Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2017 Next Generation Jazz Festival Results

In the College Combo Division, top honors went to the USC Jazz Composers Collective (Los Angeles, Calif.), Vince Mendoza, director, their first win in the division. The runner-up was the FROST Sextet from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.), Chuck Bergeron, director. Third place went to the California State University, Northridge Rainbow Sandwich (Northridge, Calif.), Matt Harris, director. USC Jazz Composers Collective will perform at the 60th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September.

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