Hampton Jazz Festival Area Winners Announced

The names of Eastern Washington and North Idaho students and groups honored after competition at the 1995 University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival have been announced by festival officials.

Washington honorees by division include:

COLLEGE DAY

Columbia Basin Community College (Pasco) directed by Dave Cazier, outstanding guest vocal ensemble and outstanding community college vocal ensemble.

Washington State University, directed by Greg Yasinitsky, outstanding guest college instrumental ensemble.

WSU Combo I, directed by Yasinitsky, instrumental combo winner.

Amy Gidlof, WSU, vocal soloist runner-up, and Matt Wright, WSU, vocal soloist runnerup.

Angela Davis, vocal soloist winner, open division.

Ben Graves, WSU, instrumental soloist runner-up; outstanding alto saxophonist, solo division.

Eric Moe, Whitworth College, outstanding trumpet player, solo division.

VOCAL DIVISION WINNERS

Mead High School, directed by David Teal, AAAA runner-up.

Pullman High School, directed by Dan Bruce, AA runner-up.

Pullman High School, directed by Dan Bruce, A winner.

Riverside High School, directed by Jesse Wittrock, A runner-up.

Okanogan High School, directed by Tim Shrout, B runner-up.

Pullman High School, directed by Dan Bruce, B runner-up.

Northwood Junior High School, junior high runner-up.

Pullman High School, directed by Dan Bruce, junior high runner-up.

Lincoln Middle School, middle school runner-up.

Salk Middle School, directed by Margo Dreis, middle school runner-up.

Jefferson Elementary School, directed by Jan Patrick, elementary school winner.

Franklin Elementary School, directed by Laurie Caraher, elementary school runner-up.

Lewis and Clark High School, directed by Michael Indendi, combo runner-up, and Mead High School, directed by David Teal, combo runner-up.

Jamie Miller, Lincoln Middle School (Pullman), directed by Tricia James, AA/A/B/ Junior High/Middle School soloist winner; Middle School soloist Winner.

INSTRUMENTAL DIVISION WINNERS

Garfield High School, overall festival second place, and outstanding AAAA/AAA ensemble.

Cheney High School, outstanding AA/A/B ensemble.

Mead Junior High School, outstanding junior high/junior secondary school ensemble.

Garfield High School, outstanding percussionist.

Central Valley High School, directed by Brad Constantine, AAAA runner-up; and Mead High School, directed by Scott Jones, AAAA runnerup.

Cheney High School, directed by Terry Lack, AA(II) winner.

Gonzaga Preparatory High School, directed by Michael Smith, AA runner-up.

Riverside High School, directed by Wes Sanborn, A runner-up.

Colton High School, directed by Bill Bolick, B runner-up.

Mead Junior High School, directed by Reid Smith, junior high winner; and Northwood Junior High School, directed by Paul Davis, junior high runner-up.

Riverside Middle School, directed by Lee Shook, middle school runner-up.

Mead Junior High, directed by Reid Smith, middle school runner-up.

Idaho honorees by division include:

COLLEGE DAY

Lionel Hampton School of Music (Moscow) Combo I, directed by Dan Bukvich, vocal combo; Hampton School of Music Combo V, directed by Bukvich, instrumental combo runner-up; and John Fricke, Lionel Hampton School of Music, vocal soloist winner.

Bobbi Thompson, Hampton School of Music, outstanding continuing woodwind student.

Amy Nelson, Hampton School of Music, outstanding bassist, solo division.

Dan Smith, Hampton School of Music, outstanding drummer, solo division.

VOCAL DIVISION

Moscow Junior High School, directed by Melissa Kleinert, outstanding junior high/ middle/junior secondary schools ensemble; junior high winner.

Sandpoint High School, directed by Jon Brownell, non-mixed runner-up.

Sandpoint Middle School, directed by Brownell, middle school winner.

McGhee Elementary School (Lewiston), directed by Judy VanPeursem, elementary school runner-up.

Gia Trutter, Moscow High School, directed by Melissa Kleinert, AA/A/B/Junior High/Middle School soloist runner-up.

Kevin Hudson, Moscow High School, directed by Kleinert, AA/A.B. Junior High/ Middle School soloist runner-up.

McCall-Donnelly High School, directed by Ted Carrico, B runner-up.

Logos School (Moscow), directed by Patsy Huddleston, elementary winner; St. Mary’s Elementary School, directed by Joe Covill, elementary runner-up; and Moscow’s All-City Band, directed by Joe Covill, elementary runner-up.