A LOOK BACK AT BRUBECK JAZZ SUMMIT 2023
2023 Brubeck Jazz Summit participants, faculty, and staff. Photo credit: Mike Grittani.
The second summer of Brubeck Jazz Summit was again a success! Held on July 9-15, 2023, 32 exceptional jazz students from the US and Europe, along with an all-star faculty roster gathered in Lake Tahoe for a week full of jazz masterclasses, workshops, jam sessions, and concerts.
Brubeck Jazz Summit’s new Artistic Directors, Roxy Coss, saxophone and Lucas Pino, saxophone, led an all-star faculty that included Michael Rodriguez, trumpet, Rachel Eckroth, piano & vocals, Gerald Cannon, bass, and Bryan Carter, drums & vocals. Chris and Dan Brubeck joined as guest artists for workshops and concerts during the week.
We’re so proud of all these young musicians who brought their talents to Lake Tahoe for this special week!
Thank you to our amazing faculty and staff, and especially to Brubeck Living Legacy‘s partner, Classical Tahoe, for hosting the Summit and bringing the Brubeck family’s jazz vision to Lake Tahoe to promote awareness, interest and the understanding of jazz and its role in American and international culture. We look forward to next year!
Photo credit: Mike Grittani.
BJS Participants 2023
Saxophone
Gustavo Cruz, 17, Cornelius, NC
Ryan Kaplan, 15, Miami, FL
Jacob Merrill, 18, Ithaca, NY
Sai Vignesh Ramani, 17, Fort Wayne, IN
Nickolas Reinert, 17, Bothell, WA
Lucia Whitmore, 16, Charlottesville, VA
Trumpet
Forrest Aubrey, 16, Lynnwood, WA
Zachary Balding, 15, Miami , FL
Breck Cherry, 16, Miami, FL
Lucas Rivero, 16, Miami, FL, Brubeck Living Legacy Jane M. Bancroft Scholarship Recipient
Guitar
Casey Kendrick, 17, Stockton, CA
Jack Simpson, 18, Sioux Falls, SD
Piano
Cainan Birchim, 16, Santa Barbara, CA
Benjamin Collins-Siegel, 15, Maplewood, NJ
Max Danielsson, 18, Örebro, Sweden
Aidan Francia Cotter, 16, New York, NY
Gibson McAssey, 16, Brooklyn, NY
Austin Stoddard, 18, St. Louis, MO
Elena Weng, 15, Sunnyvale, CA, Brubeck Living Legacy, Catherine Brubeck Yaghsizian Scholarship Recipient
Bass
Victor Camacho, 17, Stockton, CA
Ella Crotzer, 16, Crescent City, CA
Nicholas Doan, 17, Long Beach, CA
Michael Figge, 17, Chestnut Hill, MA
Liam Jones, 17, Incline Village, NV
Logan Zaud, 17, Topanga, CA
Drums
Max Bartron, 18, Edmonds, WA
Noah Bernacki, 17, Eugene, OR
Samuel Hicks, 17, Lake Ann, MI
John Rhodes, 16, New Orleans, LA
Benjamin Schwartz, 17, Maplewood, NJ
Chase Wilkins, 18, Chicago, IL, Brubeck Living Legacy James R. Bancroft Scholarship Recipient
Dance
Dylan Szuch, 17, Tap dancer, Wilmington, NC