincinnati Public Schools - Cadence Okuwobi, acoustic bass
Semiahmoo Secondary School - Amrita Saini, trombone
DIV II WINNER
Ephrata High School - Brenden St. Mary, drums
DIV III WINNERS
Wellington Secondary School - Ava Rihani, piano
Wellington Secondary School - Sophia Luvisotto Baird, trombone
DIV III RUNNERS UP
Wellington Secondary School - Garrett Tomkins, drums
Wellington Secondary School - Cameron Catton-Cox, alto saxophone
Instrumental Combo Winners
DIV I WINNERS
Century High School - Silver Jazz Band
Interlake High School - Interlake Jazz Combo 1
Lincoln High School - Lincoln High School Jazz Combo
DIV I RUNNERS UP
Semiahmoo Secondary School – Streetlights
Mead Senior High School - Blue Combo
Shadle Park High School - Jazz Combo
DIV II WINNER
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Hot Club of Coeur d'Alene
DIV II RUNNER UP
Chief Sealth International High School - On Your Six
DIV III WINNERS
Declo High School - Swinging Senior Citizens
Wellington Secondary School - Sr Jazz Combo
DIV III RUNNERS UP
Wellington Secondary School - Grade 10/11 Jazz Combo
Wellington Secondary School - Grade 8/9 Trombone Quintet
Past Avista Scholarship Winners
The Avista Foundation generously awards an annual scholarship at University of Idaho to the top high school vocal and instrumental soloists at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.
Scholarship Recipients
2023
$1500 Scholarship Recipients
Sarah Stevenson – Wellington Secondary School, Voice
Roman Goron – Bellevue High School, Piano
$1000 Scholarship Recipients
Lucas Allyea – Edmonds-Woodway High School, Voice
Max Bartron – Edmonds-Woodway High School, Drums
2022
$1500 Scholarship Recipients
Asiah Keenan – Sandpoint High School, Voice
Thea Guitard – Wellington Secondary School, Trombone
$1000 Scholarship Recipients
Sarah Stevenson – Wellington Secondary School, Voice
Elijah Geddes – Wellington Secondary School, Flute
2021
$1500 Scholarship Recipients
Sahil Novetzke - Roosevelt High School, Voice
Mason Oyler - Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, Vibes
$1000 Scholarship Recipients
Azalea Teuton - Roosevelt High School, Voice
Nic Caballero - Mead High School, Saxophone
2020
$1500 Scholarship Recipients
Dominic Nye – Edmonds-Woodway High school, Voice
Nahome Yohannes – Edmonds-Woodway High school, Saxophone
$1000 Scholarship Recipients
Angelina Lowe – Semiahmoo Secondary, Voice
Jai Lasker – Edmonds-Woodway High school, Guitar
2019
Angelina Lowe – Semiahmoo Secondary, Voice
Nate Miller – Walla Walla High School, Trumpet
2018
Dominic Nye – Edmonds-Woodway High School, Voice
Max Zhang – Semiahmoo Secondary, Trumpet
2017
Allyson LaForce – Potlatch High School, Voice
Max Zhang – Semiahmoo Secondary, Trumpet