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May 20, 2020  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

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 an amazing faculty lined up and different attendance options to suit your interest. We are also offering scholarships so everyone can join – sign up today! LEARN MORE

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May 1, 2020  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

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 Magazine Student Music Awards! NEW SOIL ENSEMBLEInstructor – Gilbert Castellanos Nick Caldwell – Sax (Tenor)Brenda Greggio – PianoCarmen Murray – DrumsJohn Murray – BassAlvin Paige – Sax (Alto)Mateo Zamora – Trombone See all the winners […]

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March 3, 2020  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

Conservatory 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 Award from the San Diego Unified School District’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Program. Connor is a junior at Mission Bay High School. Every year, San Diego Unified School District’s Visual and […]

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February 8, 2020  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

Conservatory 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 International Golden Classical Music contest and has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall on November 1, 2020. Taichi plays alto sax in Rob Thorsen’s “Night Dreamers Ensemble” and attends Pacific Trail Middle School. Taichi is […]

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January 31, 2020  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

New Soil Ensemble to Play at Monterey Jazz Fest!

We are thrilled to announce that our New Soil Ensemble, led by Gilbert Castellanos, has been selected to perform at the Monterey Jazz Fest this September! They are only one of two ensembles selected nation-wide to perform at this prestigious festival. They will perform on Sunday, September 27 on the North Coast Brewing Company Jazz […]

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April 23, 2019  |  By Young Lions Jazz Conservatory  |  In Uncategorized

DownBeat Magazine Honors Nick Caldwell!

A HUGE congratulations to Nick Caldwell, a 13-year-old sax player in our program. He won DownBeat Magazine‘s award for Junior High School Honors Outstanding Performance, Tenor Saxophone! We are all so proud!

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Gilbert Castellanos started the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory in the Summer of 2017 to teach San Diego’s best and brightest young musicians and provide them performance opportunities.
The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory is a non-profit 501(c)(3) recognized corporation.

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