May 12, 2008

VCS Radio Jazz takes 3rd place at Reno Jazz Festival

Congratulations!

This was definitely a building year for VCS Radio Jazz. Half of the members are new to the band this school year and our talented drummer, Matt Adams, started with us in January. So, what do you do with so much inexperience? Well, you go to one of the toughest Jazz festivals in the country and take home take home a 3rd place trophy for our high school division.

Congratulations also go to our two eldest members – senior, Aaron Valenzuela and Junior, Logan McKern – both wining Outstanding Musicianship Awards at the Reno Festival.

VCS is very proud of the extra effort each member carried out to make the band perform so well. Not only the young members, but the older ones who served as wonderful roll models and mentors.

The band will now turn its focus to their new recording project, Principles of Guided Musical Design – Volume 4.