CONGRATULATIONS 2024 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS!
The 2024 Jazz Unlimited of Greater Milwaukee Scholarship Competition was held on March 17th, 2024, at Classic Lanes Oak Creek. 44 incredibly talented young musicians shared their talents with an enthusiastic audience in front of a panel of highly qualified judges. An amazing $11,000 in total scholarships was awarded! Congratulations to all of the competitors, but especially to our 17 individual award winners:
$1,500 Wayne “Zim” Zimmermann Memorial Showmanship Award - Jack Monagle, 17, drums
$1,000 Mike D’Amore Memorial Best Pianist Award - Lucas LaBeau, 18, piano
$1,000 Doc and Lepa Munns Performance Award - Leah Kunsmann, 15, piano ($500)
$1,000 Doc and Lepa Munns Performance Award - Samuel Caiola, 16, piano ($500)
$1,000 Douglas M. and Eleanor M. Gmoser Memorial Best Reed Player Award - Adyn Hamann, 17, saxophone
$750 Floyd Dorsey Memorial Best Vocalist Award - Lily Edmond, 18
$750 Best Bassist Award - Svend Luke, 17
$750 David Miller Best Guitarist Award - Luke Murray, 16
$750 Best Drummer Award - Ian Dutter, 18
$750 Becky Louise Frink Memorial Award - Connor Rossi, 17, piano
$500 Performance Award for Instrumentalist or Vocalist - Dystince Robertson, 17, vocals
$500 Performance Award for Instrumentalist or Vocalist - Akira Harris, 17, vocals
$500 "The Oak Creek Lions" Performance Award for Instrumentalist or Vocalist - Lilly Talbot, 16, piano
$500 “Taps for VETERANS” Bill Seaman Best Horn Player Award - Sean Gaez, 17, trumpet
$250 Theodore "Ted" Peppas Memorial Youth Award for 15 Year Old & Younger - Lucas Kunsmann, 11, guitar
$250 Theodore "Ted" Peppas Memorial Youth Award for 15 Year Old & Younger - Aaron Cowap, 12, xylophone
$250 “In Plane View” Youth Award for 15 Year Old & Younger - Atharv Nagavarapu, 11, piano
Winners are encouraged to use the Scholarship Money for Jazz-Related Activities (Camps, Lessons, Instruments, etc.).
Jazz Unlimited thanks all who made this possible: Generous award donors, JU members, our judges, high school band directors, instructors, and parents! We are gratified that a whole new generation of jazz musicians will carry the legacy of jazz forward!
Thanks to our Major Scholarship donors!
Diane Byrne (Gmoser family)
Alan and Laurie Clapp
Rodney and Sharon DePue
Annette Frink
Ralph Gorenstein
Sally Maddick
David Miller
Doc and Lepa Munns
Jeremy Page/Oak Creek Lions
CP Christoper Peppas
Bill Seaman
In Plane View
Stacy Zimmerman
