2013 Next Generation Jazz Festival Finalists
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HIGH SCHOOL BIG BAND DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| Buchanan High School | Clovis | CA | Paul Lucckesi |
| Folsom High School Jazz Band I | Folsom | CA | Curtis Gaesser |
| Lakota East High School | Liberty Township | OH | Todd Hartman |
| Las Vegas Academy Big Band | Las Vegas | NV | Patrick Bowen |
| Lone Peak High School | Highland | UT | Curtis McKendrick |
| Los Alamitos High School Jazz 1 | Los Alamitos | CA | John Rush |
| LA County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles | CA | Jason Goldman |
| Marin School of the Arts | Novato | CA | Mark Peabody |
| Mission Viejo High School Jazz Ensemble | Mission Viejo | CA | Doug Meeowsen |
| Northgate High School | Walnut Creek | CA | Greg Brown |
| Rio Americano High School | Sacramento | CA | Josh Murray |
| Valley Christian High School | San Jose | CA | Dr. Marcus Wolfe |
HIGH SCHOOL COMBO DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| Berkeley High School Combo A | Berkeley | CA | Sarah Cline |
| Fresco Arts Academy Quartet | Eagle | ID | Kendell Nielsen |
| Las Vegas Academy Quartet | Las Vegas | NV | Patrick Bowen |
| Las Vegas Academy Trio | Las Vegas | NV | Patrick Bowen |
| Orange County School of the Arts Jazz Quartet | Santa Ana | CA | Dan St. Marseille |
| Santa Barbara High School Jazz Combo | Santa Barbara | CA | Charles Ortega |
HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Lab Singers | Dallas | TX | Kent Ellingson |
| Downey High School | Downey | CA | Cory Olariu |
| Folsom High School Jazz Choir I | Folsom | CA | Curtis Gaesser |
| Hamilton High School | Los Angeles | CA | John Hamilton |
| Kirby Jazz Singers | Santa Cruz | CA | Drew Lewis |
| LA County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles | CA | Pat Bass |
| Marin School of the Arts | Novato | CA | Stevie Greenwell |
| Valley Christian High School "Room 107" | San Jose | CA | Michelle Hawkins |
COLLEGE BIG BAND DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | CA | David Beatty |
| Eastern Washington University Concert Jazz Ensemble | Cheney | WA | Phil Doyle |
| Fullerton College Big Bad Band | Fullerton | CA | Bruce Babad |
| Santa Barbara City College Lunch Break Big Band | Santa Barbara | CA | Jim Mooy |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble 1 | Las Vegas | NV | Dave Loeb & Nathan Tanouye |
| USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra | Los Angeles | CA | Bob Mintzer |
COLLEGE VOCAL DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| College of the Canyons "House Blend" | Valencia | CA | Julie Lawson |
| College of the Canyons "Just Jazz" | Valencia | CA | Julie Lawson |
| Contra Costa College "Jazz-ology" | San Pablo | CA | Dr. Stephanie Austin |
| Mt. San Antonio College "Singcopation" | Walnut | CA | Bruce Rogers |
| Sierra College Jazz Voices | Rocklin | CA | Greg McLaughlin |
| West Valley College "Synchronicity" | Saratoga | CA | Michelle Hawkins |
CONGLOMERATE BIG BAND DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| American Music Program Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra | Portland | OR | Thara Memory |
| Jazzschool Monday Night Studio Band | Berkeley | CA | Keith Johnson |
| Jazzschool Thursday Night Studio Band | Berkeley | CA | Keith Johnson |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra | Portland | OR | Derek Sims |
| SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra | San Francisco | CA | Claire Phillips |
| Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Big Band | Tucson | AZ | Doug Tidaback |
OPEN COMBO DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| The Beantown Boys | Boston | MA | Chase Morrin & Josh Shpak |
| Council Meeting | Stockton | CA | Paul Bloom |
| Fantastic Planet | Northridge | CA | Gary Pratt |
| Indiana University Jazz Quartet | Bloomington | IN | Steve Houghton |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas Latin Jazz Ensemble | Las Vegas | NV | Uli Geissendoerfer |
| Victor San Pedro Trio | Northridge | CA | Gary Pratt |
MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG BAND DIVISION |
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| School | City | State | Director |
| Folsom Middle School | Folsom | CA | John Zimny |
| La Paz Intermediate | Mission Viejo | CA | Dan Robbins |
| Los Cerritos Middle School West Coast Jazz Band | Thousand Oaks | CA | David Blake |
| Oak Middle School | Los Alamitos | CA | Justin Padilla |
| Stanley Middle School Jazz Messengers | Lafayette | CA | Bob Athayde |
| Sutter Middle School | Folsom | CA | John Zimny |
