Music Involvement:

• Lead Drummer, Northgate High School Jazz Band I (top band), 2023-present​

• Northgate High School Jazz Combo, Drums, 2024-present

• Drummer, Jazz School Studio Band, California Jazz Conservatory, 2026-2027 (nationally recognized, audition-based)

• Drummer, East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars Jazz Combo, 2024-2206 (regional SF Bay Area honor band, audition-based) 

• Lead Drummer, Contra Costa County High School Honor Jazz Band, 2025 & 2026 (audition-based)

• Lafayette Summer Jazz Workshop (LAFSMW) 2023-2026 ​

• Generations in Jazz Rossmoor Big Band Lead Drummer, intergenerational volunteer community band, 2024-present​

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Awards and Honors:​

• Festival/competition Awards:

  • Individual awards:​

    • Outstanding Soloist 2025 MDUSD Jazz Festival

    • Outstanding Musician Award, Individual Award, Santa Cruz Jazz Festival 2025

    • Outstanding Musician Award, Individual Award, California Jazz Championships 2025 

    • Outstanding Musician Award, Individual Award, CMEA 2026

    • Outstanding Musician Award, Individual Award, Campana Jazz Festival 2026

  • High School Big Band division:

    • Unanimous superior (highest rating) at CMEA and Santa Cruz Jazz Festivals 2024-2026​

    • Second place, Folsom Jazz Festival 2024, 2025

    • Second place, Campana Jazz Festival 2026, third place 2024, 2025

    • Fourth place, California Jazz Championships 2025, fifth place 2024​

• Outstanding Freshman in Northgate High School Jazz Band I, 2023-2024

• Varsity Letter in Performing Arts 2025-26

• LAFSMW Combo MVP 2024 &2026, tuition scholarship recipient for 2025

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