- Melissa Walker was honored with the BlueWaveNJ Community Service Award
- Melissa Walker was presented with the African American Classical Music Award by the Northern NJ Chapter National Alumnae Association of Spelman College
- The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band won Best Big Band, Specialized School Category and Best Small Group in the National Charles Mingus High School Competition & Festival plus 8 Soloist Awards
- JAZZ HOUSE KiDS was awarded Best Big Band in Specialized School Category; Best Small Group in Specialized Combo and eight Outstanding Student Soloist Awards at the Charles Mingus Competition
- JAZZ HOUSE KiDS was honored by Newark Public Schools for 10 years of a successful partnership
- TWO JAZZ HOUSE KiDS students were co-winners of the Downbeat Magazine’s High School Jazz Category; another student was cited for Outstanding Performance for composition
2012 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Awards + Recognition
