2014 Festival Winners
The Berklee High School Jazz Festival competition is comprised of three competitive categories: Large Ensembles, Combo Ensembles, and Vocal Jazz ensembles. Within each category, classes are determined by school size based upon the enrollments of grades, 10, 11, and 12 (with the lowest number class having the largest school enrollment).
Watch the 2014 Winner Videos
Download the full festival ranking as a PDF
Large Ensemble
Class L1
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Newton South High School
Directed by Lisa Linde
Play3rd Place:
Shawnee High School
Directed by Nick Rotindo
Play4th Place:
Boston Latin School
Directed by Paul J. Pitts
PlayClass L2
1st Place:
Wellesley High School
Directed by Steven Scott
Play2nd Place:
Oliver Ames High School
Directed by Robert K. Wheeler
Play3rd Place:
RHAM High School
Directed by Nicholas A. Kokus
Play4th Place:
Centennial High School
Directed by David Matchim
PlayClass L3
1st Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Play2nd Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
Play3rd Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by Thomas Kessler
Play4th Place:
Toll Gate High School
Directed by Mr. George Landrie
PlayClass L4
1st Place:
West Warwick High School
Directed by Metro A. Narcisi III
Play2nd Place:
Arlington High School (MA)
Directed by Tino D’Agostino
Play3rd Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play4th Place:
Pritzker College Prep
Directed by Benjamin Das
PlayClass L5
1st Place:
North Smithfield High School
Directed by Fritz Benz
Play2nd Place:
Overbrook High School
Directed by Brian Height
Play3rd Place:
Tiverton High School
Directed by Mike Alves
Play4th Place:
Coginchaug Regional High School
Directed by Dean Coutsouridis
PlayClass L6
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal P Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play3rd Place:
Cape Elizabeth High School
Directed by Tom Lizotte
Play4th Place:
Burlington City High School
Directed by David Thomas May
Small Ensemble/Combo
Class S1
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Newton South High School
Directed by Ed Harlow
Play3rd Place:
Brookline High School
Directed by carolyn Castellano
Play4th Place:
Manchester High School
Directed by Douglas Maher
PlayClass S2
1st Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Play2nd Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by Mike Sakash
Play3rd Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play4th Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
PlayClass S3
1st Place:
Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Mike Tucker
Play2nd Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Chris Beaudry
Play3rd Place:
Pentucket Regional High School
Directed by David Schumacher
Play4th Place:
Milton Academy
Directed by Bob Sinicrope
PlayClass S4
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal P Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Directed by Paul Carman
Play3rd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play4th Place:
Beaver Country Day School
Directed by Ed Nicholson
PlayVocal Jazz Ensemble
Class V1
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Randy White
Play2nd Place:
Burlington Township High School
Directed by Steven Bishop
Play3rd Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Steven Morse
Play4th Place:
West Milford Township High School
Directed by Doug Heyburn
PlayClass V2
1st Place:
Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Directed by Kelley Morse
Play2nd Place:
Maine Central Institute
Directed by Dean Neal
Play3rd Place:
Friends Seminary
Directed by Tucker Wheatley
Play4th Place:
Plainfield High School
Directed by Mr. Brian Stevenson
PlaySuperior and Outstanding Musicianship Awards
Class L1
Superior Musicianship
Joe Bell, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Nathan Reider, Newton South High School
Austin Marcelo , Shawnee High School
Michelle Bazile, Princeton High School
Class L2
Superior Musicianship
William Grear, South Kingstown High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Brian Rolincik, Wellesley High School
Ethan Watson (a.bs) and Jack Griffin (a.bs), Wellesley High School
Tom D’Auria, RHAM High School
Class L3
Superior Musicianship
Pavan Chary, Deptford High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jared Remson, Barrington High School
Nell Klimpert, Barrington High School
Shane Fanning, Deptford High School
Class L4
Superior Musicianship
Connor Duke, Arlington High School (MA)
Outstanding Musicianship
Jake D’Ambra, West Warwick High School
Alex Quinn, South Portland High School
Bennett Parsons, Arlington High School (MA)
Class L5
Superior Musicianship
Donte Harris, Overbrook High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jack Riotte, Coginchaug Regional High School
Sean Leeming, Mount St Charles Academy
Cooper Pallasch, Tiverton High School
Class L6
Superior Musicianship
Mike Spearman-Trombone, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Richard Oates, The Rivers School
Chuck Davis- Drums, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Ronald Torres, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Class S1
Superior Musicianship
Aditya Raguram, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Ananth Balasubramanian, Princeton High School
Joe Bell, Princeton High School
Katherine Gerberich, Princeton High School
Class S2
Superior Musicianship
Alex Oullette, Fryeburg Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Joe Freund, Fryeburg Academy
Pavan Chary, Deptford High School
Alex Quinn, South Portland High School
Class S3
Superior Musicianship
Antonio Loomis – guitar, Boston Arts Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Veilleux, Scott, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Jamie Doran – drums, Boston Arts Academy
Jacob Patrone, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Class S4
Superior Musicianship
John Nydam, The Rivers School
Outstanding Musicianship
Richard Oates, The Rivers School
Jamal P Dickerson II, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Michael Spearman, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Class V1
Superior Musicianship
Andre Bernier, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Outstanding Musicianship
Katherine Gerberich, Princeton High School
Michelle Bazile, Princeton High School
Aditya Raguram, Princeton High School
Class V2
Superior Musicianship
Christian Cilley, Cheverus High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Alessandro Viviano, Friends Seminary
Jian Ridley, Burlington City High School
Rosie Randolph, Portsmouth Abbey School