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YLJC Students Named to Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
Congratulations to Nick Caldwell and Ethan Fairclough for being awarded seats in the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra (NGJO) as part of the...
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Ken Laster
- May 4
- 3 min
New Soil Ensemble Wins Coveted DownBeat Award
The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory is proud to announce that the New Soil Ensemble has won the prestigious Downbeat Student Music Awards for
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- Apr 26
- 2 min
Gilbert Castellanos Wins San Diego Music Awards Album of the Year!
In a time where much of the music being produced is electronic, auto-tuned and performed live with the accompaniment of computer...
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- Feb 3
- 1 min
YLJC receives $150,000 donation from San Diego Foundaton! 🎉
Exciting news! Our partners at San Diego Foundation received a historic, transformative unrestricted $100 million cash gift from the...
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- Jun 9, 2022
- 8 min
Congrats To The Class Of 2022!
Congrats YLJC Class of 2022! Congratulations class of 2022! Your perseverance, dedication and love of the music has been inspiring to...
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- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
Downbeat Magazine’s 45th Annual Student Music Awards!
Congrats to YLJC’s NEW SOIL ENSEMBLE! DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE’s 45th Annual Student Music Award, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE! 🎉 Category: Small...
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
Young Arts Winners 2022: Nick Caldwell and Brenda Greggio,
We are very proud of these YLJC students! Congrats on being winners in the 2021 Young Arts competition! Nick Caldwell | Jazz/Saxophone:...
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- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
A Huge Success! | Shape Of Jazz To Come
Thank you to ALL who came out to Bread & Salt and watch the live stream of our 2021 celebration and fundraiser — The Shape Of Jazz To...
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- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
End Of Year Message from Founder and Artistic Director: Gilbert Castellanos
(image: Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune) As we finish up the 2020-2021 season and summer is approaching, I would like to...
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- Jun 7, 2021
- 7 min
Congrats to the Class of 2021!
Congrats YLJC Class of 2021 This year's graduating seniors are deserving of an especially hardy congratulations. They put in the hours....
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- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
WINNERS! Downbeat Magazine’s 44th Annual Student Music Awards!
Congrats to YLJC’s NEW SOIL ENSEMBLE for winning DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE’s 44th Annual Student Music Awards! ?? Category: Small Jazz Combo High...
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- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Young Art Winners 2021: Nick Caldwell, Brenda Greggio, John Murray
We are very excited for, and proud of these three YLJC students! Congrats on being winners in the 2021 Young Arts competition! Nick...
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- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
We Are Improvisers! COVID-19 Update
YLJC's response to COVID-19 has been (and will continue to be) strategic and focused on safety. The pandemic crisis is far from over but...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 9 min
Congrats To YLJC's Class Of 2020!
They are our the YLJC Class of 2020! A class that has persisted through the unthinkable and the unpredictable. Each of these students was...
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- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
Summer Workshop Announced
YLJC is proud to announce our 2020 Summer Workshop – Online. Open to all ages, and students can join from anywhere in the world. We have...
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- May 3, 2020
- 1 min
New Soil Ensemble Wins Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Award
Congratulations to YLJC’s New Soil Ensemble for taking the win in the High School Honors Ensemble category for the 43rd annual Downbeat...
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- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Jazz Explorations with Gilbert Castellanos - New Online Series
We are pleased to introduce an online series presented every Sunday at noon! Join us for some exciting “jazz explorations” sessions...
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- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
YLJC Moves To Online Classes Due To COVID-19
Young Lions Jazz Conservatory has moved to remote instruction - week two wrapped up today! To ensure that we do our part to help with the...
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- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
YLJC Student Connor Gilbert Receives the VAPA Spotlight Award
We are happy to announce that Connor Gilbert, bass player in our "Free For All" and "Blue Train" ensembles, will receive a Spotlight...
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- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
YLJC Student Taichi Okumura Wins International Golden Classical Music Award!
We are proud to announce that 12-year-old conservatory student Taichi Okumura has been awarded first prize in the prestigious...
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