Next Generation Jazz Festival Announces Winners

The results are in from the Next Generation Jazz Festival competition, where 108 ensembles from 11 states and four countries performed April 5-7.

Sponsored by the Monterey Jazz Festival, the event showcases the country’s most promising soloists and ensembles—both vocal and instrumental—from middle school, high school, and college. They are chosen through recorded auditions reviewed by a panel of jazz educators.