TD Canada Trust Young Jazz Showcase
The TD Canada Trust Young Jazz Showcase has been a highlight of the Festival since 2002, bringing five or six of the finest high school jazz musicians to Port Hope each September for intensive workshops, culminating in two sets on the main stage at the Festival.
Audiences are amazed each year at the individual talents, and the group cohesiveness, of these musicians. The Young Jazz Showcase proves that the future of jazz in Canada is bright indeed! Following is a list of the Young Jazz Showcase members in previous years, including links to websites, MySpace pages, or CBC Radio Concerts on Demand.
The lineup for the 2013 Young Jazz Showcase will be announced in summer 2013.
Past Participants in Young Jazz Showcase
2012
Samuel Cousineau, Ottawa, alto sax
Virginia Frigault-MacDonald, Etobicoke, Ontario, clarinet
Rachel Skeels, Nanaimo, BC, drums
Ewen Farncombe, Toronto, piano
Rees Simmons, Toronto, electric bass
2011 – Special YJS Reunion Presentation
Kai Basanta, Kilarney, BC, drums
Emma Love, Nanaimo, BC, vocals
Paul Morrison, Winfield, BC, piano
Simon Millerd, Salt Spring Island, BC, trumpet
Sam Dickinson, Toronto, ON, guitar
Eli Bennett, Vancouver, BC, saxophone
Matthew Chalmers, Toronto, ON, drums & vibes
Lauren Falls, Port Alberni, BC, bass
2010
Justin Poon, Richmond Hill, Ontario, guitar
Holt Stuart-Hitchcox, Etobicoke, Ontario, bass
Tim Hirtz, Kelowna, BC, piano
Daniel Ko, Nepean, Ontario, alto sax
Kai Basanta, Killarney, BC, drums
Matthew Chalmers, Toronto, drums & vibes
2009
Julian
Anderson-Bowes, Toronto, bass
Brian Rapanos, Vancouver, saxophone
Matthew Chalmers, Toronto, drums & vibes
Sam Dickinson, Toronto, guitar
Kai Basanta, Killarney, BC, drums
2008
Kaan Gunesberk, Ottawa, tenor sax
Aaron Landsberg, Toronto, drums
Ted Littlemore, Nanaimo, BC, piano
Joe Manzoli, Toronto, guitar
Cam Milligan, White Rock, BC, trumpet
Alex Toth, Toronto, bass
2007
Eli Bennett, Vancouver, saxophone
Colin Gillespie, Nanaimo, bass
Adam Arruda, Toronto, drums
Paul Morrison, Winfield BC, piano
Sebastian Fleet, Rothesay New Brunswick, guitar
2006
Eli Bennett, Vancouver, saxophone
Carl Bray, Regina, piano
James Meger, bass
Curtis Nowosad, Winnipeg, drums
Derek Ullenboom, Winnipeg, guitar
2005
Liam Archer, Warkworth, ON, drums
Eli Bennett, Vancouver, saxophone
Carl Bray, Regina, piano
Nathan Cepelinski, Ottawa, alto saxophone
Alex Mastronardi, Kanata, ON, bass
Colin Story, Surrey, BC, piano and guitar
2004
Carl Bray, Regina, piano
Lauren Falls, Port Alberni, BC, bass
Jamie Le Sueur, Calgary, drums
Emma Love, Nanaimo, vocals
Simon Millerd, Salt Spring Island, BC, trumpet
Chris
Willes, Milton, Ontario, saxophone
2003
Lauren Falls, Port Alberni, BC, bass
Laura Wheeler, BC, piano
Spencer Cole, BC, drums
Nathan Cepelinski, Ottawa, alto saxophone
Stephen McFarlane, Hamilton, ON, trombone
2002
Craig Warner, Newmarket, Ontario, drums
Lauren Falls, Port Alberni, BC, bass
Brian Murphy, alto sax
Dan Pencer, tenor sax
Travis Martin, guitar